Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government today gave an ex-gratia relief of Rs 20 lakh to the family of Inspector Kuldeep Roy of the 185 Battalion of the CRPF, who was killed in a suicide attack by militants in Pulwama district of south Kashmir yesterday. Roy hailed from Tikkar Khatriyan village of Hamirpur district. Governor Acharya […]
Jammu: The budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature is likely to begin on a stormy note Tuesday with opposition parties planning to protest the recent government order barring its employees from airing political views on social media and take up other issues. The rival parties are also expected to oppose forcefully the government’s […]
Srinagar: Hours ahead of the budget session, Speaker Legislative assembly Kavinder Gupta urged the legislators not to raise issues in the house on which discussions will not take place. He said that there will be no discussion on Article 35 A and 370. Talking to reporters he said he won’t allow discussion on such issues […]
Srinagar: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, ushered in the New Year under freezing conditions as the city recorded the coldest night of this winter with a minimum of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius. Srinagar city recorded the coldest night this season at minus 4.4 degrees Celsius, an official of the MET department said […]
New Delhi: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat Tuesday urged all army personnel to work with “added zeal” to preserve the core values of the force, including its “apolitical” character, while ensuring that it remains one of the most potent instruments of India’s national power. In a New Year message, Rawat also complimented the army for […]
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has hinted that any bilateral cricket series between India and Pakistan is unlikely unless Pakistan stops cross- border terrorism and firing. Swaraj said this to Parliament’s consultative committee on external affairs during a meeting which was also attended by Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar […]
Srinagar: J&K Bank Academy won the second phase of first Mufti Mohammad Syed Memorial (MMSM) Gold Cup League Football Tournament-2017, defeating Iqra FC Bandipora in the final match played at Synthetic Turf TRC in Srinagar on Sunday. The final which started at 2.00 pm, was witnessed by thousands of football fans, who had converged to […]
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Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) present and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh Monday expressed grief over the loss of lives in Lethpora Pulwama encounter, urging the Prime Minister Narinder Modi to listen to “Mann Ki Baat” of the mothers of deceased soldiers. “It is easy for anyone to glorify the killings and try to […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Monday termed the triple talaq bill and allowing Muslim women without ‘Mehram’ as ‘unjustified’ and interference with the religious matters of Muslim community, stating that it is also an affront to the Muslim Personal Law. Criminalizing the instant divorce practice and making it punishable offence is condemnable, […]