Man, his son held for raping and killing two sisters

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jun 30 (PTI) A man and his son, who were absconding since 2014, were arrested for allegedly raping and killing two sisters in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Sunday. Inam and his son Isar were hiding at a village in Ambala in Haryana and were arrested on Saturday, Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar […]
Forces lay siege to Bandipora village, launch searches

Srinagar, 30 June : Security forces on Sunday morning launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Check-Arsala-Khan village of Bandipora in north Kashmir. An official said that the CASO was jointly launched by army’s 14 RR, CRPF and Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police. He said that the CASO was launched following […]
‘Panun Kashmir’ welcome Home Minister’s “temporary” statement on Article 370

Jammu, Jun 30 (PTI) Kashmiri Pandits have welcomed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement on Article 370 of the Constitution where he calls the provision “temporary in nature”. They further said the time was ripe for the provision to scrapped. In a statement here on Saturday, Panun Kashmir, an organisation of migrant Kashmiri pandits, said they […]
Encounter rages in Chadoora, one militant killed, operation on

Srinagar, June 30: One has been killed in ongoing operation after a Pre- dawn gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Chadoora area of Bugam district in Central Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Official sources said that one militant has been killed in the ongoing operation, however his identity is yet to be […]
Militancy in JK at a fag end, says Union Minister

‘No security will be required for Amarnath yatra from 2020’
‘No security will be required for Amarnath yatra from 2020’
First batch of pilgrims leaving for Amarnath cave today

Jammu: All necessary arrangements are in place as the first batch of Amarnath pilgrims are scheduled to leave for Kashmir from here amid tight security on Sunday, a day ahead of the formal commencement of the annual pilgrimage in the Valley. Over 1.5 lakh pilgrims from across the country have so far registered themselves for […]
Article 35A, Article 370 to come up for hearing after SC reopens

New Delhi: Upon reopening on July 1 after a six-week summer vacation, the Supreme Court will deal with very sensitive issues, including the Ayodhya land dispute, review pleas in Rafale case and the contempt case against Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing to the court his “chowkidar chor hai” slogan. The apex court is also hearing […]
Article 370 has to go, says Ram Madhav

New Delhi: Reiterating the saffron party’s stance on the contentious Article 370, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav on Saturday said the Centre is committed to repealing the provision which provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir, ANI reported. “As far as Article 370 is concerned, our ideological commitment is well-known. It has to go […]
Teenager thrashed for refusing to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
Kanpur (UP): A 16-year-old Muslim boy was allegedly beaten by unidentified men here for wearing a traditional skull cap and refusing to chant “Jai Shri Ram”, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday when Mohammad Taj, a resident of Barra, was returning home after offering namaz in Kidwai Nagar, the Uttar Pradesh police […]
Students put up a dismal show in bi-annual class 11th exams

Srinagar: The students who appeared in the private bi-annual exams of class 11th have performed poorly in the examination, the result of which was declared by JK Board of School Education (BOSE) on Saturday. As per the JKBOSE figures around 14647 students including 8618 boys and 6029 girls had appeared in the exams in Kashmir […]