Six arrested for abusing, attacking journalists
Mumbai, Feb 21 (PTI) Six persons have been arrested for allegedly abusing and attacking journalists two days ago when they had gone to speak to the family of a woman who had died after falling into an open drain, police said on Friday. The arrests were made on Thursday, a day after the incident in […]
India paying price for not sending Muslims to Pak: Giriraj
Patna, Feb 21 (PTI) The country is paying the price for failure to send Muslims to Pakistan and bring Hindus to India after the Islamic state came into being at the time of Independence, Union minister Giriraj Singh has said, triggering a fresh controversy. The BJP leader made the remark in Purnea district in the […]
Uniform Civil Code cannot be forced upon people, it has to be optional: Surjewala
New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala on Friday said a Uniform Civil Code cannot be forced upon people and it has to be optional. Addressing the 10th edition of the “Chhatra Sansad” (students’ parliament) here, he said a Uniform Civil Code has to be voluntary and that will be a great step. […]
FATF continues Pak in ‘Grey List’; warns of action if it fails to check terror funding
New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) Global terror financing watchdog FATF on Friday decided continuation of Pakistan in the “Grey List” and warned the country that stern action will be taken if it fails to check flow of money to terror groups like the LeT and the JeM, sources said. The decision has been taken at the […]
Fresh snowfall, rains increases Chill across Valley
Srinagar: The world famous ski resort of Gulmarg and other upper reaches experienced fresh snowfall on Thursday while as plains, including summer capital, Srinagar, received rains resulting in cold. There would be fairly widespread light rain, snow and thundershowers in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir and isolated light snow in UT Ladakh […]
Drug menace
Not even a single day passes when newspapers do not report arrest of drug peddlers in Jammu and Kashmir. On an average four people are arrested on daily basis and recovery of drugs and substances is also reported by the police. The daily arrest and recovery of drugs from these peddlers indicates that youth in […]
Deferring the polls
The much hyped and talked about Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir — scheduled to be held next month were postponed late last night as the Chief Electoral Officer cited the law and order situation prevalent in the region. The announcement however, is in contrary to the claims of the administration that normalcy is returning […]
Amidst the violence set back to education goes unheard
The miseries of Kashmiris have never really found a listening ear
Adnan Shafi Kashmiris have seen bloodshed, militancy, communalism, a macabre exodus and the constant fear of losing their sons or even their own lives to this turmoil. It is hard to imagine that a valley, so peaceful and stoic, harbors within it the unrest that can equal the spouting of hot lava from a volcano, […]
LG calls for increasing surveillance along IB in J-K
Jammu, Feb 19 (PTI) Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Wednesday asked the BSF to intensify vigil along the International Border (IB) to ensure safety and security of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. This was conveyed by Murmu to L Mohanti, Inspector General of Border Security Force (headquarters Delhi), who called on the Lt […]
Water scarcity hits summer capital Srinagar
Srinagar: With summer just about to begin the people in summer capital Srinagar are already anguished with routine water scarcity. A source inside Public Health Engineering (PHE) department Rajbagh said that for the last more than two months, more than two lakh people are without water supply as government has failed to fix the breach […]