Srinagar-Leh highway thrown open for vehicular movement
Srinagar:The Srinagar-Leh highway, the only road connecting the Kashmir valley with the frontier region of Ladakh, was thrown open for traffic on both the sides on Friday. The road was thrown open after remaining closed for about four months due to heavy snowfall during winter. The road was officially thrown open by GOC 15 Corps […]
CWG:Deepak Lather Claims Bronze, Gives India Fourth Weightlifting Medal
NewDehli:-Indian weightlifters continued to shine at the Commonwealth Games 2018 as Deepak Lather won a bronze medal in men’s 69kg event at the Carrara Sports Arena 1 in Gold Coast on Friday. Lather lifted 136 in snatch and 159 in clean and jerk for a total of 295kg to win fourth medal for India. Wales’ Gareth Evans […]
India man ‘mummified and froze mother’s body’ for three years
newdehli:-Suspect Subhabrata Majumdar appeared to have mummified and preserved the body with chemicals, said police in Kolkata. They are investigating whether the suspect kept the body so he could access his mother’s pension after she died. He also appeared to believe his mother would be reborn if her body was preserved, they said. “We have […]
Gang-raped and left without a voice: Living with disability in India
New DelhiIn 2014, a 23-year-old woman with cerebral palsy was allegedly gang-raped and thrown from the rooftop in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. “The suspects, who are from an upper-class family, have not only managed to evade prosecution, but they continue to threaten the survivor’s family,” said Nidhi Goyal, a disability rights activist […]
Veteran Gojri writer Khadim Qammar passes away
Jammu;Veteran Gojri writer and poet Choudhary Khadim Qammar passed away last night after a prolonged illness at his residence near Poonch. He was 75. Qammar was one of the active member of Anjmun Taraqi Gojri Adab Poonch , a literary and social organisation established in 1970 for the development of Gojri literature and Gujjar Culture […]
Middle-aged man raped 12-yr-old step daughter repeatedly for 1 yr in Ambala
Ambala: A middle-aged man allegedly raped his 12-year-old step daughter repeatedly for the past one year in the Ambala cantonment area, police said Thursday. The accused had threatened his wife and step daughter not to disclose the matter to anyone, they said. The girl and her mother escaped from the house on Thursday when the […]
SHO Nigeen injured during clashes: Police
Srinagar: Police on Friday said that Station House Officer (SHO) Nigeen, Manzoor Ahmad Friday sustained injuries during the clashes between youth and forces. The injured cop is being treated in hospital, police said. “Our colleague SHO Nageen Insp Manzoor got injured today morning in a stone pelting incident. He is being treated in hospital. We […]
No job, no vote: Rajasthan town warns Modi ahead of 2019 polls
Kasba Bonli: Rakesh Kumar has a post-graduate degree but works as a house painter in the small town of Kasba Bonli in Rajasthan. The 31-year-old, the only one of eight siblings to attend university, said his attempts to get a salaried job had failed, and he blamed the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for […]
Kashmir killings: GMC students protest in Srinagar
Srinagar : MBBS students of GMC Srinagar organised a sit-in in Shaheed Afzal Guru Park in the campus lawns against the recent killings in Shopian. The apron donning students holding placards were joined by doctors and paramedics in GMC premises amid pro-freedom slogans. The students also adopted the resolution by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) against the […]
India trying to resolve Kashmir through barrel of the gun : Pakistan
Islamabad—Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif Friday accused India of trying to resolve the Kashmir dispute “through the barrel of the gun”. Asif said this in a statement on ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ which is being observed in Pakistan. “The recent killings of 20 unarmed civilians in Indian Kashmir are again a manifestation of the Indian policy […]
