SRINAGAR — Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday said the democracy in the country is “beginning to breathe” while referring to the protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, and demanded that all polls held under his supervision be “revisited and reviewed”. He also criticised the crackdown on protesters in Delhi during […]
SRINAGAR — Medical interns in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday resumed their strike over the government’s failure to fulfil its commitment to increase their monthly stipend. The interns had gone on strike in September to press for a stipend hike. On September 8, the government had asked them to call off their agitation and give […]
LUDHIANA — A Delhi to Srinagar bus was attacked with stones near Doraha in Punjab, barely a day after another bus of the same company was targeted in Haryana. The incident took place on Sunday night when the bus was passing through Doraha in Khanna, said police. A stone thrown from the roadside smashed a […]
SRINAGAR — Operating hour restrictions imposed at Srinagar International Airport were withdrawn on Monday, officials said. “Srinagar International Airport wishes to inform passengers and stakeholders that the previously imposed restrictions on airport operational hours, limiting operations to 0800 hrs to 1700 hrs, have been withdrawn,” the officials of the Srinagar Airport said in a statement. […]
JAMMU — A 45-year-old labourer was killed and four others injured in a landslide while carrying out road construction work in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, officials said. The labourers were engaged by the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF), which functions under the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), they said. The incident occurred at […]
KARNAL — Two men have been rounded up for allegedly throwing stones at a Jammu and Kashmir-bound bus following a dispute in Haryana’s Karnal district, leaving a passenger and a ‘dhaba’ employee injured, police said on Sunday. The incident drew a reaction from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who said his office had […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked the wife of an Army officer for allegedly “collecting and sharing” sensitive information with foreign intelligence operatives, including individuals linked to “China”, official sources said on Sunday. According to the sources, she was pursuing certain research-related activities, which are being examined. The police are also examining the […]
SRINAGAR — A CRPF jawan allegedly committed suicide inside a camp in Manasbal area of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said here. Constable Ranjit Das allegedly committed suicide by using a nylon rope to hang himself inside the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Manasbal, the officials said. Das hailed […]
KOLKATA — At least 19 people died, and 25 others were injured in a stampede at the Chorebagan Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata following a crowd surge amid rain on Saturday evening, the day of Maha Saptami. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who rushed to the Kolkata Medical College and Hospital, where the victims were […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch on Saturday filed a chargesheet against 15 people in the Kishtwar minor’s rape and death case, alleging a criminal conspiracy to cover up the sexual assault, intimidate the girl’s family, and terminate her advanced pregnancy through unauthorised and unsafe methods. The chargesheet, running into more than 1,000 […]