My son was attacked for being a Muslim, says father
Jammu: The father of one of the students beaten in Haryana said his son was beaten for being a Muslim.Abdul Qayoom father of a ‘victim student’ said his son went to offer Friday prayers some 30 kilometers away from the central university of Haryana and was beaten by a group of 15 to 20 people […]
Haryana Police says it’s acting against those who assaulted JK students
Srinagar: After two students of Central University of Haryana, in Mahendergarh were thrashed by the local goons, Haryana Police on Saturday lodged an FIR and claimed to have arrested the main accused in the incident.“They were following us and we did not pay any heed. At Masani Chowk we parked our bike and as we […]
Govt withdrew stone-pelting cases against 9,730 people: CM
Jammu: The government has approved withdrawal of cases registered against 9,730 people involved in stone-pelting incidents, including first-time offenders, between 2008 and 2017, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said Saturday.The government action to withdraw 1,745 cases is subject to “certain conditions” and is based on recommendations of a committee constituted to look into the matter, Mufti […]
Assembly passes Rs 95666.97 Cr Budget for 2018-19
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Temperatures dip further in JK
Srinagar: Minimum temperatures in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on Saturday plummeted further due to clear overnight sky, a Met official said.Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.5, Pahalgam minus 4.2 and Gulmarg minus 7 degrees Celsius.At minus 13, Kargil was the coldest town in Jammu and Kashmir as Leh recorded […]
No proposal to probe civilian killings in 2016 unrest: Govt
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Cancer is on the rise, so is govt’s failure to tackle it
Srinagar: With government acknowledging the fact that there has been a surge in cancer cases in the state, the ways of tackling it, so far, have not proven fruitful, with govt’s cancer outreach programme standing as a colossal failure across the state.Cancer outreach programme that was started several years ago in collaboration with SKIMS was […]
