Govt announces one-day state mourning on May 21 over Iran president’s death
New Delhi: A one-day state mourning will be observed across India on Tuesday as a mark of respect for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, the Union Home Ministry has announced. The national flag will be flown at half-mast on all buildings where it is regularly flown across India and there […]
LG, Omar, Mufti condole death of Iranian President in helicopter crash
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has condoled the passing away of Iran’s President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister H. Amir-Abdollahian. In a tweet, the LG said: “Deeply saddened by the passing away of Iran’s President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi & Foreign Minister H. Amir-Abdollahian. We pray to the almighty to give families strength […]
Chief Secretary reviews security scenario
Committee formed to devise SOPs for safety of tourists, civilians, political workers Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high level meeting of civil and police administration to review the security scenario prevailing in J&K in the wake of ensuing tourist season and ongoing election process in the Union Territory, an official press release […]
HC asks KU to pay Rs one lakh as damages to student for having wrongly failed him in examination
Srinagar: The High Court of J&K & Ladakh has directed the University of Kashmir to pay Rs one lakh as damages to a student for its “mindless action of wrongly applying the re-evaluation statute” and failing him in the examination. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani while disposing of the case of Abdul Basit, a bachelor’s student […]
Delhi HC reduces 5 ‘radicalised OGWs’ life term to 10 years
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday reduced to 10 years the life term awarded to allegedly “highly-radicalised over ground workers” of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in a case lodged under the anti-terror law probed by the NIA. A bench headed by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait observed that the five appellants, who had pleaded […]
Injured tourist couple showing improvement in condition, say officials
Srinagar: Improvement has been noted in the condition of the tourist couple who got injured in a firing by terrorists in Pahalgam area last week, officials said here on Monday. “Tabrez Khan and his wife Farah are undergoing treatment at 92 Base Hospital of the Army. They are both stable and their condition is improving,” […]
More than 17 lakh voters, four serious contenders, 18 independents …and Baramulla goes to polls today
Baramulla: More than 500 centenarians are among the 17.37 lakh voters eligible to exercise their franchise in north Kashmir’s Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, with political observers expecting a high turnout on the back of the huge crowds that thronged election rallies and roadshows. The first major political battle post abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 […]
Iranian President, others involved in chopper crash
Details awaiting, rescue teams on the job New Delhi: A helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and other local officials was involved in a “crash upon landing” in Varzaqan region of the country under poor weather conditions on Sunday, state media Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported, with search and rescue efforts underway but no […]
PoK belongs to India, we will take it back: Amit Shah
Prayagraj/Jaunpur (UP): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) belongs to India and “we will take it back”. Addressing rallies in Prayagraj and Jaunpur districts of Uttar Pradesh to seek votes for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates, he also said “we need a strong prime minister who can give a […]
LG condemns twin-south Kashmir terror attacks
Says, security forces given free hand to bring perpetrators to justice Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Shopian and Pahalgam and said security forces have been given a free hand to bring the perpetrators of these attacks to justice. Terrorists struck at two places in Kashmir on […]
