Leopard flogged to death in Rajasthan village
Jaipur, Dec 18 (PTI) A male leopard was beaten to death by villagers in Rajasthan’s Churu district on Tuesday, a forest official said. The leopard, aged two-and-a-half years, had attacked two persons in Jhothra village in Taranagar, after which the villagers killed the animal with sticks, the official said. The injured were referred to the district […]
Police suspect faction feud behind Karnataka temple’s ‘prasad’ poisoning that killed 15
Bengaluru, Dec 18 (PTI) A severe feud between two factions of the management over revenue sharing might have led to the food poisoning incident at Maramma temple in Sulivadi village of Chamarajanagar district, police said Tuesday as the toll increased to 15 with the death of another woman. Health department said Dundamma (51) died Tuesday, while […]
British MPs campaign for separate Sikh ethnicity in UK census
London, (PTI) A group of British MPs have launched a year-long campaign to lobby for Sikhism to be added as a separate ethnicity tick-box in the next UK census in 2021 after the country’s statistical authority concluded it was not required. The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for British Sikhs accused the Office of National Statistics […]
New Delhi cannot hide massacres of Kashmiris: Er Rasheed
Srinagar: Stating that New Delhi cannot hide massacres of Kashmiris, Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Tuesday asked Army Chief Bipin Rawat to General Bipin Rawat to be courageous in telling New Delhi that Army has losing its professional capabilities in Kashmir. Soon after being released from two days of incarceration, Er Rasheed […]
BJP trying to repeat 2008 like situation in JK for electoral gains: PDP
Srinagar : Stating that the BJP is trying to create 2008 like situation in the state for electoral gains, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the hateful language and threats issued to the Muslim community during the ‘Dharam Sansad’ organized by VHP and RSS at Jammu. In a statement issued here, former minister and senior […]
Syed Ali Geelani undergoes minor eye surgery
Srinagar: Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday had to undergo a minor ey surgery at Sharp Sight Centre of Florence hospital CChanpor. A team of noted ophthalmologists conducted several tests of the pro-freedom leader and performed a minor surgery of his right eye. After the procedure he was discharged from the hospital with the advice […]
PDP, NC levelling baseless allegations against Guv adminstration: BJP
Jammu, Dec 18 (PTI) BJP Tuesday criticised People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and National Conference (NC) for levelling “base less allegations” against governor administration in Jammu and Kashmir. “Kashmir based so-called mainstream political parties, particularly PDP and NC, after miserably failing to convince people particularly of Kashmir on the poll boycott in civic bodies elections, have started […]
National Seminar on ‘Tribal Women of Jammu and Kashmir: Legal issues and Challenges’ held at KU
Srinagar, Dec 18: The School of Law, University of Kashmir organised one-day National Seminar on ‘Tribal Women of Jammu and Kashmir: Legal issues and Challenges,’ here on Tuesday. The inaugural ceremony of the seminar which was sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi was attended by Honourable Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Ms. Justice […]
Dr Tabasum Firdous is new Coordinator, Centre for Womens Studies & Research KU
Dr Tareak Rather Nodal Officer, Kupwara Campus, KU Srinagar: Dr. Tabasum Firdous, has been appointed as new Co-ordinator, Centre for Womens Studies & Research, University of Kashmir whileas Dr. Tareak Ahmad Rather has been appointed as Nodal Officer, Kupwara Campus, KU. Dr Tabasum who is presently Associate Professor, Centre of Central Asian studies (CCAS) KU […]
Winter vacations for colleges announced in J&K
Government on Tuesday announced winter vacation for colleges for both summer and winter divisions of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Government said that allGgovernemtn degree colleges of Kashmir division will observe winter vacation from Dec 24 to February 11 of 2019. For Jammu Government said that all Govt degree colleges of will observe winter […]
