18-year-old held for posting pro-Pakistan slogan on WhatsApp
Raipur, Feb 17 (PTI) An 18-year-old man has been arrested in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district for allegedly posting a pro-Pakistan slogan in a WhatsApp group while reacting to the Pulwama terror attack, police said Sunday. The man, identified only as Kaif, a resident of Farid Nagar under Supela police station area, was arrested Friday night based […]
Kashmiri man beaten up, detained for raising ‘anti-India’ slogans
New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) A 28-year-old Kashmiri man was beaten up by public before being detained on Sunday allegedly for raising “anti-India” slogans during a protest against the Pulwama terror attack at Jantar Mantar here, police said. The man, identified as Abid Hussain, had come from Kashmir on Saturday, they added. Hussain was at […]
Traders body calls for nationwide market bandh on Monday
NEW DELHI: Traders’ body CAIT has called for a nationwide trade bandh on Monday to express solidarity with the families of security personnel killed in the Pulwama terror attack. In a statement, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said commercial markets will remain closed and there will be no business activity. In Delhi, all […]
J&K Bank,Equitas Development Trust hold Job Fair in migrant Township Jagti Nagrota
Jammu: J&K Bank in association with M/S Equitas Development Initiative Trust organized a first of its kind Mega Job Fair for educated & unemployed youth of low income households at Higher Secondary School Migrant Township Jagti, Nagrota. The initiative was supported by the Rotary Club, CII & a Jammu based NGO Helpline Humanities which did the […]
There is fire in my heart, PM Modi on Pulwama attack
Begusarai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said there was “fire” in his heart over the suicide bombing of a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 49 troopers. “Jo aag aapke dil mein hai, wahi aag mere dial mein bhi hai” (I feel the same fire im my heart that is burning inside […]
Governor announces ex-gratia of Rs 20 lakh for the family of CRPF jawan
JAMMU: Governor Satya Pal Malik has announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 20 lakh to the next of the kin of CRPF Head Constable, Naseer Ahmed of district Rajouri. Naseer Ahmad was killed during the suicide attack on a CRPF convoy in Lethpora on Tursday. The Governor prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and […]
Back to square one
The Lethpora attack had an immediate fallout and it was visible once the Cabinet Committee on Security met in New Delhi. The announcement was yet to be made but it was evident that the Indo-Pak relationship has been ripped apart and the relation has touched an all time low. India not only revoked the most-favoured […]
Mobile internet services suspended in most parts of Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 16 (PTI) Mobile internet services were Saturday suspended in most parts of Kashmir while the network speed was throttled in other parts as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order, officials said. Mobile internet has been suspended in south Kashmir’s four districts of Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama and central Kashmir’s Srinagar […]
Valley student booked in Dehradun, reports say Kashmiris ‘harassed’
Dehradun/Srinagar, Feb 16 (PTI) A Kashmiri student was booked for allegedly sending WhatsApp messages supporting the Pulwama suicide attack, amid reports that students from the Valley were being harassed in the Uttarakhand capital. The messages shared by the Kashmiri student on WhatsApp created tension and some right-wing Hindu outfits gheraoed the university, demanding immediate arrest […]