Kashmiri students in Aligarh defer decision to surrender degrees, leave campus en masse
Aligarh: Kashmiri students at the Aligarh Muslim University have deferred their decision to surrender their degrees and leave the campus ‘en masse’ Wednesday following revocation of the suspension order of the two students by the varsity. The suspension order was revoked Tuesday night after a three-member enquiry panel set up by the varsity exonerated Waseem […]
JKNPP stages protest to press for dissolution of Assembly’
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) staged a protest here Wednesday to press for dissolution of the state assembly, saying its prolonged suspension was “blatant violation” of law. The JKNPP said the suspension of Assembly “was supposed to be a transitory period and its prolongation was blatant violation of law besides […]
Suspected militants attack Rafiabad army camp
Bilal Ahmad Sopore: Suspected militants Wednesday evening lobbed a grenade towards army’s 32 RR camp at Rafiabad in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that suspected militants lobbed a grenade on 32 RR unit at Trakpora area of Rafiabad which exploded outside the camp. However, in this incident, there was no report of loss of life. […]
SRINAGAR: Director J&K State Rural Livelihood Mission, Abdul Rashid War today informed that JK State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM), commonly known as UMEED, has so far formed more than 30,500 Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) in the State. The Director revealed the information during an inaugural session of the workshop organized regarding the implementation of […]
Govt invites nominations for State Awards-2019
SRINAGAR: The Government has invited nominations for the grant of State Awards, for the year 2019, on the eve of Republic Day. According to a notification issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), the nominations/recommendations of eligible persons/ organizations, along with citation(s), brief bio-data and supporting documents should be sent to GAD by or before 30th November […]
Minister of State MJ Akbar resigns over #MeToo allegations
New Delhi: Union Minister MJ Akbar, accused by multiple women of sex harassment in a tidal wave of #MeToo stories shared on social media, has resigned. Just two days ago, Mr Akbar had sued one of his 20 accusers for defamation, accusing her of “intentionally making fabricated allegations” to harm his reputation. Announcing his resignation, Akbar […]
Northern Irish writer Anna Burns wins Booker Prize
London: Author Anna Burns has become the first Northern Irish writer, and the first woman since 2013, to win Britain’s renowned Man Booker Prize for her novel Milkman. Judges of the annual award praised the work, an exploration of Northern Ireland’s three decades of sectarian violence told through the voice of a young woman, as […]
JRL calls for shutdown tomorrow
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik expressed deep anguish and grief at the killing of son of the house owner young Rayees Ahmed and two armed youth Mehraj ud Din Bangroo and Faid Mushtaq Waza in Fateh Kadal today morning by the Indian forces. JRL said that […]
Militants should not expect bouquets if they fire bullets: J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has said militants don’t have “much of a shelf life” with more than 40 being killed since August and should not expect bouquets if they fire bullets. Stone pelting has come down as has the number of local recruits in militancy, Malik said while describing the situation in […]
4 Army personnel booked for raping speech and hearing-impaired woman at Khadki Military Hospital
Pune: Four Army personnel have been booked for allegedly raping and molesting a 34-year-old speech and hearing-impaired woman employee of a military hospital here in Maharashtra in 2015, police said Wednesday. Besides the police, the Army too is conducting a ‘court of inquiry’ against the four personnel, who also worked in the same military hospital at […]
