SRINAGAR, (PTK): A gunfight broke out near Line of Control (LoC) in Tanghdar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday. Reports said that army’s 6 Gadhwal and a group of militants had a stand-off in the dense woods of Balthedyan along the LoC adjacent to Tony Post today morning. More details are awaited. (PTK)
Srinagar: Nine persons received injures in a road accident near Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Saturday morning, sources said. According to reports that a Sumo vehicle bearing registration number JK03C/8378 collided with a truck bearing registration number JK02AA-1625, resulting in injuries to nine persons. The injured were shifted to PHC Awantipora for treatment. A…
New Delhi: The Central government has issued an “advisory” for foreign correspondents working in India, reminding them of a “dormant rule” that prohibits them from travelling to certain areas, including parts of Jammu and Kashmir, without permission of the government. In a letter dated 22 May 2018, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) wrote, “It has…
Ahmad Faruqui From the beginning, Pakistan’s strategic culture has been dominated by Kashmir. In “Pakistan: A Hard Country,” Anatol Lieven has called it a single-minded obsession that has defined the army’s “whole character and world view.” He noted that the pursuit of Kashmir haddone terrible damage to Pakistan, and could destroy Pakistan altogether. Lieven recalls…
Patna: A city court on Friday awarded prison terms to two women teachers of a noted school here after holding them guilty of unnatural sexual act with a five-year-old girl student two years ago. Special POCSO judge Ravindra Nath Tripathi had convicted the two teachers – Nutan Joseph and Indu Anand – on July 11, Special…
SRINAGAR, JULY 20 (PTK):Stressing the importance to bring transparency and accountability in the implementation of the MGNREGA scheme, the Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Sheetal Nanda today directed the recently-appointed Ombudsmen to redress all genuine grievances related to MGNREGA works at the district level. Nanda asked the Social Audit Resource persons to create awareness…
