Sri Lanka’s Muslims face angry backlash after Easter Sunday attacks
colombo:Aurangzeb Zabi was cooking rice at a friend’s house on Wednesday when he heard angry shouting outside, looked out the window and saw a mob of Sri Lankan men carrying iron bars. A day after the Islamic State claimed responsibility for suicide bombings that killed more than 350 people, Muslims in some areas of Sri […]
Supreme Court orders probe into ‘conspiracy’ against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed a former apex court judge, Justice A K Patnaik, to inquire into claims of a lawyer alleging ‘conspiracy’ against the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. The top court also asked directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Intelligence Bureau and the Delhi Police to help in […]
Polythene in Kashmir
Years have passed, but polythene is coming to Kashmir Valley despite ban and other assurances by authorities that they will save the environment here. Polythene bags are being used for all purposes in Kashmir Valley and largely people are responsible for its promotion as unlike Ladakh, they have not refused to use polythene bags for […]
Woman arrested at airport for carrying foreign currency
Chennai: A woman Malaysian national was Thursday arrested at the international airport here for allegedly carrying undeclared foreign currency worth over Rs 47 lakh, the Customs said. Rayavarapu Sridevi, 54, was to board a flight to Kuala Lumpur when customs personnel found her carrying 67,6700 US Dollars and seized them, a Customs release said. She […]
JKEDI holds boot camp at Women’s College Srinagar
Srinagar;Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) Thursday held a boot camp at Government College for Women, M. A Road Srinagar as part of its efforts to ensure proper implementation of the J&K Startup Policy in the state. The camp was part of the boot camp campaign launched by the institute in all the districts […]
Those attacking Art 370, Art 35 A are playing with fire: Dr Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar:Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday asserted that those who are venturing out to destroy Art 370, Art 35-A are playing with firShah Hilal Party president while addressing a public meet at Devsar Qazigund in south Kashmir said that Kashmiris are not slaves of any one. “History bears testimony to […]
Night curfew to continue at Kishtwar
KISHTWAR, : As per an order issued by District Magistrate, Angrez Singh Rana, the night curfew will continue in Kishtwar town. As per an order issued here “In continuation to the order issued by DM on 17th of April the night curfew shall remain imposed in Kishtwar town and its adjoining peripheries from 10:00pm to […]
Div Com reviews progress on convergence mode works
JAMMU, APRIL : Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma, today chaired a meeting to review the works taken up in convergence mode. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, DG RDD, Rehana Batul and senior functionaries of Sericulture, Horticulture, Agriculture and other concerned departments while all Deputy Commissioners of Jammu division along with concerned […]
DIC Ramban observes World Malaria Day
RAMBAN: To mark World Malaria Day, District Information Centre (DIC), Ramban organized a symposium here at DISHA Institute of Paramedical & Nursing Science. Chairman of the Institute Hilal Wani was the chief guest on the occasion. As many as, 12 students of the Institute participated in the symposium on the topic “Importance of good health” […]
PDP playing with emotions of people for electoral gains: G A Mir
Srinagar:Maintaining that Congress Party was fully capable enough to defeat the communal & fascist forces both in the country and state hell bent upon to abrogate Special Status granted to J&K, the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) and Party Candidate from Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency Ghulam Ahmad Mir has said that Congress Party is fighting present […]
