Letter to the Editor
Right move to empower women The decision by the Janata Dal (United) to provide 33 per cent of its state committee seats to women is a step in the right direction. One of the seven state spokespersons, eight of the 29 state vice-presidents, 16 of the 60 state general secretaries, and 44 of the 114 […]
Print Media- far more important than the King
Mohammad Hussain Khan In a democratic setup the government is highly guided by public opinion. It is public opinion which makes or unmakes the government. The common man has neither the time nor the ability to understand the gravity of the problem facing the country or state. For him media is just like a parliament […]
Mortgaged souls and minds
A A Latief u Zaman Deva The governments in Kabul more often than not call Afghanistan as a South Asian country especially after becoming a member of South Asian Regional Association for Co- operation (SARAC) in 2007 without technically attracting the twin criteria of continuum history and bordering the indo- gangetic civilizational moorings and in […]
PDD to implement online system for power inspections and certification: Official
SRINAGAR, JUNE 25: The Power Development Department will soon be moving its entire process of inspections and certifications online. This was revealed by Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Rohit Kansal at a meeting today. Kansal was chairing a meeting to review the progress of various IT projects being carried out for augmentation of power sector […]
JK reports 498 fresh Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths
Srinagar, June 25 : Jammu and Kashmir reported 498 new covid-19 cases while seven more people succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said 209 of fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 289 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 313974. Regarding deaths, the officials […]
Shopian encounter: One militant killed, another surrenders
Shopian, Jun 25: One militant was killed while another surrendered during an encounter in Hanjipora Kachdoora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. A senior police officer said that a militant was killed while another surrendered before joint team of forces. He said that surrender offer was given to militants several times and among them one […]
Infiltration bid foiled in Tangdhar sector
Kupwara, Jun 25: Security forces on Friday claimed to have foiled this year’s first infiltration bid in Tangdhar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police in a tweet informed that Kupwara police along with Army’s 7RR and 87 battalion of BSF foiled infiltration bid in Tangdhar sector. Police said that one AK47, one pistol, two […]
NIA files charge sheet against 7 TuM militants in cross-LoC arms smuggling case
New Delhi, Jun 25 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday said it has filed a charge sheet against seven militants of the Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) who were “smuggling” arms and explosives into India with the help of handlers based in PaK. The charge sheet was filed before a special NIA court in Jammu on […]
Imam killed by wife for planning another marriage
Muzaffarnagar, June 25 (PTI) An Imam in a village here was castrated and beaten to death by his first wife for planning another marriage, police said on Friday. The incident took place in Shikarpur village on Thursday evening when Hazra injured Maulvi Vakil Ahmad, Imam at a mosque in Bhora Khurd Village. She told police […]
Encounter breaks out in Shopian south Kashmir
Srinagar, June 25: Encounter rages between militants and government forces in Hajirpora of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. Reports aid that a joint team of Police and army’s 34RR launched a cordon and search operation in Hajipora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the […]
