Cong ends BJP’s 15-year rule in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, (PTI) The Congress will form the next government in Chhattisgarh, ending the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) 15-year reign in the tribal state. The Congress has won 66 seats and is leading in two more in the 90-member Assembly, while the BJP has been relegated to a distant second spot, winning just 15 seats, according to […]
One way traffic allowed on Srinagar-Jammu highway, Mughal road closed
Srinagar: One way traffic is through on Srinagar-Jammu highway, while historic Mughal and Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumari Road road remains closed due to snow accumulation at Peer Ki Gali and Zojilla pass. Officials said that traffic has been allowed from Jammu towards Srinagar. “One way traffic is allowed today for both Light Motor Vehicle’s and Heavy Motor Vehicle’s,” officials […]
Congress single largest party in MP with 114 seats
New Delhi: Bringing an end to its prolonged electoral losses since 2014, the Congress ousted the BJP to capture Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. In Chhattisgarh, the Congress is back after 15 years with an absolute majority, while in Rajasthan the party fell two seats short of crossing the 101-majority mark. In Madhya Pradesh, both […]
Congress re-emerges in Hindi heartland
BJP loses vote share big time, faces tumult
New Delhi: In what could prove to be a game changer for the right wing BJP, the Congress has emerged as a force to reckon with months ahead of the 2019 parliamentary elections. The Congress which emerged victorious in the three major states comprising the hindi heartland are all set to form the government in […]
Rahul’s high-octane campaign made the difference
New Delhi: While political analysts will debate in the coming days the reasons for the BJP’s setbacks in three Hindi heartland states, the Congress brain trust has an unambiguous answer — Rahul Gandhi’s newfound campaign energy. Congress president Gandhi, once dubbed by critics as a “reluctant politician”, addressed 82 public rallies and seven road shows […]
Four policemen killed by JeM militants in Shopian
Srinagar: Four policemen were killed Tuesday when Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants attacked a guard post outside a minority pocket in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. The attack took place this afternoon when four policemen were sitting in a pre-fabricated room outside the pocket that houses six Kashmiri pandit families. A senior police official said that […]
Abducted house owner found dead in Kulgam
Police says Jaish behind killing
Kulgam: The Kulgam civilian, who happened to be the owner of the house where 10 people including three militants and seven civilians died in encounter and a subsequent blast in October this year, was on Tuesday found dead in Awhatoo village of Kulgam district on Tuesday morning. The civilian identified as Sheeraz Ahmad Bhat, son […]
Body of missing driver recovered in Rajouri
Jammu: A 29-year-old driver, missing since early December, was found dead in Rajouri district, officials said Tuesday. The body of Ram Chander Prakesh, alias Vicky, resident of Siot village of Nowshera, was recovered from a stream near Lamberi village on Monday night, they said, adding that the deceased was missing since December 2. The body […]
Post snowfall night, temperature dips across Kashmir
Srinagar: Night temperatures dropped across all weather stations in Kashmir but stayed above the freezing point at most places even though the valley witnessed snow and rains on Monday, Met officials said here. Srinagar city the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a low of 1.6 degrees Celsius Monday night, dropping 0.8 degrees compared […]
Official apathy leaves students without uniforms
Norms deviated for procurement of uniforms in govt schools
Srinagar: The school education department has failed to streamline the procurement of the school uniforms for distribution among the students enrolled in government educational institutions. Pertinently, the school children up to class 8th in government schools are given free uniforms under erstwhile Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). As per SSA norms, the uniforms are to be […]
