Narendra Modi says killing people in the name of ‘gau bhakti’ is not acceptable
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that he disapproved of the killings in the name of cow worship. “Killing people in the name of Gau Bhakti is not acceptable. This is not something Mahatma Gandhi would approve,” Modi said on Twitter. Killing people in the name of Gau Bhakti is not acceptable. This is […]
#NotInMyName: protests held across India
Protests against a wave of attacks on Muslims and Dalits by mobs that accuse them of killing cows or eating beef were held across India on Wednesday. The protests follow the lynching of a 16-year-old boy Junaid Khan accused of possessing beef on a train in Ballabhgarh, Haryana by a mob that mocked his skull […]
Amarnath pilgrim dies after hit by shooting stone
An Amarnath pilgrim from Jammu died after being hit by a shooting stone on way to holy cave at Baltal base camp, reports said. Accoridng to the officials, 50-year-old Bhushan Kotwal was seriously injured after being hit by a shooting stone that rolled down from a hillock while he was crossing Brarimarg area en-route to […]
Para-military officer dies of cardiac arrest near Amarnath shrine
An ITBP officer who was on Yatra duty near the cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir Wednesday, has died of cardiac arrest, police said.The deceased has been identified as Assistant Sub Inspector Sanjun Singh. He complained of severe chest pain while he was on his way to the cave shrine from Brarimarg. He was then […]
2 soldiers injured in Pak firing on LoC
Two Indian soldiers were injured today in a ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) by the Pakistan Army, officials said. “Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked shelling and firing along the LoC in Poonch,” Defence Ministry sources said, adding that the troops from the other side used small arms, automatic guns and mortars to target […]
Summer vacation in all Government degree colleges of Kashmir, Jammu
The government today ordered summer vacation in all the government degree colleges across Kashmir and Jammu regions of the state. “All Government Degree colleges of Kashmir division and Winter Zone Government Degree Colleges of Jammu Division shall observe summer vacation with effect from 6th July 2017 to 15th July, 2017,” the order read.
CASO ended peacefully in WanganPora Eidgah
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Pattan missing boy recovered within 24 hours
Police has recovered the missing boy who had gone missing in Gulmarg yesterday morning. In a statement issued here, yesterday morning a lady namely Hajara wife of Mohammad Ramzan Mir a resident of Khamyar Pattan approached Police station Gulmarg with a report that she along with her family were on picnic at Kangdoori Gulmarg during […]
Govt will factor in JK-specific constitutional, institutional safeguards in GST: Dr Drabu
Minister of Finance, Dr Haseeb A Drabu today said the government will factor in constitutional, legislative, administrative and institutional issues distinct to J&K while implementing GST in the State. “Apart from safeguarding the special constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir, we will also factor in administrative, legislative and other safeguards under the new tax […]