Polarization
When East India Company started consolidating British imperial domain over India by the mid-eighteenth century, it was directly pitted against the Muslims who had been ruling India since the eleventh century. Understandably then, for Muslims the loss of power and position of privilege was much more profound than what was felt by any other religious […]
Political leader from Budgam joins PDP
Srinagar: Senior Political leader Fayaz Ahmad Dar from central Kashmir’s Budgam district joined Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday with party president Mehbooba Mufti welcoming him into the party fold, a party spokesman said in a statement issued today. According to the party spokesman, Dar has contested 2014 assembly elections from Budgam as a candidate […]
Modi targets Pawar; NCP hits back with Advani jibe
Wardha, Apr 1 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday targeted NCP chief Sharad Pawar, saying there was infighting in his party, which was slipping from his control. Launching the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance’s poll campaign in Maharashtra at a public rally here, Modi said Pawar decided not to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls after realizing […]
Prof Akbar Masood is new Dean Academic Affairs KU
Srinagar, April 01: Professor Akbar Masood Head Department of Bio-chemistry has been appointed as Dean Academic Affairs University of Kashmir. An order to this effect was issued here on Saturday. Prof Akbar has MSc from AMU, Aligarh and PhD from Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow. He has been associated with Department of Biochemistry, KU as […]
Islamia College Srinagar organizes intergroup Table Tennis Tournament
Srinagar, April 01: Department of physical education Islamia College Srinagar on Monday organized an intergroup Table Tennis Tournament for its students here at Islamia College T T Hall. The tournament was inaugurated by the Convener College Sports Committee Prof. Shamim Ahmed Shamim along with other senior staff members of the college. In the first match […]
Sale of electoral bonds skyrocket by 62% in election year: RTI
New Delhi, Apr 1 : The sale of electoral bonds has skyrocketed ahead of Lok Sabha election by 62 per cent as compared to last year with the SBI selling bonds of over Rs 1700 crore, an RTI reply shows. In an RTI response to Pune-based Vihar Durve, the SBI has said that in 2018 […]
Civilian injured in LoC firing in Poonch
Srinagar: A civilian was injured Monday as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Reports said that a civilian identified as Mohammad Sharif was hit by splinters of a mortar shell which exploded near his house at […]
India successfully launches EMISAT, 28 foreign satellites
Sriharikota (AP): India’s EMISAT satellite and 28 foreign nano satellites were Monday successfully launched onboard ISRO’s trusted workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here. The rocket, PSLV-C45, injected the 436 kg EMISAT, aimed at electromagnetic measurement, and 28 co-passenger satellites belonging to Lithuania, Spain, Switzerland and the US, into […]
Four militants killed in Pulwama encounter
Srinagar: Four militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, a defence spokesman said. “Four terrorists have been eliminated in Pulwama operation,” Srinagar-based defence spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said. He said weapons and war-like stores have been recovered from the site of the encounter. A […]
