Srinagar: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Monday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “brutal New India” for the recent lynching in Alwar in Rajasthan. Criticising the delay by policemen in taking the victim to hospital, The Indian Express quoted Gandhi saying, “This is Modi’s brutal “New India” where humanity is replaced with hatred and people are crushed […]
COLOMBO, — Rangana Herath took six wickets as Sri Lanka completed a 199-run win over South Africa to sweep the two-test series with a day to spare. The veteran spinner snared 6-98, including the vital wicket that broke up South Africa’s 123-run sixth-wicket stand just before the lunch interval on Monday. Theunis de Bruyn (101) […]
Government forces on Monday launched a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Lone mohalla area of Khudwani in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The CASO has been launched a day after three militants were killed in a gunfight with the forces in the adjoining Wani mohalla of Khudwani. An official said the operation was jointly launched by Army’s 1 […]
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday said there cannot be a “complete ban” on holding protests and sit-ins at places like Jantar Mantar and Boat Club here and asked the Centre to frame guidelines for according sanctions to such events. A bench of justices A.K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said there was a need […]
Srinagar : Journalists affiliated with news agency CNS particularly district reporters from across Jammu and Kashmir on Monday staged a peaceful protest both in Srinagar and Jammu against registration of an FIR for circulating the letter of scholar turned Hizb militant Manan Wani. The spokesman in a statement said that police station Kothi Bagh has lodged […]
Pulwama : A woman died and nine others were injured after a tractor they were travelling on fell into a nallah in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district late Sunday evening. A police official said the accident took place around 9 pm on Sunday when the driver lost control over the tractor while negotiating a curve and […]
New Delhi: The Congress today said there was no clause in a 2008 pact between India and France that prevents the government from divulging price details of the Rafale deal. Former defence minister and senior Congress leader A K Antony said the government’s claim that a secrecy clause in the pact was forcing it to […]
Srinagar : The search operation launched day before continued for the second day today in Shumriyal forest area of Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The search operation was launched by a joint team of 41RR and Special Operations Group (SOG) of police, a day before after receiving the specific inputs about the presence of the […]
Srinagar : PDP vice-president Sartaj Madni on Monday submitted his resignation as vice president of the party. “I have submitted my resignation to party president Mehbooba Mufti in the larger interests of the party and for its strengthening, stability and, unity,” newsgatherer KNS quoted Madni as saying.
Srinagar : Normal life was crippled as shops and business establishments were closed in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district against the killing of three militants in the district. Reports said that a complete shutdown is being observed in the district and traffic is off the roads. Government forces have been deployed in sensitive areas of the district […]