CRPF man posted in Sec Hqrs Jammu kills wife, self, injures sister-in-law
Jammu, Sep 13: A CRPF official posted in Jammu region killed his wife, himself and left his sister-in-law seriously wounded after he entered into a verbal dual with his family early this morning, officials said on Sunday. A CRPF official identified as CT/GD Madan Singh Chib, who was attached with Sector Headquarters, entered into an […]
Development at what cost
Addressing developmental needs in Jammu and Kashmir should be a priority. This means that various new projects need to be undertaken so that the infrastructural gaps that have crept in can be filled in. The region has been witnessing a developmental vacuum as is evident from the scenario that we are faced with. We have […]
Salons are a school in itself
Miraj Chauhan
The relentless noise of scissors at work and a bedlam of people practicing multi-lingualism is a familiar scene at traditional salons. Salons which are often mispronounced and wrongly spelt as ‘saloons’ in small towns bears a testimony to the inacquaintance of the dwellers with the foreign language. Both the words are distantly connected to each […]
Dangerous media trials
Amit Singh Kushwaha
The suicide case of famous Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput is now converted into a media event by television news channels. Every day, 24X7 channels telecast the updates and organize TV debates on this matter. Without any judicial trial and decision, these channels have declared Rhea Chakraborty and her family as a convict. This is […]
Mortar and Pestle
K S S Pillai
JK reports highest single day spike of 1698 cases, covid-19 total 52410
Srinagar, Sept 12: Jammu and Kashmir recorded the highest single-day jump of 1698 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its count to 52410, official said on Saturday. With 135 travelers among them, official sources told that 838 case were from Jammu and 860 from Kashmir Valley. This is for the tenth day in […]
Gazwat-ul-Hind militant associate arrested in Tral: Police
Srinagar, Sep 12: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of Gazwat- ul- Hind in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Awantipora. In a statement, police said that security forces arrested militant associate of outfit Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind involved in providing shelter, logistics and other support to the AuGH militants as well as in […]
Far off Sopore villages get connected to the cellular world
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Sep 12: Residents of Rampora and Rajpora, a forest area of Zaingeer belt of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday expressed joy as they got access to mobile network connectivity for the first time. The twin remote villages in Sopore area were denied mobile connectivity, officials said here. An official […]
Police arrests three youth in Pamore, says they pasted posters of militant organizations
Srinagar, Sep 12: Police on Saturday arrested three personsfor their role in pasting posters and displaying banners of militants in Pampore town of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A police official maintained that three persons with the assistance of 50 Rashtriya Rifles were arrested for “glorifying militancy by means of posters and displaying banners in Pampore […]
Students from Govt College for Women stage protest, demand fee concession
Srinagar, Sep 12: Scores of students of third semester from Government College for women MA road on Saturday staged a protest at press colony here and demanded concession in college fee. The protesting students said that they are not able to deposit college fees amid the prevalent situation that has arisen due to the Coronavirus […]