Srinagar: Aligarh Muslim University Students Union on Friday expressed shock over the ban Socio-religio-political organisation of Jammu and Kashmir, Jama’at-e-Islami. In a statement, AMUSU said that as India is passing through the turbulent times and Modi government has unleashed a state of undeclared emergency curbing dissent in all forms and imposing a dangerous narrative of […]
New Delhi: Families of the 40 CRPF personnel, killed in a recent militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, have been paid over Rs 1 crore ex-gratia funds till now as per service rules, the force said Friday. Officials said the ‘next of kin’ of these slain personnel will also get an additional ex-gratia amount […]
Jaipur: A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district on Friday with the pilot ejecting safely, a defence ministry spokesperson said. The aircraft was on a routine mission and crashed after getting airborne from the Nal airbase near Bikaner. The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely, the spokesperson […]
Srinagar: A First Information Report was filed by the Pakistan forestry department on Friday against pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) for bombing and destroying trees in Balakot area, reported Express News. The FIR, registered against unidentified IAF pilots, also details the damage suffered by 19 trees after Indian aircraft “hastily dropped their payload”. […]
Srinagar: The Supreme Court today ordered grant of interim police protection to a Kashmiri staff nurse, who approached the court under Article 32 of the Constitution of India seeking police protection from those against whom she had made a complaint of sexual harassment. She also sought handing over of the investigation of the case to […]
Srinagar: Authorities for the second consecutive Friday today barred congregational Friday prayers at Historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. Kashmir valley is observing a shutdown today against the slapping of Public Safety Act against Jama’at leaders and JKLF chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik and assault on Article 35-A of the constitution that grants special rights to the people […]
Jammu: Panic created at the airport and among passengers when a suspicious object was found inside the luggage of one of the air passengers during scanning on Friday morning at the Jammu Airport. However, Bomb Disposal Squad was immediately pressed into service. “Some electronic gadget was found from the luggage of a passengers and it was […]
Hyderabad: The coming Lok Sabha election will be marked by “more money, violence and hatred” given the way political parties fight amongst themselves, former chief election commissioner (CEC) T S Krishnamurthy warned on Friday. Krishnamurthy, who oversaw the 2004 Lok Sabha election, rejected suggestions from some leaders of Opposition parties who raised questions on the Election […]
Srinagar: The Election Commission will soon announce its schedule for the high-voltage Lok Sabha elections, which is likely to be spread over 7-8 phases in April-May, sources said on Thursday adding that in Jammu and Kashmir only Lok Sabha polls will be held while Assembly polls will be kept on hold due to security reasons. Top […]
Baramulla: Three drug peddlers were arrested by police in apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district, a police spokesman said here on Friday. Acting on a tip-off about movement of some drug peddlers, a ‘naka’ checking was established in Sopore. During checking, three drug peddlers were arrested and 360 tablets of Spasmoproxivon Plus were […]
