Kupwara court sentences accused to 20 years jail in POCSO case
Handwara: A court in north Kashmir’s Kupwara has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl in 2021, police said on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Irshad Ahmad Mir, was convicted in a case registered under FIR No. 69/2021 at Police Station Kralgund. The Principal District […]
On the Edge: Kashmir’s Border Villages Still Await Smart Bunkers
Over 9,500 shelters built and 600 more announced Gaps, delays and outdated designs leave LoC residents seeking safer, modern protection Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: Even as a fragile calm prevails along Kashmir’s borders, thousands of residents in vulnerable villages continue to wait for safer and more advanced bunkers—seen as essential lifelines during episodes of cross-border […]
No shortages of fuel, LPG in Kashmir: Div Com
Says stocks up to 15 days available Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg on Monday said there is no shortage of fuel or LPG in the Valley, asserting that adequate stocks are available and the situation is under close monitoring at multiple levels. Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, the Divisional Commissioner said the domestic […]
‘Iran-Us peace talks’
Oil prices ease, stocks jump after Trump says Iran is talking with US New York: Relief is ripping through financial markets Monday after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war. Oil prices are easing, and stock prices are jumping on Wall Street following […]
Much more needs to be done
Lot is being said about women’s empowerment and their involvement in top jobs in various organisations and even though many strides have been achieved on this front, but the ground situation reflects a different picture. Though women’s empowerment in India has seen significant progress, with various initiatives and schemes driving the change. In India the […]
From battlegrounds to kitchens
K S S Pillai Nobody might have foreseen the turmoil the West Asia war has brought to kitchens all over the world. One party engaged in the war is preventing ships carrying gas and oil from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, creating an artificial shortage. Its main opponent is asking its allies to send […]
The Culture of Instant Opinions
Narayanan Kizhumundayur There was a time when opinions were like slow-growing trees. They took root in experience, were nourished by reading and reflection, and matured through conversation and introspection. Today, however, opinions resemble sparks—quickly ignited, rapidly spreading, and often extinguished just as fast. We inhabit an age where every individual is both an audience and […]
Delegations call on Lt Guv
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha was on Monday presented with a book authored by Brig. Dr Vijay Sagar Dheman (Retd.). The title of the book is “Bloodlines Pahalgam: A Democracy Confronts Terrorism”. The Lieutenant Governor congratulated the author on the publication of his book. On the occasion, the Lieutenant Governor was also presented with the […]
BJP leader opposes proposal to drop Sir Syed, Iqbal from JU’s syllabus
Jammu: BJP leader Jahanzaib Sirwal on Monday sought Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s intervention to reconsider a proposal to remove topics related to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Allama Muhammad Iqbal from the MA political science syllabus at the University of Jammu. A committee set up by the university to review the syllabus of MA […]
Tourist resort booked for concealing 23 foreigners’ stay
Srinagar: A case was registered against a hotel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam tourist resort on Monday, for allegedly concealing the stay of 23 foreigners, including 19 British citizens, police said. Officials said an FIR was registered against the Hotel Misty Mountains Laddi at Pahalgam, in the south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, for violating Sections 8 […]