238 militants killed in Kashmir this year: MHA
Says 759 stone pelting incidents also witnessed
New Delhi: 238 militants were killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir till December 2, 2018, Union minister of state for home Hansraj Ahir said while replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha. He said that as many as 759 incidents of stone pelting were also reported in Jammu and Kashmir so far […]
Shopian killings: Slain cops families remember their loved ones
Srinagar: Eighteen-month-old Uzma searches for her father, Constable Abdul Majeed Ganaie, among the mourners who continue to stream into their home in Ganderbal. To calm her down, a family member plays a video clip of Majeed crooning a Bollywood number. The video solaces Uzma, who looks confused by the sudden arrival of teary eyed people […]
Poll results: From ‘Pappu pass ho gaya’ to ‘BJP gets triple-talaq’, Twitterati is on a roll
New Delhi: Election results may be good or bad for those politically-inclined based on their party affiliation, but Twitterati across the spectrum are having a field day with catchy one-liners, jokes and memes all around, ranging from ‘Pappu pass ho gaya’ to the ‘BJP gets triple talaq’. A good number of jokes are also targetted […]
The sordid saga: Pellet removed from youngest victim’s eye
Srinagar: Doctors on Wednesday successfully removed the pellet lodged in the right eye of an 18-month-old girl, Hiba Nisar, the youngest pellet victim in Kashmir who was injured after getting hit inside her house last month. “We have removed the pellet which was lodged in the right eye of the infant girl. We cannot say […]
Vyas resigns as advisor to Governor; likely to be made UPSC member
Jammu: The advisor to Jammu and Kashmir governor, B B Vyas, Wednesday submitted his resignation to pave the way for consideration of his name as member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), officials said. Vyas, a 1986 batch IAS officer from Jammu and Kashmir cadre, is likely to fly to the national capital soon […]
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 […]