Cong leader’s PSO killed in road accident in Doda
Jammu: A policeman, posted as personal security officer (PSO) of a Congress leader, lost his life and his son got critically injured Sunday when their cab plunged into 150-feet-deep gorge in hilly Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The deceased was identified as selection grade constable Rattan Singh (50), a resident of Jhattar […]
Kashmiri students at AMU being harassed: Er Rasheed
Srinagar: Langate MLA Sheikh Abdul Rasheed was detained Sunday for taking out a protest march here in “solidarity” with Kashmiri students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)who were booked on sedition charges. Three Kashmiri students of the university were booked Friday for sedition for allegedly raising “anti-India” slogans and trying to hold a prayer meeting […]
”AMU”s Kashmiri students threaten to leave for home”
Aligarh: Kashmiri students studying at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have threatened to leave for their homes on October 17, if the sedition charges against three of them are not dropped. In a letter to AMU vice-chancellor, AMU students union former vice-president Sajjad Rathar said, “If this vilification does not stop, more than 1,200 Kashmiri […]
Governor calls to engaging JK’s youth effectively
SRINAGAR: Governor Satya Pal Malik today said that the most important stakeholders in the peace process is JK’s youth and it is essential to engage them regularly and effectively to give impetus to peace and development in Jammu and Kashmir. The Governor said this while speaking with the youth during an interactive session ‘Kashmir Youth […]
Five lakh free insurance cover for pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi shrine
Jammu: The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has approved enhancement of free accident insurance cover for pilgrims visiting the shrine to Rs 5 lakh besides free treatment to trauma victims from nearby areas. The decisions were taken at the 63rd meeting of board which was held at the Raj Bhavan here Saturday under […]
Indian, Pakistan Armies trade fire on LoC
Jammu: The Indian and Pakistan Armies traded fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, defence sources said. The Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions at the Digwar sector in Poonch district. “They used small arms and automatics to target Indian positions. Our troops retaliated strongly and […]
M J Akbar returns home, says there will be statement later
New Delhi: Union minister M J Akbar, who is facing allegations of sexual harassment by a number of women journalists, returned here Sunday from a foreign tour. Replying to a volley of questions from reporters at the airport, the Minister of State for External Affairs said he would issue a statement later. “There will be […]
Voting begins for by-election in 35 constituencies in Pak
By Sajjad Hussain Islamabad: Voting opened Sunday for the by-election in 35 national and provincial assemblies in Pakistan amid heightened security, with over 600 candidates, including some political bigwigs, in the running. The polling started at 8 AM and will continue until 5 PM. The counting will start soon after closure of voting and result […]
Rajnath to celebrate Dussehra along Indo-Pak border; to perform ‘Shastra puja’
New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh will celebrate Dussehra and perform ‘shastra puja’ in Bikaner along the highly sensitive Indo-Pak border, officials said Sunday. Perhaps this is for the first time that a senior minister of the central government will conduct ‘shastra puja’ or worship of weapons along India’s border with Pakistan, with whom India […]
Man arrested for committing bank fraud in Delhi
New Delhi: A 30-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly impersonating an account holder of a Cental Bank of India branch in Dwarka and committing a fraud of Rs 11 lakh, police said. Koshi Kumar, a native of Chandole village in Jharkhand’s Giridih district, has been taken into police custody, they said. Based on a […]
