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Mehbooba Mufti should resign says Lal Singh

Mehbooba Mufti should resign says Lal Singh

After resigning from the cabinet , former forest minister Lal Singh told media that Mehbooba Mufti should also resign on moral grounds.He said that she holds home portfolio and police could not trace the girl for seven days. Meanwhile trail will begin today as the government has appointed two Sikh public prosecutors for the case […]

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Shopian youth shot at

Shopian youth shot at

Suspected gunmen fired upon a civilian at Mouloo village of shopian near pinjora and he was injured in the incident. Police has identified the youth as kifiyat Ahmad Mir and said that he received a bullet in his leg and was rushed to bone and joint hospital of barzullah srinagar . Police said that they […]

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Some colleges, higher secondary schools closed for Monday

Some colleges, higher secondary schools closed for Monday

Authorities have closed few colleges and higher secondary schools in Kashmir valley for Monday fearing protests and violence by students. According to official spokesman for the state government Amar Singh college and women’s college Srinagar will remain closed as there would be no class work on Monday . Similarly all colleges and higher secondary schools […]

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Mehbooba Mufti forwards resignations to governor

State chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has accepted the resignation of two BJP ministers and has forwarded them to governor N.N Vohra. The two shamed ministers of BJP have been forced to resign for supporting pro rapist protests. Reports said that Mehbooba Mufti has asked crime brach to go for supplementary charge sheet without any fuss […]

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Protests shutdown at ganderbal as injured boy succumbed

Amir Ahmad Lone who was battling for his life in SKIMS succumbed to his injuries today resulting in spontaneous protests and shutdown. Reports said that massive protests were going on at kangan and chattergul the native village of Amir. It is in place to mention that Amir was critically wounded in police action when protests […]

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BJP accepts resignation of Ganga, Lal Singh

BJP accepts resignation of Ganga, Lal Singh

Srinagar, : Bhartiya Janta Party today accepted the resignation of its two ministers Chowdary Lal Singh and Chander Prakash Ganga. Sources in the BJP told KNS that the resignations were discussed at high-level meeting called by Ram Madhav in Jammu and were subsequently accepted. Sources said that the resignations would be forwarded to Chief Minister […]

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8 Egypt soldiers, 14 militants killed in central Sinai

8 Egypt soldiers, 14 militants killed in central Sinai

CAIRO  — Egypt’s military says eight soldiers have been killed and 15 wounded after militants wearing explosive belts blew themselves up as they tried to infiltrate a military base in central Sinai. A Saturday military statement says that clashes at dawn with militants accompanying the suicide bombers left 14 militants dead. There was no immediate […]

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Elderly man dies in Handwara mishap

Elderly man dies in Handwara mishap

Srinagar, : An elderly man died on Saturday after the vehicle he was travelling in met with an accident near at Govt Degree College Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The deceased was identified as Mohd Ramzan Mir, son of Abdul Aziz Mir, resident of Gund Karim Khan Watergam Rafiabad. “Around 2:45 pm on Saturday, […]

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Kathua rape-murder case: Mehbooba writes to JK HC chief justice for setting up fast-track court

Kathua rape-murder case: Mehbooba writes to JK HC chief justice for setting up fast-track court

Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has written to the chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, requesting setting up of a special fast track court to try the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua. The chief minister requested the chief justice for establishment of the special fast track court for the […]

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UN Chief condemns Kathua rape and murder; calls for action on accused

UN Chief condemns Kathua rape and murder; calls for action on accused

United Nations :  chief Antonio Guterres termed the Kathua gangrape and murder case, which happened in Jammu and Kashmir with an eight-year-old girl, as ‘horrific’ and said that he hopes that the authorities will bring the perpetrators to justice. Guterres’ spokesperson Stephane Dujjaric said, “I think we’ve seen the media reports of this horrific case, of the […]