10 cops injured in Baramulla road mishap
Baramulla, April 12 : At least ten Jammu and Kashmir policemen sustained serious injuries after the vehicle in which they were traveling in met with an accident in north Kashmir’s Baramulla village on early Friday. Reports said a private vehicle on election duty was on it’s way to Srinagar from Dangiwacha when the driver of […]
14 year old boy found dead in Baramulla
Baramulla, April 12 : A 14 year old boy found dead in north Kashmir’s Baramulla on early Friday. Reports said a dead body of a 14 year old local resident identified as Mubashir Ahmed Dar alias (Chotu) son of Mohammad Ashraf Dar was spotted this morning by some locals at Gani Hamaam area of old […]
Israeli spacecraft crashes in attempt to reach moon
Yehud (Israel), Apr 12 (AP) An Israeli spacecraft has lost contact with Earth and crashed just moments before it was to land on the moon, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history as the first privately funded lunar mission. The spacecraft lost communication with ground control late Thursday as it was making its final […]
A new approach needed
Tourism in Kashmir is witnessing a continuous slump. This winter Jammu and Kashmir witnessed abundant snowfall however, the tourist arrivals were abysmally low compared to what the Valley witnessed during the earlier years. Similarly, the situation is showing no improvement as the spring season is at its peak. Fewer bookings are taking place and the […]
Man gets life sentence for raping step-daughters
Mumbai, Apr 11 (PTI) A 38-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a POCSO court here for sexually assaulting his two minor step-daughters multiple times in the absence of their mother. Judge C A Nathani found the man guilty under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and IPC sections 376 (rape) and […]
34-yrs-old man found dead in Kulgam
Kulgam, April 11 : A dead body of a 34-year-old man was recovered on the bank of the Vaishaw river in Kulgam district on Thursday morning. Official sources said that some locals spotted a dead body lying on the bank of the river near DIET college Kulgam and informed police about it. A police team […]
J&K records 57.31 % voter turnout in first phase: CEO
JAMMU, APRIL 11: Incident free voting marked first phase of polling in Jammu and Baramulla Parliamentary constituencies of J&K with a total voter turnout of 57.31 percent. Addressing media persons here at a Press Conference, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K Shailendra Kumar said that Jammu Parliamentary Constituency, spread over four districts of Jammu, Samba, Rajouri […]
Govt effort to curb black money in polls futile if identity of donors not known, says SC
New Delhi, Apr 11 (PTI) If the identity of the purchasers of electoral bonds meant for transparent political funding is not known, then the efforts of the government to curtail black money in elections would be “futile”, the Supreme Court said Thursday. The top court reserved verdict on the plea of an NGO which has challenged […]
Jamia gets its first woman vice-chancellor
New Delhi, Apr 11 (PTI) Professor Najma Akhtar was Thursday appointed as the first woman vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, making her the first woman to hold the charge. In exercise of powers conferred under Statutes of Jamia Millia Islamia Act, 1988, the President of India, in his capacity as the Visitor of the JMI, […]
Youth killed in forces action at Langate
Srinagar: A youth was killed during clashes with the government forces in Langate area of Kupwara district as the polling for the day ended for the Baramulla parliamentary constituency on Thursday. Reports said that youth took to streets in Mandigam village of Langate and clashed with the forces after the polling ended this evening. They […]
