Won’t re-examine already settled law of life term: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to reopen the debate whether life sentence should be treated as rigorous imprisonment for life, saying it has been authoritatively decided that way in various verdicts including the one involving younger brother of Nathuram Godse, convicted in the Mahatma Gandhi assassination case. A bench of Justices L N […]

Grenade blast in Pulwama, four civilians injured

Srinagar: At least four civilians were injured in a grenade attack by militants on security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday, officials said. The ultras lobbed the grenade towards a vehicle of security forces at Pulwama chowk this afternoon but the grenade exploded on the roadside. The injured persons were rushed to a […]

JK reports 150 new covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 150 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said 38 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 112 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 327140 There was no death due […]

Over 100 world leaders to attend UN gathering in person

United Nations: More than 100 heads of state and government are planning to attend the UN General Assembly’s annual gathering of world leaders in person next week, including US President Joe Biden, King Abdullah II of Jordan and the presidents of Brazil and Venezuela, according to the latest speakers list. The prime ministers of Japan, […]

Washington should reassess its relationship with Islamabad: US Lawmakers

US will look at Pakistan's role in last 20 yrs: Blinken

Washington: The US will look at the role Pakistan played in the last 20 years, Secretary of State Tony Blinken told angry lawmakers who expressed outrage over Pakistan’s “duplicitous” part in Afghanistan post 9/11 and demanded that Washington reassess its relationship with Islamabad. The US lawmakers also urged the Biden administration to reassess Pakistan’s status […]

Cobra among three snakes rescued in Jammu

Jammu: Three different kinds of snakes, including a nearly five-feet-long Cobra, were rescued by the Jammu and Kashmir Department of Wildlife Protection from separate parts of the city on Tuesday, an official said. Wildlife warden, Jammu, Anil Kumar Atri said the snakes were rescued from Jewal chowk, Belicharana and the railway station. The cobra was […]

Rehab of militancy victims

CS approves Annual Action Plan

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Executive Council for rehabilitation of victims of militancy: widows, orphans, handicapped, and old aged people for the year 2021-22. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Finance, Home, Social Welfare, and Higher Education, besides representatives of Government of India and National Foundation for communal […]

Violation of Covid protocol: 13 persons detained in Srinagar for not wearing Mask

SRINAGAR: In wake of surge in daily cases of Covid-19 in few areas of Srinagar district, the District Administration on the Directions of Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad have heightened their efforts to make sure Covid-19 SoPs and guidelines are strictly followed throughout the district. Accordingly, Magisterial flying squads constituted by the District Administration […]