Two militants killed in Shopian encounter, internet snapped in the area
Srinagar, June 11: Two militants have been killed in an ongoing operation with government forces in Awneera area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district during a pre-dawn encounter on Tuesday. A police officer confirmed the killing of the two militants and said that bodies of the slain were recovered along with arms and ammunition and other […]
Court announces verdict in Kathua gangrape, murder case
Three main accused get life imprisonment, 3 others get 5 years' jail term
Three main accused get life imprisonment, 3 others get 5 years’ jail term
BJP ministers in erstwhile govt supported rape accused: Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi Monday said the BJP should answer why its ministers in the previous Jammu and Kashmir government attended a rally in support of the accused in the Kathua case. “BJP needs to answer as to why their ministers came out in support of those accused,” he told reporters here. He claimed […]
Abrogation of Article 370: Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar advocates for ‘dialogue’
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday refrained from making a direct comment on what his party would do if the BJP-led central government goes ahead with its poll promise of scrapping Article 370, which gives special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir. The Janata Dal (United) president reiterated his stand that the proposals to […]
Kheer Bhawani comes alive as hundreds throng ages old temple
Tulmulla (Ganderbal): Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandit devotees prayed at the famous Ragnya Devi temple here in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday as the Kheer Bhawani mela was celebrated amid chants of religious hymns and ringing of temple bells. Nestled in the shade of mammoth Chinar trees in Tulmulla village, the temple witnessed a massive […]
Gimmick: Decision to set up new colleges doing more harm than good
Srinagar: The government’s announcement of approving new 50 degree colleges for the state has contradicted the state’s own report about the dwindling trend of student enrolment in the colleges. The state administration has claimed that the new 50 colleges were announced on public demand as many areas were ‘unserved’ by the higher education department. However, […]
