14 more die in UP rains; toll rises to 106
Lucknow, Aug 1: Fourteen people were killed and seven others injured in rain-related incidents in different parts of Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 106 since the last week, official sources said today. According to reports, two people were killed each in Farukhabad and Bahraich while one each in […]
97 injured as Mexican plane crashes at airport in hail storm
Durango: An Aeromexico flight crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames and injuring 97 people, officials said. The Embraer 190 aircraft, which was operating between Durango and Mexico City and crashed around 3:00 pm local time (20:00 GMT), was carrying “88 adults, nine minors, two infants, […]
Give all pensionary benefits to SFC employees: HC directs Govt
Srinagar July 31: The High Court has directed the government to give all the pensionary benefits to J&K State Forest Corporation (SFC) employees as is being provided to staffers of other public sector enterprises and departments in the state. Justice M. K. Hanjura disposed off the writ petitions by the SFC employees Association seeking post […]
Article 35A: Tarigami files Intervention Application in SC
“It shall in no circumstance be annulled, modified or repealed"
New Delhi: The CPI (M)’s Jammu and Kashmir unit today moved the Supreme Court in support of the Constitution’s Article 35A that empowers the state assembly to define ‘permanent residents’ for conferring special rights and privileges to them. The Left party sought a nod to intervene in a pending writ petition through its state committee […]
Barzulla militant’s body exhumed, handed over to family
Srinagar: The body of a militant hailing from Barzulla, Srinagar, who was killed in Kupwara by army, was handed over to the next of kin after exhumation on Tuesday. Mudasir Ahmad Bhat was buried near the Line of Control (LoC) in NK Gali area of Jumgund forests after army claimed to have killed him in […]
J&K to have new Governor soon: Reports
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir may get a new Governor as incumbent NN Vohra is not getting any further extension, said a report. Quoting sources, NDTV reported that the government of India has decided not to continue with Vohra. Incumbent J&K Governor Vohra has handled the charge of the volatile state for more than a decade. […]
Militants snatch rifle from cop
Grenade attack on army camp in Shopian
Kupwara: In first such incident in frontier district of Kupwara, militants snatched a rifle today from a policeman in Khurhama area of Lolab. The militants snatched an INSAS rifle from constable Mohammad Ishaq at Khurhama area of Lolab in the north Kashmir district, a police official said. He said Ishaq was on duty in connection […]
87 local youths joined militancy in J&K in 2018: Ahir
New Delhi: As many as 87 local youths have joined militancy in Jammu and Kashmir so far this year, Union Minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said today. He said after imposition of Governor’s rule in the state on June 20, 12 youths were reported to have disappeared and later joined militancy. “Eighty-seven youths have joined militancy […]
Mehbooba hopes thaw in Indo-Pak ties
As Modi calls Imran Khan…
Srinagar: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s telephonic conversation with Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan congratulating him on his victory, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today expressed hope that it would lead to a sustainable thaw in relations between the two neighbouring countries. “Hope this goes beyond the optics and leads […]
NC appeals Governor to reconsider amendment in PSA Act
“Any assault on J&K’s special status will re-open the question of accession”
Srinagar: National Conference on Tuesday expressed strong resentment against the decision of the State Administrative Council (SAC) to delete a provision in the Public Safety Act (PSA) that barred authorities from lodging J&K residents in jails outside the State. Addressing a special meeting with party leaders and legislators from Srinagar, NC General Secretary Haji Ali […]
