Srinagar: A man and his daughter were injured in firing and shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said today. The incident took place last evening in the Nowshera sector Bola Ram and his daughter Sangeeta suffered splinter injures after a 120mm mortar shell exploded in their house’s […]
Jodhpur: A Jodhpur court today sentenced Bollywood star Salman Khan to five years in jail for killing two blackbucks in October 1998 but acquitted his colleagues Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre giving benefit of doubt, a prosecution lawyer said. Preparations for sending Salman to the Jodhpur Central jail are in place, Mahipal […]
SRINAGAR: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC&I) on Thursday denounced what it called irresponsible reporting by a ‘national newspaper’ allegedly to vitiate the atmosphere in Kashmir. The trade body issued a statement after a meeting here today saying such reports can have a negative impact on all walks of life here. The meeting chaired […]
Srinagar: The Students of Government Degree College, Bemina, Amar Singh College, Womens College in Srinagar and Government Degree College Sumbal in Bandipora, Thursday held protests soon after they re-opened after four-day closure over Shopian civilian and militant killings. According to reports, scores of students assembled at the Bemina Degree College and tried to take out […]
Islamabad: Pakistan has informed the World Bank about India’s completing of the Kishanganga hydropower project during the bank’s “pause” period and has urged it to “recognise its responsibility” under the Indus Waters Treaty, a media report said today. Pakistan has approached the World Bank, the mediator between the two countries of the water distribution treaty, […]
Srinagar: The Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA), a conglomerate of trade unions on Thursday announced to observe April 6(tomorrow) as a ‘black day’ against the recent civilian killings in Shopian and Kangan. Addressing a press Conference here in Lala Rukh Hotel, KEA delegation including M.Yousuf Chapri, Farooq ahmad Dar, M. Sidiq Ronga, Tasaduk Lavay, condemned the […]
Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed in many parts of South Kashmir against the Shopian Killings for the fifth consecutive day. Sources said that Dialgam, Hakura, Kokernag areas of Anantnag District and Tral, Drabgam, Main town, Tahab, Rajpora and many other places in Pulwama are observing a shutdown. The Shopian district is observing a […]
Srinagar: The students of Kashmir University on Thursday staged massive protests on the campus against the recent Kashmir killings. According to eye witnesses, scores of students from various departments assembled and marched in University campus while shouting anti-government, pro-Azadi and anti-India slogans. The protesting students carried banners reading, ‘Stop Genocide’, Free Kashmir’ ‘Stop killings’. Notably, […]
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is suffering from a kidney ailment and may have to undergo a surgery, sources close to the minister said. Jaitley, 65, is undergoing diagnostic tests and doctors have so far indicated that it was a kidney-related ailment, they said. The minister, however, has not yet been hospitalised but has […]
JODHPUR: Actor Salman Khan has been found guilty in the two-decade-old blackbuck poaching case in which he is accused. The actor could face a jail time of maximum six years. Salman Khan – accused of killing two blackbucks – was facing charges under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act. He allegedly killed the blackbucks […]