*Why you killed my son, Give me proof he was an Informer:*
Kulgam, : The father of Kulgam youth who was tortured to death by unknown gunmen Thursday asked suspected militants to give him proof that his son was an ‘Informer’ and aided army in killing militants. Pertinently, unknown armed men abducted two youth from South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. The gunmen tortured Mehraj Ahmed Dar […]
Governor visits Kulgam
Kulgam: Continuing with his public outreach programme and efforts to speed up all developmental works, Governor NN Vohra visited Kulgam today and made a first-hand appraisal of the security environment and the pace of development work in the district. While interacting with MLAs and MPs from the area, Governor sought their feedback regarding development issues […]
Northern army commander reviews security in valley
Srinagar, : The Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh arrived in Srinagar on a two day visit to the Kashmir Valley today. The visit is to review the prevailing security situation in the wake of recent counter infiltration and counter terrorist operations which led to elimination of many terrorists. Accompanied by the Chinar Corps […]
ADC Budgam conducts tour of Chrar-e-Sharif
BUDGAM, : Additional Deputy Commissioner Budgam Khursheed Ahmad Shah today toured Chrar-e-Sharief and its adjustment localities to have an on the spot assessment of pace and progress of the projects/schemes initiated under various schemes presently going on in the area. The ADC was accompanied by SDM Chadoora, CEO Doodpathri, Ex.En. R&B, PHE Chadoora, Ex. En. Floriculture, […]
PDP and BJP continue to be in a tactical alliance – Omar Abdullah
Chadoora, Budgam |: National Conference Vice President Mr. Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that there was no doubt left anymore that PDP and BJP continue to be in a tactical alliance despite BJP’s withdrawal of support to the PDP. The NC Vice President said this had against become clear when PDP’s two MPs in the […]
JK Govt to approach Centre to seek special fiscal relief for completing long pending projects
SRINAGAR: In a significant move, Governor N N Vohra today asked the State Planning, Development and Monitoring Department to urgently prepare a comprehensive State-wide list of all development projects which have been pending for years for want of the required financial resources resulting in speedily growing cost overruns. He also called for an assessment of […]
J&K Bank donates ambulance to IIT Jammu
Srinagar, : Extending its support further to student well-being in the state, J&K Bank under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) program provided an ambulance to the Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu. Chairman Parvez Ahmed handed over the keys of Ambulance to the Director IIT Jammu Dr. Manoj Gaur in presence of Vice Chancellor, Central University, […]
Union Cabinet amends Triple Talaq Bill, includes provision to grant bail
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a provision of granting bail to men found guilty of giving instant triple talaq to their wives, sources in the government said. Giving instant triple talaq will continue to be illegal and void and will attract a jail term of three years for the husband. Addressing a […]
22-yr-old woman abducted, raped for 10 days at gunpoint Odisha’s Sambalpur
Sambalpur (Odisha): A 22-year-old woman has been allegedly abducted and raped for about ten days by a man in Kuchinda area of Odisha’s Sambalpur district, police said. Somya Ranjan Dharua, 28, had allegedly kidnapped the woman on July 21 and took her to his house where she was raped at gunpoint for about ten days, a […]
Witch doctor trapped woman in an Indonesian cave as sex slave for 15 yrs, held
Indonesia: 28-year-old woman rescued from a cave after 15 years of disappearance. The woman was 13-year-old when her parents had taken her to a shaman in rural Indonesia and left her with him. But when she never returned, parents asked shaman about her, he said that she had gone to Jakarta to find work and […]
