In Lehlhari LeT lost a top strategist
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The threat to India lies within, cautions Farooq
Former Chief Minister and Member of Parliament, Farooq Abdullah Thursday said that any outside source does not pose any threat to India. He said that those who live inside the nation are even more dangerous. “Any outside source doesn’t pose any threat to India, as those dwelling inside the nation are even more dangerous. China […]
Pulwama shuts against militants killing
A spontaneous shutdown was observed in Pulwama district against the killing of Lashkar-e-Toiba District commander Ayub Lelhari who was killed in an brief gunfight with forces on Wednesday afternoon. Shops and other commercial establishments were closed in the district while public transport was off the roads, reports said. Lelhari was buried in the ‘Martyrs graveyard’ […]
Despite rumblings by Minister absent teachers marked as ‘present’
Throwing government directive to the wind, scores of teachers recruited under Prime Minister’s special package in Kashmir are yet to resume their duties in their respective schools. It may be recalled that the teachers had left the Valley post 2016 unrest that erupted in wake of killing of Hizbul Mujahidin commander, Burhan Wani in an […]
NC takes on Gelani, tells him to stop selling blood of youth
Taking on Hurriyat (G) leader Syed Ali Shah Gelani, National Conference (NC), Thursday said that Geelani should introspect and stop selling the blood of thousands of Kashmiri youth. NC in a statement issued here said that Gelani is using the blood of the youth to curry favours from the current political dispensation as interim relief […]
Medical negligence cases at LD go ‘unpunished’
Medical negligence at Valley’s lone maternity hospital, Lalla Ded Hospital has now become a norm, with inquiry panels being formed to fix responsibilities but no action taken against the erring medicos. In May, this year, a woman named Asifa from Lal Bazar, Srinagar, lost her infant due to alleged medical negligence by the medics who […]
Court orders sealing of Batamaloo Bus stand
After Jammu and Kashmir High Court ordered the government to seal the Western Bus Service (WBS) bus stand and remove encroachment in and around the terminal, the employees of the WBS lashed out at authorities saying that they have misled the court on the matter. The officials at the WBS alleged that the newly […]
Shooting stone kills man near Zojila
A middle aged man was killed on the spot after he came under a heavy shooting stone along Zojila pass, official said. He said that a man identified as 50 year old Ghulam Nabi Shah son of Abdul Gani Shah, a resident of Khrew Pampore diedt after he was hit by a shooting stone […]
Editorial: Ensuring speedy justice
Speedy disposal of cases in the courts deserves to be the key priority areas. The issue needs lot of attention in the state of Jammu and Kashmir as more than three lakh cases are pending for want of disposal. An insight into the work load of the Courts at different levels and the work […]
Stay order on CSE-2016: JKPSC files application seeking early hearing
After the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday stayed a result notification issued by J&K Public Service Commission (JKPSC) declaring preliminary results of Combined Service Examination-2016, the commission Thursday filed an application for an early hearing to vacate the stay order. “We have requested the court for an early hearing so that we can […]