Family questions media over comparing their IPS, militant sons
Say ‘atrocities of forces compelled Shams to pick up arms’
Shopian: The educated youth like Dr. Shams-ul-HaqMengnoo choose armed struggle only due to the atrocities of forces, said slain militant’s relatives at Sugan where thousands of mourners continue to throng his residence. Shams-ul-Mengnoo, a resident of Sugan village of Shopian district who was pursuing Bachelors Degree in Unani Medicine and Surgery from a Government College […]
Maintain dignity of office: Omar tells LS Speaker
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Friday criticisedLokSabha speaker SumitraMahajan for her remarks that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took the political plunge as Congress chief Rahul Gandhi could not handle his responsibilities. Reminding Mahajan that she was the Speaker of the lower house of Parliament, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) advised her […]
Army Chief Rawat among 19 awarded PVSM
New Delhi:Army Chief Gen. BipinRawat is among 19 senior army officials who have conferred the ParamVishishtSeva Medal, the highest military medal awarded in recognition of peace-time services not relating to gallantry. Almost all commanders who became Army chief in the past four decades had been decorated with the award before their appointment to the top […]
After completing sentence, 38 prisoners still behind bars: Mirwaiz
Recalls massacres in Handwara, Kupwara
Srinagar: Expressing strong dismay Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday questioned the silence of rights organizations across the globe and in India that stands for upholding the rights of prisoners especially those that are in prisons for their political beliefs as the political prisoners from J&K. Mirwaiz while addressing the Friday congregation […]
Redressing the grievances
Redressing public grievances is high on the agenda of every government. Same stands true for the governor’s administration as well. That being the reason that every other day the government issues statements about the number of complaints received by various departmental heads and grievance sections set up by the government in various government departments. We […]
Guns and roses: How BSF jawans balance duty and dreams
Jammu: At the Border Security Force camp in Jammu, uniform isn’t the only thing common; it’s the shared passion for singing, dancing, and a heart, which beats as much for the nation as for their secret dreams. The jawans in the camp train hard everyday. Their routine – strict and demeanour- tough. But scratch the […]
25 JK cops including 855 officers awarded for ‘distinguished’ services
New Delhi: 25 officials from the Jammu and Kashmir Police were among the 885 police personnel from across India who were honoured by the government for their distinguished services on the eve of the Republic Day. While the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) have been given to three CRPF constables — Mohammad Yaseen, Borase […]
