Divisive politics being played in Kathua rape-murder case: Naeem Akhtar
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir minister Naeem Akhtar today said divisive politics was being played over the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua district of the state. Body of the 8-year-old girl was found from Rassana forest on January 17, a week after she went missing while grazing horses in the area. On […]
Woman pilgrim from Bihar dies in Katra
Jammu: A 58-year-old woman pilgrim died of cardiac arrest after paying obeisance at the shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said today. Ramakashi Devi, a resident of Rampur in Bihar, complained of chest pain and uneasiness late last night and was taken to a dispensary near […]
BJP leader dies during election victory celebration
Muzaffarnagar: A district-level BJP leader in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh died of cardiac arrest while preparing to celebrate the party’s impressive performance in the assembly polls in three northeastern states, another leader said. Budhana Singh, 54, was the vice president of the district unit of the BJP. He died at the party office last evening […]
SKIMS: From X-rays to interventional radiology—Institutional Excellence
Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, (SKIMS) Soura has been an apex Healthcare institute since its inception. SKIMS has kept pace with other apex institutes despite the turmoil in Valley. SKIMS provides the state of art Healthcare in diverse fields of medicine and surgery. The contribution in terms of ethical research and superspecialised academic activity […]
Editorial: Fiscal discipline a must
For a state like ours where the fiscal achievements are not that promising, the government has to act double cautious and act strictly so that liabilities are minimized. The state which is still trying to wriggle out itself from the liabilities arising out of appointment of casual and contractual labourers needs to put various checks […]
Rape and murder of minor: Rightwing groups stage protests in Kathua, enforce shutdown
Kathua: Various groups staged a sit-in while businesses remained shut in Kathua town in Jammu division in support of their demand for a CBI probe into the rape-and-murder case of an eight-year-old girl in January, witnesses said Saturday. Notably, people in groups had visited various markets in the town last evening to solicit support for […]
BJP is seeking justice, not communalizing the situation: Khanna
Srinagar: A day after the PDP accused its coalition partner BJP of ‘communalizing’ the Kuthua rape and murder incident, the party on Saturday said that ‘seeking justice’ for people does not amount to communalization. “Government should consider every body’s sentiments. Everyone has his own sentiments,” Khanna was quoted by a local news gathering agency. When […]
Kathua case will be taken to logical end very soon: PDP Minister
Srinagar: Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday said that the investigations into Kathua case is going on in a very professional manner and would be brought to its logical end very soon. “This unfortunate incident is being treated purely on humanitarian grounds and I don’t think there is any scope for playing […]
Geelani rues CM’s silence over the issue
Srinagar: Expressing concern over the ‘silence’ observed by the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, senior separatist leader and Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani said that the government is trying to shield the culprits involved in the heinous crime. He said that efforts by […]
Fringe elements communalizing the case: CPI (M)
Jammu: The CPI (M)’s Jammu and Kashmir unit Saturday alleged that some people were trying to give a “communal colour” to the alleged rape and murder of a eight-year-old girl in Kathua district. The incident took place in January and day-by-day the matter is becoming controversial, the party claimed. A criminal is a criminal irrespective […]
