3 CRPF men among 4 killed in Handwara shootout
Additional reinforcement of forces rushed to the area Srinagar, May 4 (GNS): Three paramilitary troopers were among four persons killed in a brief shootout at Wangam area of Qaziabad Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. Reports reaching GNS said that militants attacked 92 bn CRPF (A Coy) party at Wangam at around 5:32 pm. In […]
India May See An Unintended Baby Boom Due To COVID-19 Lockdown. Is Govt Prepared?
With most countries following nationwide lockdown or stay at home orders due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, there has been a debate on a possible unintended baby boom across the world. Although many demographers from western countries believe it is unlikely to occur due to economic, psychological, household stress and shortage of healthcare workers, a […]
Army says ‘punishment’ being inflicted as Pakistan violates LoC ceasefire at 6 locations
New Delhi: There has been heavy exchange of fire at the Line of Control (LoC) after ceasefire violations in several sectors by Pakistan, within hours of the deadly encounter at Handwara that claimed the lives of four soldiers and a J&K policeman Sunday. Army sources said the soldiers posted along the LoC are inflicting “punishment” for the ceasefire […]
OVER TO COURT
On the plea filed by an NGO, seeking intervention of Supreme Court for the restoration of 4G services in UT of Jammu and Kashmir, the administration has responded by saying that access to communication was enabler of rights and not a fundamental right in itself. Earlier Supreme Court has said that right to internet was […]
Assam: Former Militant Found Dead, Extrajudicial Killing Alleged
New Delhi: In a sensational case of alleged extra-judicial killing, the burnt body of Santosh Hojai, a former militant turned local contractor in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, has been found six days after he was said to have been picked up by five armed men in plainclothes from his residence. Hours after Hojai’s body was located […]
NC seeks enhancement of monetary relief to BPL, AAY categories
Srinagar, 04 May (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Monday sought enhancement of monetary relief BPL, AAY categories saying the relief that is being given to deserving is too less to cater to their demands. Drawing attention of the government towards the hardship that the deprived sections of the society are undergoing in wake […]
India will give proportionate response to all violations & terrorism by Pakistan: Army Chief
New Delhi: Pakistan is still following its “myopic” and “limited” agenda of pushing terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir, and India will respond appropriately with precision unless the neighbouring country gives up its policy of state sponsored terrorism, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane said here. In an exclusive interview to PTI, the chief of the 1.3 million-strong […]
4,057 orders in 4 months: Covid crisis shows how much Indian officials love making rules
New Delhi: Among all the governance crises unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic in India, there is a less talked about but widely felt problem — that of administrative communication. As India imposed the strictest lockdown in the world to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, there came a flurry of government communications every day — from […]
Ahead of WHO’s virtual meet, some real pressure on Tedros. And a complication
The World Health Organisation on Monday told member states that it will soon start sending out formal invites for the truncated version of its annual meet later this month. The World Health Assembly’s virtual meet comes at a time the global health body chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is at the centre of a huge row […]
J&K cricketer Parvez Rasool working towards India team comeback
“You cannot control the uncontrollable” is a lesson which J&K Ranji team captain Parvez Rasool learned on the cricket field at a young age from his Guru and former India captain Bishen Singh Bedi. So when faced with a “challenging situation” due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 31-year-old doesn’t want to spend time thinking about […]
