SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) after a female Flying Officer (Fg Offr) alleged rape, mental harassment, and continuous stalking by a Wing Commander of the Air Force Station in Srinagar. The FIR has been lodged against Wing Commander PK Sehrawat at the Police Station Budgam under […]
NEW DELHI — Intensifying its campaign right upto grass roots level for the Assembly elections, the BJP will start the ‘Har Ghar Bhajapa Campaign’ from September 10, with an aim to connect with the people and make them aware of the party’s programmes and achievements, said the party in a release. “The massive door-to-door campaign […]
WASHINGTON — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged the general elections in India this summer were not fought on a level playing field, asserting that the polls have destroyed the idea of Modi. The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, who is currently on a four-day visit to the United States, made the remarks […]
JERUSALEM — An Israeli strike on an area in the Gaza Strip home to Palestinians displaced by the Israel-Hamas war killed at least 40 people and wounded 60 others, authorities said Tuesday. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported the toll for the strike, citing medical officials, and suggested the figures could change. Details about the […]
ANANTNAG — The Bijbehara constituency of Anantnag has been a bastion of Mufti family since 1990s. The Peoples Democratic Party – formed by Mehbooba Mufti’s father and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed — has been winning from this seat since 1996. This time, the third generation of the Mufti family – Mufti’s grand-daughter Iltija […]
NEW DELHI — A Group of Ministers has been tasked to look into GST rates related to medical insurance and come up with a report by October so that the GST Council can take up the matter in the November meeting. “There were a lot of discussions about whether we should reduce the rate or […]
NEW DELHI — GST Council headed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday decided to set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) on reducing tax rate on life and health insurance and cut GST on cancer drugs and namkeens. Briefing reporters on the outcome of the 54th GST Council meeting, Sitharaman said it has […]
SHOPIAN [Sheikh Nadeem] (KIMS) — General Observer Jeevan Babu K conducted a comprehensive meeting with the Returning Officer (RO) and Nodal Officers today at the Mini Secretariat to review preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections in the 36-Zainapora Assembly Constituency. The meeting was attended by various constituency and district nodal officers responsible for election-related activities. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Samahira Qureshi, a self-taught calligrapher, has turned her passion into a flourishing career, earning recognition for her intricate and beautiful work. Born in Dildar village in Karnah, Kupwara district of North Kashmir, Samahira is gaining recognition not only in her hometown but beyond. She completed her schooling at Government Middle School Dildar, […]
JAMMU — A special drive to plant one lakh saplings under ‘green election initiative’ commenced here on Monday with Chief Electoral Officer Pandurang K Pole directed officers to plant more than 100 plants in the premises of polling stations. Jammu and Kashmir is scheduled to go to assembly polls in three phases on September 18, […]