Yogi Adityanath attends symbolic wedding of Lord Rama in Nepal
Kathmandu,(PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday attended the symbolic wedding of Lord Rama with Sita and offered prayers at the famous Janaki temple in Nepal’s historic Janakpur city. Adityanath, who arrived in Janakpur as head of the Indian delegation to participate in ‘Vivah Panchami’ celebrations, was welcomed by Chief Minister of Province 2 […]
CPI (M) leader Tarigami demands KCC loan waiver in Kashmir
Srinagar: CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Wednesday demanded a one-time waiver of Kissan Credit Card loan of small farmers and fruit growers in Kashmir whose crops were damaged by recent snowfall. The scale of relief announced under the state-specific special natural calamity for damaged orchards due to snowfall is quite inadequate given the quantum […]
Government cancels passports of 33 NRIs for abandoning wives
New Delhi,(PTI) The government has cancelled passports of 33 non-resident Indians or NRIs for abandoning their wives, the Women and Child Development Ministry said Wednesday. The Integrated Nodal Agency (INA) made to look into the matter has been issuing Look-Out Circulars to absconding husbands in cases of NRI marriages and till now, 8 LoCs have been […]
Governor Malik accepts B B Vyas’s resignation
Srinagar: Governor J&K Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday accepted the resignation of BB Vyas as advisor to him. Vyas tendered his resignation upon his appointment as Member UPSC. Sources claimed that portfolios will be reallocated among 3 advisors Khursheed Ganai, Vijay Kumar & KK Sharma and no new advisor is being inducted for now.
Celebratory firing claims woman’s life in Surat
Surat (Guj), Dec 12 (PTI) A 47-year-old woman was killed after being hit by a celebratory gunshot fired during a marriage procession in Varachha area of the city in the wee hours on Wednesday, police said. The victim, Savitriben Vadgujar, was declared brought dead at a government hospital where she was rushed after the incident, a […]
Mirwaiz visits Hiba at SMHS hospital says ‘its heart wrenching to see her under influence of anaesthesia’
Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday visited 19-month-old pellet victim Hiba Nisar, who went second eye surgery today at SMHS Hospital. Mirwaiz reached SMHS Hospital Wednesday afternoon and asked about the well-being of Hiba who was hit by pellets on November 25. He said it was heart wrenching to see baby Hiba under […]
Family members of constables slain in Shopian attack share memories
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 […]
Akhilesh asks UP CM to also ‘reveal’ caste of other Gods
Lucknow,(PTI): Taking a dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav asked him to “reveal” caste of other deities so he could pray to the God of his caste. Yadav’s remarks come days after the chief minister described Lord Hanuman as a Dalit. Adityanath had, during a poll rally in Rajasthan’s […]
Kashmir University Youth festival ‘Sonzal’ 2018 begins
Srinagar: The 8th edition of Kashmir University’s Youth festival ‘Sonzal’ 2018 started here at KU on Wednesday. Organised by Division of Youth Affairs, Department of Students Welfare (DSW) KU the inaugural ceremony of the festival started with a live performance of University Tarana by the cultural group of DSW at Ibn-i- Khalidoon auditorium and was attended […]
Two Day National Seminar on Shaikh-ul-Alam commences at KU
Srinagar: A two-day National Seminar on ‘Relevance of Shaikh-ul-Alam in Contemporary Times’ commenced today at University of Kashmir here on Wednesday. The seminar is organised by Markaz-I -Noor, Center for Shaikh-ul-Alam Studies, KU and was inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor KU, Prof Talat Ahmad. In his inaugural address, Prof Talat Ahmad said, “Shaikh-ul-Alam was not just a […]
