Leh records season’s coldest night at minus 15.7 degrees Celsius
Jammu: Leh experienced season’s coldest night Sunday with the minimum temperature dropping to minus 15.7 degrees Celsius, followed by minus 11.4 degrees Celsius in Kargil town, MeT officials said. In Jammu, the coldest temperature was minus 1.2 degree Celsius at Bhaderwah town of Doda district, Batote town recorded 1.5 degree Celsius, Banihal was at 3.5 […]
OIC condemns Pulwama killings, asks Delhi to an end rights abuses in Kashmir
Srinagar: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Monday condemned the civilian killings in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, while asking New Delhi to allow the organisation and its human rights wing to send a fact finding mission to the valley. In a series of tweets, OIC General Secretariat said: “OIC General Secretariat expressed strong condemnation of […]
US welcome’s Pakistan’s efforts to promote Afghan talks
Washington: The US has said that it welcomes Pakistans efforts to promote peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, a media report said on Monday. The acknowledgement on Sunday came a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that Pakistan had arranged another round of talks between the US and Taliban officials but […]
PDP protests inside Civil Secretariat, demands end to unabated civilian killings
Jammu: First time in the recent history, a protest demonstration carried out inside Civil Secretariat, housing the seat of government. The protest demonstration was carried by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members led by senior PDP leaders Firdous Tak, Aijaz Mir and Yawar Mir. The protesters assembled in the canteen of the Secretrait and marched in […]
Justice delayed but not denied in anti-Sikh riots case: Omar
Srinagar, Dec 17 (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said Monday that justice to victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots was delayed but not denied. “Justice delayed but not denied. #84riots,” Abdullah tweeted after the Delhi High Court convicted six persons, including Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, in an anti-Sikh riots case. The […]
Sikh leader demands declaring 1984 riots as genocide
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) A Shiromani Akali Dal member in the Lok Sabha Monday demanded that the 1984 anti-Sikh riots should be declared as a genocide and accused the Congress of protecting the guilty. The member Prem Singh Chandumajra made the remarks during the Zero Hour, soon after the Delhi High Court sentenced Congress […]
1984 riots: Delhi HC convicts Cong leader Sajjan Kumar, sentences him to life imprisonment
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Monday convicted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar for conspiracy to commit murder in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and sentenced him to imprisonment for life A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel convicted Kumar for criminal conspiracy, promoting enmity and acts against communal harmony […]
2 children dead after school wall collapses in Noida
Noida: Two children were killed and three others injured after a wall of a school building collapsed on them in a village here Monday, police said. The incident took place around 10 am at a private primary school in Salarpur village under Sector 49 police station limits, they said. “Two children have died, while three […]
Mirwaiz detained as he defies house arrest
Srinagar: Hurriyat (M) chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was detained by police after he defied his house arrest and tried to march towards Badami Bagh army base in Srinagar to mark a protest against Pulwama civilian killings. Reports said that Mirwaiz came out of his Nigeen residence and tried to march along with dozens of his […]
Pulwama killings: Badami Bagh Chalo march foiled as Valley observes shutdown
Srinagar: Police on Monday foiled the Badami Bagh chalo march by detaining the JKLF chief Yasin Malik in Srinagar. Reports said that Malik who had gone underground to evade arrest was detained at Budshah bridge after he took out a march towards Badami Bagh army base. They said that Malik took out a march from […]
