Power woes
As the Valley is inching towards winter, the power problems are making a steady return to haunt the people here. Hours-long daily power-cuts in the metered areas of the city are back, and the situation in non-metered areas besides in the countryside is obviously much worse. And indeed if the current discharge in various rivers […]
JK Police Public School organises Inter-School Sahodaya Volleyball Competition
APS Akhnoor wins the event; JKPPS bags runners up position
Jammu, November 01: Jammu Kashmir Police Public School, Jammu, organised first Sahodaya Cluster Level Inter School Volley Ball event for senior boys, six teams from various schools participated in the event. In a statement a police spokesman said, “Danesh Rana-IPS, IGP Armed/IRP Jammu (Administrative Officer) was the Chief Guest on the occasion, J. S. Johar, […]
Activists’ Arrests: The Exceptional Has Been Made the New Normal
The deployment of UAPA, and other exceptional laws is meant to signal the reach of the Indian state and meant to teach those who use their democratic rights to speak out, just how fragile the edifice of their entitlements is.
By: Rajshree Chandra Since June 2018, ten human rights activists and lawyers have been arrested and charged under several sections of the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), an anti-terror law. The first arrests were made on June 6 when a Dalit rights lawyer, a professor of English, a Marathi poet, a political prisoners’ activist […]
EC gets EVMs for LS polls
New Delhi, Nov 1 : The two public sector undertakings tasked with manufacturing the latest M3 type electronic voting machines to be used in next year’s Lok Sabha elections have delivered the lot comprising nearly 22.3 lakh ballot units and 16.3 lakh control units to the Election Commission, a senior EC official said. Around 22.3 […]
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena lifts suspension of parliament
Colombo, Nov 1 : Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has lifted the suspension of parliament and convened a meeting of the legislature on Monday to end the current political stalemate in the country over the sudden sacking of prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, officials said Thursday. President Sirisena replaced Wickremesinghe with former president Mahinda Rajapaksa in a […]
BJP leader, brother killed in Kishtwar
CURFEW IMPOSED
Kishtwar: A top BJP leader and his brother were shot dead by suspected militants in Kishtwar town, Thursday evening, police said. Sources said that senior BJP leader, Anil Parihar and his brother Ajit Parihar were returning from their shop in Kishtwar when some unidentified gunmen fired at them near Tappal Gali, Veterinary Hospital Kishtwar around […]
Tassaduq Jeelani moved out as Director Tourism Kashmir
Div Com Kashmir to conduct inquiry into incidents reported during recent FAM Tour
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 01: The Government today ordered that Tassaduq Jeelani, shall, with immediate effect, cease to function as Director Tourism Kashmir. The charge of the post of Director Tourism Kashmir shall be held by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir till further orders. “In the interest of administration, Tassaduq Jeelani, KAS, shall, with immediate effect, cease to discharge […]
Internet service suspended in Budgam
Srinagar: Internet services have been suspended in Budgam following the killing of two militants in Zagoo village of Arizal in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday morning for ‘security reasons’. An official said that telecom operators have been asked to suspend the mobile internet services “as a precautionary measure”. Reports said two militants were killed […]
Two Militants killed in Budgam encounter
Srinagar: Two militants were killed after a gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Zugoo Arizal area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district early morning on Thursday. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 53RR, SOG and CRPF laid a siege around Zugoo, Arizal after having credible input about presence of some militants […]
