CRPF trooper injured after his rifle goes off
Budgam, Nov 26: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man was injured after his service rifle went off accidently inside the CRPF camp at Humhama area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official said that a CRPF Head constable was injured in accidental fire and sustained critical injuries. He said the injured trooper was referred […]
Trade unions go on strike; public services likely to be hit
New Delhi, Nov 26 (PTI) Public services are likely to be affected as central trade unions began a nationwide strike on Thursday, with a union representative saying that Tamil Nadu and Kerala have been affected the most so far due to the agitation. A day-long strike has been called for by a joint platform of […]
Chill continues: Gulmarg, Pahalgam record sub-zero temperatures
Srinagar, Nov 26: Gulmarg and Pahalgam, the famous tourist resorts in the north and south Kashmir respectively, recorded sub-zero temperatures during the night, the MeT office said on Thursday. However, most places in the Valley recorded minimum temperatures above normal for this time of the year. A meteorological department official sai that mercury settled at […]
Villagers block Sangam-Pulwama road, allege power crisis
Pulwama, Nov 26: The residents of Rakh village in Litter tehsil of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Thursday blocked the Sangam-Pulwama road alleging that authorities have failed to provide them 100 KVA transformer. According to the locals the existing 63 KVA Transformer has developed technical snags several times in the last few days. The locals said […]
Covid second wave: MHA allows States/UTs to impose local restrictions
NEW DELHI, Nov 26:Amid a spurt in Coronavirus cases in some regions, the Centre today said States and Union Territories can impose local restrictions like night curfew to check the spread of COVID-19 but made it clear that they will have to consult it before imposing any lockdown outside the containment zones. While issuing guidelines […]
Former bureaucrat moves SC against scrapping of Roshni Act
New Delhi, Nov 26 (PTI) Former chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Mohammed Shafi Pandit on Wednesday filed a special leave petition before the Supreme Court challenging a high court verdict scrapping the Roshni Act which conferred proprietary rights to occupants of state land. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on October 9 declared the […]
Democracy was tested this year, people up to the task: Biden
Washington, Nov 26 (PTI) US President-elect Joe Biden has said democracy was tested this year when coronavirus hit and the people of the country showed that they were up to the task by voting in record numbers in the presidential elections amid the pandemic. He also said the country is at war with the coronavirus […]
The dark secrets
The Roshini land scam is proving to be the mother of all scams. Given the open and brazen loot of state resources, the organized land grab had been legalized and the political class in Jammu and Kashmir has proven to be the major gainers. Now that the case has already been transferred to CBI and […]
Education, the first Covid-19 causality
Dar Shahid Hussain In the middle of March, the state governments across the country began to shut down all educational institutions temporarily as a measure to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus. Nine months passed and there is no certainty of reopening of these institutes in near future. As the days pass by with […]
Mandal Commission: Most Recommendations lay in deep freeze
Er. Prabhat Kishore The Constitution of India ensures right to equality for its citizens, but due to social discrimination a large section of society has minimal representation in services and other sectors. To cope up the situation of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC), the Second Backward Classes Commission headed by B P Mandal was […]