Sick inmates left to battle with life in absence of proper medical care: Geelani
Srinagar: Condemning the ‘ill-treatment’ meted out to the Kashmiri prisoners in outside jails especially Tihar jail, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Monday appealed the ICRC’s South Asian chief and world forums of human rights to use its good offices to end the long and continued custody of these political prisoners. “Despite being […]
Police team attacked in Rajouri, four arrested
Jammu: A police team was attacked by locals with stones while it was tracking a gang of drug peddlers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, the police team led by Rajouri city in-charge Sub -Inspector Danish Maqbool raided a shop where the peddlers were present. The owner of […]
BSF’s ‘Bharat Darshan’ tour marks colourful closing ceremony
Jammu: A tour organised by the BSF for the students of Jammu and Kashmir’s remote border areas to various historical and cultural places in the country marked a colourful closing ceremony Monday. The ‘Bharat Darshan’ tour is organised by the Border Security Force (BSF) as part of the confidence building measures. A group of 40 […]
NHM employees stage rally in support of their demands
Jammu: Hundreds of striking National Health Mission (NHM) employees Monday took out a rally in Jammu in support of their various demands, including regularisation of their services. The employees who are on strike for the past fortnight assembled at the Exhibition ground here and later took out a rally, raising slogans against the governor administration […]
On LoC India-Pak armies’ trade fire, forget sweets
Jammu: Pakistani troops Saturday violated ceasefire by targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu division, promoting “strong and effective retaliation” by the Indian army, a defence spokesman said. There was no traditional exchange of sweets from both the sides at Chakan Da Bagh. The unprovoked small […]
‘Intruder’ suffers critical injuries after BSF shot at him in Samba
Jammu: A 22-year-old Pakistani intruder, shot at by Border Security Force personnel along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu division and presumed dead earlier, was shifted to hospital after he was found alive, officials said. Farooq Ahmad, a resident of village Bhollian Da Kothay of Shakargarh in Pakistan, was fired upon by the […]
Scooty rider wounded in Sopore mishap
Sopore: A scooty rider sustained serious injuries on Saturday after he met with an accident in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The scooty he was riding was hit by a speedy four-wheeler in Sopore, thus leaving him severely wounded. According to reports a Scooty rider identified as Imran Salam Kana 25, son of […]
President confers Ashoka Chakra on Nazir Wani
New Delhi: Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, a militant-turned-soldier who laid down his life fighting a group of terrorists in Shopian in Kashmir in November, was awarded the Ashoka Chakra by President Ram NathKovind Saturday. The award — India’s highest peacetime gallantry honour — was received by Wani’s wife and mother at the Republic Day […]
After completing sentence, 38 prisoners still behind bars: Mirwaiz
Recalls massacres in Handwara, Kupwara
Srinagar: Expressing strong dismay Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday questioned the silence of rights organizations across the globe and in India that stands for upholding the rights of prisoners especially those that are in prisons for their political beliefs as the political prisoners from J&K. Mirwaiz while addressing the Friday congregation […]
Guns and roses: How BSF jawans balance duty and dreams
Jammu: At the Border Security Force camp in Jammu, uniform isn’t the only thing common; it’s the shared passion for singing, dancing, and a heart, which beats as much for the nation as for their secret dreams. The jawans in the camp train hard everyday. Their routine – strict and demeanour- tough. But scratch the […]
