Little to cheer about for Indian media on Press Freedom Day
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his ‘support’ to the freedom of media on the eve of Press Freedom Day, Centre had on April 11 released some hard hitting facts and figures about how unsafe the media community is. According to the Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir 142 cases of attacks on journalist […]
Students protest fails to die down
Protests by students in South Kashmir district of Pulwama are failing to die down. On Wednesday students staged a dharna demanding the release of their colleagues who have been arrested by police from past couple of days. Witnesses said that students protest started after a police party picked up two students of Mehjoor Memorial Higher […]
Kulgam killings: CM visits families of slain cops, bank guards
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday visited the families of police personnel and JK Bank guards who were killed on May 01 by unknown assailants when they were on their duty to disburse cash in Kulgam district. Mehbooba Mufti visited Nehama village in Kulgam district to personally convey her sympathies to the families of JK Bank […]
Masarat Alam’s judicial remand extended
A Baramulla Court Wednesday extended the judicial remand of incarcerated pro-freedom leader Masarat Alam Bhat. Reports said that the remand has been extended upto May 15, 2017. Hurriyat (g) leader and Muslim League chairman, Masarat is lodged in district jail Baramulla under a case FIR No 52/2017 U/S 120 B and 13 Unlawful Activities Act. […]
CBSE issues ‘dress diktat’ for NEET exam
The Central Board of School Education (CBSE)—body which is conducting National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET)—has come up with a bizarre set examination-day-guidelines for NEET, 2017 to be held on 7th May. The instructions provided to the candidates categorically mention that there is a particular ‘Dress Code’ in place that needs to be followed on […]
Militants barge in police guard room, decamp with weapons
Militants snatched five rifles from police guards who were posted at the Shopian District Court complex in South Kashmir. A group of militants attacked the guard room of the court complex around late last night and managed to snatch away five self-loading rifles (SLRs) from the policemen posted at the spot. Police have registered a […]
Bank robbery incidents go up in South Kashmir
Unidentified gunmen struck at two banks in South Kashmir on Wednesday and decamped with a cash worth Rs 6 lakh from the banks. The incidents mark a new trend of the rise in the incidents of bank robberies in the militancy infested areas here. In the last three days at least four incidents of bank […]
Free, vibrant press vital for democracy: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday pitched for a “free and vibrant press” and said it is “vital for democracy”. He said this on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day. In a tweet, he said it “is a day to reiterate our unwavering support towards” the press. “In today’s day and age, social media […]
Panic in Pathankot after movement of ‘suspects’ in the area
Police and other security agencies launched a search operation in some areas of Pathankot and Gurdaspur districts in Punjab on Wednesday after four to six suspicious men were sighted in the area, reports said. The police said that the search was still on. “Police is linking the sighting of these men to an incident in […]
UN Chief paying attention to cross LoC skirmishes, says spokesman
The spokesperson of the Secretary-General of United Nations Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said that the SG is “paying attention” to the India-Pakistan border tension. However, he said the UN observers have not received any reports from India about any recent ceasefire violations. “We checked with our colleagues with UNMOGIP (United Nations Military Observer Group […]
