Gunmen loot cash from bank in south Kashmir’s Kulgam
Srinagar : Unknown gunmen on Friday looted Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch at Qaimooh area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. SSP Kulgam Harmeet Singh confirmed the incident and told GNS that Jammu and Kashmir branch Qaimoh has been looted with the amount of 3 lac 28 thousand rupees. Official sources told that unknown gunmen were […]
Mirwaiz, Malik meet Geelani again
Srinagar: Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and JKLF chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik on Thursday again met Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani at his Hyderpora residence where he is undergoing house detention. Sources said that three leaders had a brief meeting during which they adopted a joint opinion about the ceasefire announced by the […]
ordinance on death penalty to child rapists approved by Governor
Governor N. N. Vohra has promulgated the Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 and the Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Children from Sexual Violence Ordinance, 2018. In view of the surge in violence against women in general and sexual violence in particular in various parts of the country, including the State of J&K, […]
Operations against militants will remain suspended during Ramadhan: Centre Government.
The central government on Wednesday announced a ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir during Ramadan, saying this was necessary to help “peace loving Muslims” observe the holy month in a peaceful environment. A statement from the Home Ministry said that security forces had been told not to launch operations in Jammu and Kashmir during the holy […]
Gunfight rages in South Kashmir.
Gunfight broke out between militants and the government forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday after the latter launched a search operation in the area. Reports said that the militants who were hiding in an orchard in Jamnagri village fired at the forces who were laying a siege in the area. The soldiers retaliated […]
Sex bias kills 240,000 infant girls in India yearly, study shows
PARIS: Almost a quarter-of-a-million girls younger than five die in India every year due to neglect resulting from society’s preference for sons, a gender discrimination study found on Tuesday. This was over and above those aborted simply for being female, researchers wrote in The Lancet medical journal. “Gender-based discrimination towards girls doesn’t simply prevent them […]
UP govt’s ‘shagun’ to newly-weds include condoms, pregnancy test
Allahabad: In a bid to promote family planning, the Uttar Pradesh state health department has started distributing a special gift (shagun) to all newly-weds, an official said. The gift comprises marriage registration form, a pack of condoms, contraceptive pills, home pregnancy testing kit along with awareness material and other daily utility items like comb, bindi, mirror, […]
Mehbooba reviews chopper service scheme to far flung areas
SRINAGAR,: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti reviewed the status of the air connectivity scheme launched by the Government last year to connect all the far-flung areas of the State to the capital cities, particularly during road blockades. Currently, the State Government runs chopper service to some 14 far flung destinations across the State including Gurez, Tulail, […]
Illegal constructions, garbage thrown in forests at Gulmarag, Pahalgam
SRINAGAR,: Despite directions by Jammu and Kashmir High Court to safeguard the tourist resorts from illegal and unauthorized constructions, famous tourist resorts of Pahalgam and Gulmarg are fast turning into concrete Jungles. Sources told Press Trust of Kashmir that the government has not only allowed construction of hotels right on the most scenic spots, but […]
JD(S) has accepted our support, hopefully we will form govt: Cong
Bengaluru: With the BJP falling short of the majority mark of 112 in Karnataka, the Congress has reached out to the JD(S) offering to support to it from outside. The JD(S) has agreed to the offer. According to reports, the Congress has offered to support JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda’s son HD Kumarawamy as chief minister if the party […]
