Mehbooba claims police lodge FIR against father of youth killed in Srinagar encounter
Srinagar, Feb 7 (PTI) PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday claimed that police have registered an FIR against the father of an alleged militant killed in an encounter in the Parimpora area of the city last year. Athar Mushtaq, along with two other alleged militants Ajaz Maqbool Ganai and Zubair Ahmad Lone, was killed in […]
Doda to host Chenab water rafting festival
Jammu, Feb 7 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district will be organising a water rafting festival on Chenab river later this month to promote adventure tourism, officials said on Sunday. In this regard, a trial was organised in coordination with JK Adventures’ rafting group, an official spokesman said. He said Doda District Development Commissioner Sagar D […]
Mercury settles below freezing point in several places across Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 7 (PTI) The minimum temperature dropped by several degrees across Kashmir, except in Gulmarg, on Sunday and the mercury settled below the freezing point owing to a clear sky, officials said. The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir was the only place where the night temperature increased last night, while there was […]
Two brothers booked for running fraudulent finance companies in Jammu
Jammu, Feb 7 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday registered a criminal case against two brothers for allegedly running fraudulent finance companies here to dupe investors, an official said. The case against Vikas Mahajan and Lokesh Mahajan of Gurha Bakshi Nagar was registered under relevant sections of the law on a written complaint […]
Damage from pollution no less than damage from other heinous crimes: NGT
New Delhi, Feb 7 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for not taking effective steps to control pollution in River Hindon, noting that damage from pollution is no less than the damage from other heinous crimes. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel said repeated orders will […]
Mamata likely to skip PM Modi’s event in Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 7 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is unlikely to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled programme at Haldia in Purba Medinipore district on Sunday evening, a top official at the state secretariat said. The exact reason for this uncertainty has not been specified, but the “insult meted out to her” on […]
Sopore siblings go missing, police seeks help from people
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Feb 7: Police has sought help from the general public to trace out the missing teenaged brothers Faizan Ahmad (age about 14 years) and Rizwan Ahmad (age about 12 years) both sons of Muhammad Ashraf Dar of Nowpora Sopore. A police official said that they have received a written report from Muhammad […]
Go ahead for education
As the fight against Covid-19 is getting more and more organized after the announcement of a vaccine and subsequent inoculations started country wide, various sectors that had come to a grinding halt have started looking for some positives. One such sector is the education sector that has witnessed tremendous loses. Many states across India have […]
Heed to the call for repentance
Dr. Sheikh Arshid The fatal occurrence among youth due to heart attacks is rising at an alarming rate and its upsurge has occurred upsetting and psychologically disturbing life moments for every individual of the society especially parents. The same feeling came to me when my phone started ringing exactly at 3:00am at night during our […]
Medium bringing disrepute
Aamir Altaf Hollywood has a very narrow view of Muslims. Every Muslim charters you’ve ever seen on screen , think of how those charters are usually inherently connected to violence and US’s national security. The aftermath of 9/11 brought an alteration in portrayal of Muslims in Hollywood as compare to prior 9/11. The Image of […]