Race Against Time: How Mumbai-Delhi Cops Saved Man After Facebook Flagged His ‘Suicidal Activity’
A timely alert by an Ireland-based Facebook staffer to Delhi Police saved the life of a 27-year-old man, who was under financial stress because of the coronavirus lockdown and showing “suicidal activity” on the social media platform, officials said Sunday. The man had been posting videos on Facebook that apparently showed him preparing to end […]
A dozen injured as minibus turns turtle in Ganderbal
Ganderbal: At least 12 persons were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and turned turtle in Baderkund area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday. An official said that a mini bus carrying passengers on way to Ganderbal skidded off at Baderkund along the national Highway resulting into injuries […]
Two militant associates arrested in Sopore: Police
Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have arrested two militant associates from north Kashmir’s Sopore Baramulla district. Unnamed officials told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of the army’s 22 Rashtriya Rifles, Special Operations Group, Central Reserve Police Forces’ 179, 92 BN and Sopore police laid a […]
EIA Draft Must Be Withdrawn To Stop ‘Environmental Destruction’: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday stepped up his attack on the Centre over the draft environment impact assessment (EIA), saying it must be withdrawn to stop “environmental destruction”. Gandhi alleged that the aim of EIA 2020 draft was clear — “loot of the nation”. “This (EIA) is another dreadful example of what the BJP […]
BJP worker injured in Budgam attack succumbs in Srinagar
A day after militants shot at and critically injured a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in Ompora Budgam in central Kashmir, the 38-year-old succumbed to his wounds at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital in Srinagar on Monday. The party worker, Abdul Hamid Najar, a resident of Ompora, was critically injured when militants fired upon him […]
Shah Faesal may rejoin government service
Shah Faesal, the 2010 IAS topper, who floated the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement (JKPM) early last year, is likely to rejoin government service, according to highly placed sources. He had tendered his resignation in 2018 citing personal reasons. The buzz for the past few days was that his resignation would not be accepted. Today, […]
‘Conduct JEE, NEET as per schedule’: Gujarat Parents Association files plea in Supreme Court
A plea was filed before the Supreme Court by a parents’ body seeking directions to the National Testing Agency (NTA) to hold the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for the year 2020 as per schedule in September. The plea by Gujarat Parents Association submitted that postponement of the exams […]
4 BJP leaders in J&K’s Budgam resign hours after militants attack party worker
Four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam resigned from the party on Sunday, hours after BJP worker Abdul Hamid Najar, a resident of Mohiendpora village, was shot at and critically injured by militants in the district. Among those who resigned are the party general-secretary Budgam and the general-secretary MM Morcha Budgam. […]
JK reports 507 new positive cases, 17003 recovered so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 09: The Government on Sunday informed that 507 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 129 from Jammu division and 378 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 24897. Also 13 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 01 from Jammu […]
Asgar Samoon visits Kupwara, reviews functioning of Education Department
Rs 1.86 cr expended, 874.88 quintal dry rice distributed among 71,036 children under MDM scheme in Kupwara, so far KUPWARA, AUGUST 09: Principal Secretary, School Education and Skill Development, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, today laid foundation stone for Girls Hostel besides distributing aids and appliances among the specially abled children during his extensive tour of […]