35,096 candidates to participate in Panchayat elections
58.12 lakh voters will be voting to elect the local body members
58.12 lakh voters will be voting to elect the local body members
BJP leader takes on Mehbooba, says she is sympathizing with militants
Jammu: BJP state general secretary Yudhvir Sethi Friday said those sympathising with militants are doing no good to the nation, as he lauded security forces for killing two ultras including top Hizbul commander and former PhD student Manan Wani in north Kashmir’s frontier district of Kupwara. He also termed as “misleading and against the very […]
AMU suspends three Kashmiri students for organizing prayer meeting for Wani
Aligarh: Three Kashmiri students of the AMU were suspended after they allegedly tried to hold a prayer meeting for Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manan Bashir Wani, who was killed in a gun battle with security forces in north Kashmir, officials said Friday. Some Kashmiri students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Thursday had gathered near […]
Victim can also file appeal in criminal case, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that besides the State, a victim of a criminal offence can also file an appeal under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in superior courts challenging acquittal of the accused without prior nod of the appellate court. In a 2:1 majority judgement, a three-judge bench headed by […]
SCO council meet: Terrorism a threat to development, prosperity, says Swaraj
Dushanbe: Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday urged the SCO members including Pakistan to assume their national responsibility and cooperate with each other, saying terrorism remains the most overwhelming threat to development and prosperity. In an apparent reference to the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Swaraj said that all connectivity initiatives […]
Lt Gen Paramjit Singh takes over as XVI Corps GOC
Jammu: Lt Gen Paramjit Singh, an officer involved in the planning of the 2016 surgical strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK), Friday took over as the general officer commanding of the Army’s Nagrota-based XVI Corps. Lt Gen Singh, who has commanded an elite parachute regiment and has vast experience of high-altitude warfare, took […]
Immediate neighbourhood constantly testing India’s patience: Sitharaman
Paris: Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the presence of terror infrastructure and state support to terrorists in the immediate neighbourhood are constantly testing India’s patience and New Delhi was exercising great restraint in dealing with it. In an address at the Institute of Strategic Research here, she said concerted efforts are required to […]
Hizbul commander Manan Wani, associate killed in gunfight
Srinagar: Militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen suffered a setback on Thursday when its top commander Manaan Bashir Wani, who left a PhD course in the AMU midway to join militancy, was killed along with his associate in a gunbattle with security forces in north Kashmir, police said. 27-year-old Wani, who quit PhD studies in Allied Geology […]
From ‘Sainik School to Hizbul Mujahideen’
Srinagar: From being an outstanding student to one of the most wanted militants in Kashmir, Manaan Bashir Wani, a former PhD scholar at Aligarh Muslim University, was among a stream of educated youths who have joined militancy since the 2016 unrest in the Valley. A profile of 27-year-old Wani as sketched by security agencies shows […]
