Final phase of polling begins in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, Nov 20 (PTI) Voting for the second and final phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections began on Tuesday amid high security. A total of 1079 candidates are contesting in the 72 constituencies of 19 districts in the state with an electorate of 1,54,00,596. This is the last of the two-phase polls to the 90-member Assembly […]
Shopian gunfight: Two militants, one Para commando killed in ongoing encounter
Srinagar: Two militants and a Para commando has been killed so far in ongoing fierce gun battle between militants and goverment forces in Nadigam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. A senior police official said that two militants and one Para commando has been killed in ongoing operation at Nadigam. Notably, three army men were […]
Fuel prices cut by 12 paise, sells at Rs 76.38 per litre in Delhi
New Delhi: Decline in fuel prices continued on Tuesday in New Delhi and Mumbai owing to a reduction in the rates of crude oil. Petrol was priced at Rs 76.38 per litre in Delhi – down from Rs 76.52 from a day earlier. Diesel here was at Rs 71.27, a cut of 12 paise from […]
Encounter rages in Shopian Village
Srinagar: Predawn gunfight rages between militants and government forces in Nadigam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 34RR, 23 PARA and SOG Shopian cordoned off Nadigam after having credible input about presence of some militants in the area. As the joint team of forces intensified […]
The ailing SKIMS
Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences is making news though for wrong reasons always. The ills and the inordinate bureaucratic setup that has been hindering almost all major improvements in this healthcare institution are proving a bane for it. Authorities in SKIMS are almost sitting on all the files which have either to clear proposals to […]
Alas! He died in an old age home
Mushtaq Hurra Octogenarian Subhana was clearing his throat with a lot of difficulty when his semi-blind wife ‘ Rehti ‘reprimanded him with disgust, “Why don’t you visit a good doctor? “Phlegm is stuck in your throat, you have become hollow within inside. Your coughing sounds have irritated the sleep of others in this old age […]
NC’s women wing protests against frequent power cuts
Srinagar: The women’s wing of National Conference (NC) on Monday staged a protest against the Governor led administration in Jammu and Kashmir here. The NC’s women wing headed by MLA Habba Kadal, Shameema Firdous carried out a protest rally from NC party headquarters Nawa-i-Subh to Polo View. The women protesters raised slogans against the Governor […]
BJP-RSS ‘vitiating atmosphere’ of harmony for electoral gains: JKPCC chief
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Monday lashed out at BJP-RSS combine over ‘vitiating atmosphere’ of harmony and brotherhood in the Country for power, saying that the conspiracies are being hatched by BJP to divide people for electoral gains. According to a statement issued here, Mir said this […]
JKLF Chief Yasin Malik detained
Srinagar: Police on Monday detained chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik from his Abi Guzar office, a spokesman said. JKLF spokesman as per a statement issued here said that police this afternoon raided JKLF office and arrested JKLF chairman. “According to police, Malik has been arrested in connection with the […]