Police arrests three men for raping two minors
In what can be termed as utterly shameful, police on Saturday claimed to have arrested three youth for allegedly raping two minor girls in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, a police spokesman said. He said that police received a complaint from a minor girl (name withheld) in presence of Auqaf members of Kulgam, stating that she […]
Army deserter joins Hizb
Militant outfit, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen on Saturday claimed that the army fugitive, Zahoor Ahmad Thokar of 173 Territorial Army who was missing alongwith his service rifle has joined the militant outfit. In an e-mailed statement to a local news gathering agency, Hizb spokesman, Saleem Hashmi said, “Zahoor Ahamd Thokar has joined militant ranks. Indian agencies and Narendra […]
CAG points out loopholes in CAPD department
CAG Audit has come down heavily on the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Department in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, as the Audit Report has highlighted certain grey areas in the Department. In the Audit Report it has said that the department did not review the list of BPL families leading to issue […]
J&K Bank terminates ‘molester’ employee
For prima facie involvement in the alleged harassment and subsequent death of a local girl in Pulwama yesterday, J&K Bank today terminated Banking Attendant, Aijaz Ahmad from the service. He was posted at business unit Ratnipora in Pulwama, a statement issued by the bank said. “Sounding a stern warning to its operational hierarchy for any […]
PDP’s raising day celebrations leaves traffic in a mess
Massive Traffic jam blocked the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway from PanthaChowk onwards on Saturday as no vehicle could move an inch for almost three hours as the ruling PDP had organised a public gathering at Sheri Kashmir Cricket Stadium Sonwar. The party was celebrating its ‘raising day’. The commuters said that they were stuck in jam […]
NGO organises fund raising event in Malaysia
Save the Eyes Foundation’ organised its first international fund raising event in Malaysia for the pellet victims of Kashmir, a statement issued by the organisation said. A poster at the event read as “We from Malaysia stand by you, We are Humanity.” Students of Sultan Yussuf Secondary High School, Batu Gajah, Perak, Malaysia organised the […]
Commuters feel hapless as Pulwama town chokes because of traffic movement
Photo By Aijaz Rasheed
Srinagar gets new, state-of-art District Court Complex
Enumerating the importance of the institution of justice for bringing accountability in democracies, Minister for Law and Justice, Abdul Haq, today said an effectively functioning judiciary has a cascading effect on other institutions of the State. “Without the institution of justice, mankind as we know it would have ceased to exist. By strengthening the judiciary, […]
Meet Riyaz who is training boys for swimming, free of cost
After devastating September floods of 2014 in summer capital Srinagar and its adjoining areas, a 38 years old man has taken an initiative to train boys in swimming, after what he saw that many of them in his locality could not swim during floods. Inter college swimmer, Medallist, Riyaz Ahmad Wani who is also known […]
2nd Scholarship Mela of Aryans Group held
Total 100 students from various parts of North India were today selected under scholarship in the 2nd scholarship Mela organized today by Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh at PHD Chamber, Sec-31, Chandigarh, a statement issued by the aryans said. The Mela was inaugurated by Prof Roshan Lal Kataria, Chief Patron, Aryans Group. Over 425 students […]