Army admits to wrongly killing 3 Rajouri youths in Shopian

Army admits to wrongly killing 3 Rajouri youths in Shopian

‘Powers under AFSPA exceeded, Do’s and Don’ts of Chief of Staff contravened’ Shopian: The Indian Army on Friday admitted that its troops “exceeded” powers vested under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in wrongly killing three Rajouri youths in Amshipora village of Shopian district on July 18. “Disciplinary proceedings” have been initiated against the troops […]

28 domestic flights bring 3,479 passengers back to JK

28 domestic flights bring 3,479 passengers back to JK

JAMMU: On day 115 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 28 domestic flights with 3,479 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 1225 passengers aboard 12 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 16 domestic flights with about 2254 passengers aboard landed at […]

Around 30 MPs test positive for COVID: Sources

New Delhi: Around 30 MPs and more than 50 employees of Parliament have tested positive for COVID-19, sources said on Monday. All parliamentarians and staff of the secretariats of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha had undergone mandatory COVID-19 tests before the start of the monsoon session. As per the reports of these tests, around […]

Around 30 MPs test positive for COVID: Sources

Around 30 MPs test positive for COVID: Sources

New Delhi: Around 30 MPs and more than 50 employees of Parliament have tested positive for COVID-19, sources said on Monday. All parliamentarians and staff of the secretariats of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha had undergone mandatory COVID-19 tests before the start of the monsoon session. As per the reports of these tests, around 30 […]

Hotels having to pay hefty charges to govt even without any business

Hotels having to pay hefty charges to govt even without any business

SRINAGAR: The losses to Kashmir’s tourism industry since August last year are rather well known, but it is bleeding from many other less-visible cuts as well, in the form of charges that the government continues to exact. President of Kashmir Hoteliers and Restaurant Association (KHARA) Abdul Wahid Malik told Kashmir Reader that every month a […]

27 domestic flights bring 3,463 passengers aboard

27 domestic flights bring 3,463 passengers aboard

JAMMU: On day 112 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 27 domestic flights with 3,463 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 1254 passengers aboard 11 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 16 domestic flights with about 2209 passengers aboard landed at […]

Chinese army releases five Arunachal youths

Chinese army releases five Arunachal youths

Itanagar: Five youths who were allegedly abducted by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China near the McMahon line in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri were released on Saturday in Anjaw district, around 1,000 km away. The youths — Tanu Bakar, Prasad Ringling, Ngaru Diri, Dongtu Ebiya and Toch Singkam — were handed over to the […]

Five youths ‘abducted’ by PLA handed over to Army

Itanagar:  Five youths who were allegedly abducted by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China near the McMahon line in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri were released on Saturday in Anjaw district, around 1,000 km away. The youths were handed over to the Indian Army by the PLA after completing necessary formalities, Tezpur-based defence spokesperson Lt […]

Domestic Violence During Covid-19 Pandemic

Domestic Violence During Covid-19 Pandemic

The year 2020 will be remembered distinctly in human history. While most of us will remember it for the disastrous Covid-19 pandemic, unfortunately some among the feminine gender will remember it for the brutalities of domestic violence. Though some people are of the opinion that despite being so unfair, Covid-19 has had some positive impacts, […]

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