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 […]
Shutdown affects life in poll bound areas
Srinagar: Shops were closed in poll-bound areas in Kashmir valley Saturday due to strike called by separatists against the conduct of the third phase of the four-phased municipal elections in the state. The government had also declared a holiday in the poll-bound areas so as to enable the voters to cast their vote. Shops, fuel […]
Hizbul militant killed in Pulwama encounter
Another militant sustains injuries, admitted in a hospital
Srinagar: A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant was Saturday killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Babgund area of the south Kashmir district during the night after inputs of the presence of militants in the area, a police official […]
Elections, a ‘delusive cosmetic attempt’: JRL
Kashmiris want to get out of political uncertainty
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Saturday termed the elections as a ‘futile exercise’, saying that people rejected it yet again as there was a near total boycott of it. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik in a statement issued here said that “people see this delusive cosmetic attempt […]
Dearth of skilled labour
Skilled labour forms the backbone of various developing economies in the world. The skilled labour not only contributes in the growth of the nation but also increases employment avenues for others. However, in a place like Kashmir which is known for higher number of unemployment rates, lack of skilled hands is making things worse. Youth […]
Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen urges youths to stay away from ‘armed struggle’
Srinagar: Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) a constituent of United Jihad Council (UJC), an amalgam of militant organisations active in Kashmir on Saturday urged students from Kashmir Valley to stay away from “armed struggle” and concentrate on their studies. “TuM appeals to students to concentrate more on their studies and stay away from armed struggle till the completion of […]
