Gulmarg records minus 8.0 deg Celsius as cold wave grips Valley
Srinagar: Night temperatures dipped Wednesday across the Kashmir Valley with Gulmarg recording minus 8.0 degrees Celsius, Met officials said. Srinagar, recorded a low of 0.2 degrees Celsius, dropping 1.4 degrees compared to previous night, they said. The temperature in Qazigund fell to 0.6 degrees Celsius, while nearby Kokernag town recorded a low of minus 0.4 […]
BJP has become ‘party of the dead’: Yashwant Sinha
Pune: Former Union minister Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday slammed the BJP saying it has become a “murdo ki party” (party of the dead), where only two leaders were ruling the roost, while the others were “scared” to challenge them. He ruled out the possibility of a change in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) leadership after […]
Rahul’s high-octane campaign made the difference
New Delhi: While political analysts will debate in the coming days the reasons for the BJP’s setbacks in three Hindi heartland states, the Congress brain trust has an unambiguous answer — Rahul Gandhi’s newfound campaign energy. Congress president Gandhi, once dubbed by critics as a “reluctant politician”, addressed 82 public rallies and seven road shows […]
Body of missing driver recovered in Rajouri
Jammu: A 29-year-old driver, missing since early December, was found dead in Rajouri district, officials said Tuesday. The body of Ram Chander Prakesh, alias Vicky, resident of Siot village of Nowshera, was recovered from a stream near Lamberi village on Monday night, they said, adding that the deceased was missing since December 2. The body […]
Post snowfall night, temperature dips across Kashmir
Srinagar: Night temperatures dropped across all weather stations in Kashmir but stayed above the freezing point at most places even though the valley witnessed snow and rains on Monday, Met officials said here. Srinagar city the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a low of 1.6 degrees Celsius Monday night, dropping 0.8 degrees compared […]
BJP writes to Guv, demands security cover for corporators
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir BJP unit Tuesday wrote to Governor Satya Pal Malik seeking security and accommodation of the newly-elected urban local body members belonging to displaced community. “The security and accommodation is a matter of concern for the newly-elected displaced Kashmiri Hindu community members in the Valley. We have raised the issue with […]
Don’t reveal identities of victims of rape and sexual assault: SC
Says rape victims are treated as 'untouchables'
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday said it was “unfortunate” that rape victims were being treated as “untouchables” in society while directing that names and identities of victims of rape and sexual assault should not be disclosed or revealed. A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur directed the print and electronic media not to […]
BJP’s countdown has begun, says J&K Cong
Jammu: A large number of Congress workers gathered at the party headquarters in Jammu on Tuesday and danced and raised slogans in support of the party following its good show in BJP-ruled Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress claimed the election trends and results showed that the countdown […]
