Have asked Pak to vacate areas under its occupation: Govt
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said India has repeatedly called upon Pakistan to immediately vacate all areas under its ‘illegal occupation’ and it made this assertion to Islamabad last month as well. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said India’s “consistent and principled” position is that the entire […]
238 militants killed in Kashmir this year: MHA
Says 759 stone pelting incidents also witnessed
New Delhi: 238 militants were killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir till December 2, 2018, Union minister of state for home Hansraj Ahir said while replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha. He said that as many as 759 incidents of stone pelting were also reported in Jammu and Kashmir so far […]
Gunfight breaks out in Sopore village
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out in Brath Kalan village of North Kashmir’s Sopore between militants and forces on Wednesday evening. Reports said that the gunfight broke out after a joint team of army’s 22RR, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation at Gund Mohalla area of Brath Kalan after having credible input about […]
Media blitz by Guv: Omar raises questions
Srinagar: While state administration is vehemently publishing, circulating its achievements in print and electronic media, former chief minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday took a jibe on governor over the frequent appearance of ‘achievements’ by calling it a ‘PR blitz.’ Omar apparently said that the achievements will ‘not’ determine the ‘success’ or the ‘failure’ of his stint […]
Shopian killings: Slain cops families remember their loved ones
Srinagar: Eighteen-month-old Uzma searches for her father, Constable Abdul Majeed Ganaie, among the mourners who continue to stream into their home in Ganderbal. To calm her down, a family member plays a video clip of Majeed crooning a Bollywood number. The video solaces Uzma, who looks confused by the sudden arrival of teary eyed people […]
Rural areas reflect neglect, apathy in education sector
Srinagar: Negating the tall claims of school education department to rejuvenate the education sector in the state, the educational institutions in rural districts continue to remain the victims of official neglect. Over the past many years, the Government of India (GoI) is pumping huge amount of money for the infrastructural upgradation of the schools, under […]
Poll results: From ‘Pappu pass ho gaya’ to ‘BJP gets triple-talaq’, Twitterati is on a roll
New Delhi: Election results may be good or bad for those politically-inclined based on their party affiliation, but Twitterati across the spectrum are having a field day with catchy one-liners, jokes and memes all around, ranging from ‘Pappu pass ho gaya’ to the ‘BJP gets triple talaq’. A good number of jokes are also targetted […]
Omar congratulates Rahul over victory in assembly polls
Srinagar: Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday congratulated Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his party’s gains in the elections and also pinned the blame of BJP’s losses on PM Modi. Omar said that the BJP should apply same yardsticks for Modi also which they did when Congress lost elections in some states for […]
The sordid saga: Pellet removed from youngest victim’s eye
Srinagar: Doctors on Wednesday successfully removed the pellet lodged in the right eye of an 18-month-old girl, Hiba Nisar, the youngest pellet victim in Kashmir who was injured after getting hit inside her house last month. “We have removed the pellet which was lodged in the right eye of the infant girl. We cannot say […]
Vyas resigns as advisor to Governor; likely to be made UPSC member
Jammu: The advisor to Jammu and Kashmir governor, B B Vyas, Wednesday submitted his resignation to pave the way for consideration of his name as member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), officials said. Vyas, a 1986 batch IAS officer from Jammu and Kashmir cadre, is likely to fly to the national capital soon […]
