No plans to withdraw or amend AFSPA in JK: Govt
New Delhi: The government has no plans to withdraw or amend “the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990”, which gives the security forces immunity and special rights in carrying out operations in disturbed areas, Union minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said today. Ahir, however, said in the Lok Sabha that a proposal is […]
Less lethal plastic bullets to be used in JK: Govt
New Delhi: Less lethal plastic bullets will be used to tackle law and order situations in Jammu and Kashmir, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir also said the government has no plans for enhanced use of bunkers to protect security forces from stone throwers after the […]
Undergraduate students stage protest, demand relaxation in syllabus
Srinagar: Scores of undergraduate students Tuesday assembled here in Pratap Park Srinagar and staged a protest demonstration against Kashmir University administration demanding relaxation in syllabus for upcoming joint examination of their 5th and 6th semesters. The protesting students said that since the examination for the 5th and 6th semester are being held jointly, the syllabus […]
No immediate arrest of public servants in cases under SC/ST Act: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today took note of the rampant misuse of the stringent Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against government servants and held that there shall be no immediate arrest on any complaint filed under the law. Before arresting a public servant under the SC/ST Act, a preliminary […]
Bodies of 39 Indians, abducted by ISIS in Iraq, found: Swaraj
New Delhi: All the 39 Indians, who were abducted by ISIS in Iraq nearly three years back, were killed and their bodies have been recovered, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today. As many as 40 Indians were originally abducted by terrorist organisation ISIS in June 2015 from Mosul in Iraq but one of them […]
UNSG encourages call for dialogue between India, Pak: Spokesperson
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres is following the situation in Kashmir “closely” and encourages a dialogue between India and Pakistan to settle any outstanding differences, his spokesperson said. Spokesman for Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric made the comment while responding to a question on the tensions between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue. “Obviously, we […]
Protest in Sopore against shifting of Joint Dir Education Office
Sopore: Hundreds of people on Tuesday held a protest demonstration in North Kashmir’s Sopore town against the shifting of Joint Director Education’s office from Sopore to Baramulla. The protesters included members from Civil society, Traders Federation, Beopar Mandal, Bar Association, Fruit growers and dealers association, Teachers forum, Transport association and Industrial estate Sopore under the […]
Army man commits suicide in Qazigund
Srinagar: An Army man committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Official sources said that the Sepoy Kulvinder Singh of 10 Sikh Regiment today morning shot himself at army camp in Mughal Gund area of Qazigund while he was on duty. The solider suffered serious […]
Strike on Syria’s Ghouta kills 15 children sheltering in school: monitor
Beirut: An air strike on a school in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta has killed 15 children and two women who were using its basement as a bomb shelter, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the bombing raid hit Arbin, a key town in the dwindling rebel-held enclave of Ghouta that has been […]
2 FCSCA officials booked by vigilance in JK
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) Monday registered a case against two government officials for alleged misappropriation of over Rs 19 lakh in Kishtwar district. The case was registered against then Assistant Director of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCSCA) department, Kishtwar Zaffarullah Batt and Tehsil supply officer (TSO) Saroop Chand […]
