High Court takes suo-motu cognisance, asks Jammu and Kashmir Police to file report in Bandipora incident

High Court takes suo-motu cognisance, asks Jammu and Kashmir Police to file report in Bandipora incident

Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir High Court Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of the Bandipora rape case of a three-year-old girl and directed Inspector General of Police (Kashmir zone) to file a status report by Friday. A division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Tashi Rabstan, taking notice of reports about the rape […]

Shutdown in Budgam parts against Bandipora minor’s rape

Shutdown in Budgam parts against Bandipora minor’s rape

Srinagar: A shutdown is being observed in Budgam and Magam towns in Budgam district of central Kashmir against the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl in Sumbal area of Bandipora district in north Kashmir. Reports said that all the business establishments and educational institutions remained close while traffic is also off the roads in both […]

PSAJK condemns AICTE direction asking J&K students not to take admissions in PaK

PSAJK condemns AICTE direction asking J&K students not to take admissions in PaK

Srinagar :  The Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir ( PSAJK) has condemned the AICTE directive asking students from Jammu and Kashmir not to take admission in educational institutions in Pakistan Administered Kashmir ( PaK). The Association said that such directions negate the basic principle of SAARC cooperation, where both India and Pakistan are signatories. […]

Bandipora rape: Most educational institutions shut down in Kashmir

Bandipora rape: Most educational institutions shut down in Kashmir

Agencies Srinagar : Amid calls of hanging of rapist as students continue to clash with the police, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday shut down most educational institutions in the valley. Fearing further spurts in violence as the protests took centre-stage after two consecutive rape incidents were reported in Bandipora and Ganderbal districts, […]

Shameema Firdous calls on governor, demands prompt action in Sumbal incident

Shameema Firdous calls on governor, demands prompt action in Sumbal incident

Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir National Conference State women’s wing president Shameema Firdous on Tuesday called on governor Satya Pal Malik at Raj Bhawan, Srinagar and presented him a memorandum demanding prompt delivery of justice into the Sumbal rape incident. In the memorandum presented to governor, she decried the acts of molestation and other brutalities […]

Woman admitted with burn injuries,husband detained: Police

Woman admitted with burn injuries,husband detained: Police

Srinagar : Police on Tuesday said it received information that a lady (name withheld), resident of Handwara has been admitted in a local hospital with burn injuries. A police spokesman in a statement said that immediately officers from a local police unit rushed to the hospital and they learnt that the husband of the lady […]

Minor girl raped, accused arrested in Ganderbal

Minor girl raped, accused arrested in Ganderbal

Ganderbal: Another horrific rape case was reported on Tuesday as a youth has been arrested for allegedly raping a 16 year old girl in central kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday. Reports said the incident came to light on Tuesday after Ganderbal police arrested a youth identified as Asif Ahmad wani son of Mohd Maqbool Wani […]

Basic amenities a major issue in Srinagar: Altaf Bukhari

Basic amenities a major issue in Srinagar: Altaf Bukhari

Srinagar : Former Finance Minister Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday urged the governor led administration to ensure the sufferings of people for want of basic amenities are reduced especially in the Srinagar city. “Normally the administration was expected to be on toes in view the sanctity of month of Ramadan. But people of the […]

Clashes erupt outside Bemina, Amar Singh colleges in Srinagar

Clashes erupt outside Bemina, Amar Singh colleges in Srinagar

Srinagar : Clashes erupted outside Bemina Degree College and Amar Singh College in Gogji Bagh, Srinagar after the students staged protests against the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl of Sumbal area of Bandipora district in north Kashmir last week. An eyewitness said that the students of Amar Singh College staged massive protests inside the […]

Bandipora minor’s rape: SKIMS Medical College students protest, seek speedy probe

Bandipora minor’s rape: SKIMS Medical College students protest, seek speedy probe

Srinagar : Students of SKIMS Medical College Bemina in Srinagar Tuesday held a protest demonstration against the rape of a three-year-old girl in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Scores of MBBS students assembled in the College premises and held a peaceful protest against the brutal act, demanding death penalty to the accused. “We are protesting against […]