No mutilation, wounds on bodies of martyrs due to splinters, gunshots, clarifies Army
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army clarified that the bodies of the Army personnel who lost their lives on Saturday were not mutilated and the injury marks are a result of wounds by splinters and gunshots. “There has been no mutilation of bodies, the injuries suffered are due to splinters and gunshot wounds sustained due to firing by […]
LoC flare-up: Army Major, three Jawans killed in cross LoC firing
Rajouri: An Army major and three soldiers were killed when armies of India and Pakistan exchange fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keri sector of Rajouri district, officials said on Saturday. The official added that one Indian soldier was injured too.According to reports, from 12.15 PM on Saturday, 120 Infantry Brigade encountered heavy […]
Editorial: Outlines of SRO-520 need a rethink
After a long wait and some mind-boggling exercises, the state’s finance department has come out with a regularization policy for the casual and other workers. The policy was long overdue given the mammoth appointment and hiring of various casual workers that had taken place over the years. Not only the present regime but all the […]
Colorful dreams turn dull as youth fights pellet injuries
Pulwama: Sayar Tariq Rather, a youth who was hit by pellets in October this year has failed to regain sight in his right eye even after the family under duress and financial constraints managed to get three surgeries performed on him so far. Sayar, a 12th class Arts student of Higher Secondary School Litter was […]
PM interacts with schoolgirls from JK
New Delhi: Talented youngsters from Jammu and Kashmir can contribute greatly to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a delegation of schoolgirls from the state today.The girls are touring various parts of the country as a part of the Indian Army’s “Sadbhavana” programme.The prime minister interacted with the girls on a host of subjects, […]
Pak High Commission staffer injured
New Delhi: A Pakistan High Commission staffer was injured after his car rammed into a bus in Delhi University’s south campus area, police said today.Rao Mohammad Anwar, 45, was in the vehicle when it collided with the Haryana Roadways bus yesterday, they added.Anwar was being treated at a hospital. Police are investigating the matter.
Medical visa to Pak national being issued, says MEA
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today asked the Indian High Commission in Islamabad to issue medical visa to a Pakistani national suffering from cancer.The patient, Maqbool Ahmad Qureshi, is suffering from fourth stage cancer and an appeal was made to Swaraj through Twitter.“I have asked the Indian High Commission in Islamabad to issue […]
Lalu Yadav convicted in fodder scam, six others let off
Ranchi: In a major setback to the RJD, a special CBI court today convicted former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad and 15 others in a fodder scam case 21 years after it had surfaced, while acquitting six others including another former chief minister Jagannath Mishra.Special judge Shivpal Singh pronounced the verdict in a packed courtroom […]
Pak barricades Hafiz Saeed through Judiciary
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has requested a court here not to consider Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-backed Milli Muslim League’s plea seeking its registration as a political party, saying the group would breed violence and extremism in politics.Saeed earlier this month had confirmed that his organisation Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD) would contest the 2018 general elections under […]
After 20 year long wait Rajouri residents get compensation under SRO-43
RAJOURI: For the 72 odd Rajouri residents demanding compensation under SRO 43 had become a challenging task as the files were kept unattended for almost 20 years. According to Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, in all there were 72 cases of SRO-43 from the district pending with the Government for more than twenty […]
