Justice delayed but not denied in anti-Sikh riots case: Omar
Srinagar, Dec 17 (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said Monday that justice to victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots was delayed but not denied. “Justice delayed but not denied. #84riots,” Abdullah tweeted after the Delhi High Court convicted six persons, including Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, in an anti-Sikh riots case. The […]
Sikh leader demands declaring 1984 riots as genocide
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) A Shiromani Akali Dal member in the Lok Sabha Monday demanded that the 1984 anti-Sikh riots should be declared as a genocide and accused the Congress of protecting the guilty. The member Prem Singh Chandumajra made the remarks during the Zero Hour, soon after the Delhi High Court sentenced Congress […]
1984 riots: Delhi HC convicts Cong leader Sajjan Kumar, sentences him to life imprisonment
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Monday convicted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar for conspiracy to commit murder in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and sentenced him to imprisonment for life A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel convicted Kumar for criminal conspiracy, promoting enmity and acts against communal harmony […]
2 children dead after school wall collapses in Noida
Noida: Two children were killed and three others injured after a wall of a school building collapsed on them in a village here Monday, police said. The incident took place around 10 am at a private primary school in Salarpur village under Sector 49 police station limits, they said. “Two children have died, while three […]
Mirwaiz detained as he defies house arrest
Srinagar: Hurriyat (M) chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was detained by police after he defied his house arrest and tried to march towards Badami Bagh army base in Srinagar to mark a protest against Pulwama civilian killings. Reports said that Mirwaiz came out of his Nigeen residence and tried to march along with dozens of his […]
Pulwama killings: Badami Bagh Chalo march foiled as Valley observes shutdown
Srinagar: Police on Monday foiled the Badami Bagh chalo march by detaining the JKLF chief Yasin Malik in Srinagar. Reports said that Malik who had gone underground to evade arrest was detained at Budshah bridge after he took out a march towards Badami Bagh army base. They said that Malik took out a march from […]
Triple talaq bill introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, commonly known as the Triple Talaq Bill, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the Bill, despite opposition from Congress member Shashi Tharoor. The government could not pass the Bill in Rajya Sabha during the […]
30-year old teacher injured seriously in Poonch bear attack
Poonch: A government school teacher was injured in a bear attack at village Nar Mankote area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Reports said that Mohammad Naseer (30) son of Fazal Hussain of village Dhargloon area of Balakote was injured seriously when bear attacked him near Nar Mankote area. The incident occurred […]
‘Kashmiris must be allowed to decide their future’: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday sharply condemned the killings of innocent civilians at the hands of forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama area. “We will raise [the] issue of India’s human rights violations in IOK & demand UNSC [UN Security Council] fulfil its J&K plebiscite commitment,” the premier said in a tweet. “Kashmiris […]
Five drug peddlers held, 120-kg poppy straw seized in J&K
Jammu, Dec 16 (PTI) Five alleged drug smugglers were arrested after 120 kg of poppy straw and over 3,000 intoxicant capsules were recovered from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a police party stopped a truck at Tikri in Udhampur district and recovered 120 kg of poppy straw […]
