Voting begins for last phase Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) Polling began Sunday morning for 59 Lok Sabha seats in the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls to decide the fate of 918 candidates including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking to retain the Varanasi seat in Uttar Pradesh. Voting is underway in all 13 seats in Punjab […]
Administrative inaction
With the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway giving a tough time to commuters and supply trucks due to its severely bad condition, the authorities have failed to arrange for an alternate arrangement for restoring the supply of essentials to the valley. The other alternate route, Mughal road continues to be in a dilapidated condition as the authorities […]
Moral and ethical values have gone missing
The modern materialistic world raises our standard of living but declines our standard of life
Mudasir Nazir Wani The erosion of moral values in our society today has become a phenomenon. Morals are the acceptable standard of general conduct or behaviour when judged by an average person or the society at large. Morality plays a healthy synthesis between people, co-operate each other in a harmonic manner, understand the right or […]
Forces launch search operation in Kujjar Kulgam
Kulgam, May 18 : Government forces on Saturday evening launched cordon and search operation in Kujjar village of south kashmir’s Kulgam district. Official sources said that on specific inputs about the presence of militants a joint team of forces including 1st RR launched a search operation in the area. Local sources said that huge contingents […]
Teenage girl raped in Jammu, accused held
Jammu, May 18 (PTI) A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth here and the accused has been arrested, police said Saturday. A family lodged a written complaint at police station Janipur Friday, alleging Karan Singh, a resident of Shivalik Puram, allegedly abducted their minor daughter and raped her in captivity, a police official said. […]
Forces launch CASO in Sopore Village
Sopore, May 18 : Forces on early Saturday launched a cordon and search operation in Hathlangoo village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that a joint team of Army’s 22 RR, 179 BN CRPF and SOG Sopore sealed Hathlangoo area of Sopore this morning. The forces have sealed all entry and exit […]
US reaches deal with Canada, Mexico to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum
Washington, May 18 (PTI) The US on Friday reached an agreement with Canada and Mexico to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum, and the corresponding retaliatory tariffs, a move likely to ease trade tensions between the three North American countries. Elimination of these tariffs is expected to remove a significant barrier to passing the United States-Mexico-Canada […]
Forces, militants exchange fire in Anantnag village
Srinagar, May 18: A brief exchange of firing was reported between militants and forces after forces laid siege around Dehruna area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday morning. Reports said that a joint team of Army’s 19RR and SOG Anantnag launched a search operation in Dehruna. A senior police officer told that there was […]
Two militants killed in Panzgam Pulwama encounter, searches on
Srinagar, May 18 : Two militants were killed in a pre-dawn encounter in Panzgam village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama districtr, police said Saturday. The two militant bodies were recovered from encounter site after an encounter broke at Panzgam area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s. As per the sources both the slain militants belonged to Hizb […]
Encourage private sector in promoting education
The recent gag by the union government asking students from Jammu and Kashmir to stop pursuing their studies in Pakistan administered Kashmir region is a grim reminder that the status of higher education needs to be raised in our state so that the dependence of the students to move out and pursue their career in […]