IPS officer’s brother among three militants killed in Shopian
Srinagar: Three militants including the brother of an IPS officer were killed and two army soldiers were injured, one of them critically, in a gunfight at Shirmal area of Shopian district in south Kashmir on Tuesday. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 44 RR, Para Commandos and SOG launched a search operation in […]
Kupwara witnessed maximum militant deaths during 2018
Jammu: Encounters between security forces and militants were witnessed in 12 of the 22 districts of Jammu and Kashmir last year with Kupwara accounting for the highest number of militants (52) killed in such encounters, police said. While such encounters were witnessed in 9 out of 10 districts of Kashmir Valley that year, 3 out […]
Hearing on Article 35-A: SC says will take ‘in-chamber’ decision on listing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would take an “in-chamber” decision on listing of a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35-A, which provides special rights and privileges to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. Advocate Bimal Roy had mentioned the matter before the bench headed by Chief Justice RanjanGogoi and […]
‘Over worked’ doctors write to govt, seek eased work conditions
Srinagar: Doctors in Kashmir have been working on extended, enormous shifts for long now. The issue seems, has not been taken seriously by the government as well as the same has not been addressed so far. While the Lalla Ded incident has generated debate on various fronts, with government issuing guidelines in regard to the […]
Four photojournalists targeted by forces in Shopian
Srinagar: At least four photojournalists sustained pellet injuries after forces targeted them while performing professional duties during an encounter and clashes in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. The injured photojournalists were identified as WaseemAndrabi of Hindustan Times, Nisar-ul-Haq, Mir Burhan and Kaisar Mir The photojournalists while covering the clashes were targeted by the forces with pellets, […]
The EVM tampering
The Electronic Voting Machines (EVM’s) have been making news much ahead of the scheduled parliamentary polls. A claim by an IT expert, that the machines were manipulated during the 2014 general elections has raised a storm. Though the Election Commission of India took a strong note of the claim termed it as ‘motivated slugfest’, it […]
Anti-ragging steps should be strictly enforced
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit The vicious practice of ragging has not only become rampant in our educational institutions but also acquired hideous proportions costing the sanity of the institutions and life of some of the students. Even today, students from the rural areas have a lingering fear when they go to cities for higher studies. To […]
