Three men allegedly kidnapped a 19-year-old college student before dragging her to a field where she was gang-raped by a group of men including the abductors on Wednesday. The survivor is a former Haryana CBSE board exam topper and was even felicitated by the President of India. Police officials said that the girl was abducted when she was on her way to a coaching class. Three men who arrived in a four-wheeler intercepted her and kidnapped her before dragging her to a field where she was gang-raped by the men and others already present at the field. The survivor was then abandoned at a ... Read More

Narendra Modi will celebrate his 68th birthday in the parliamentary constituency of Varanasi. He will spend the day with children of primary school helped by non-profit organization. The preparations for his visit are in progress. He will later pray to Lord Shiva at the Kashi Vishwanath temple. Further, he will also watch a film “Chalo Jeete Hain” inspired by his life along with few school children. Last year he visited his mother, Hiraba, on the outskirts of Gujarat’s Gandhinagar on his last birthday before going on to dedicate the Sardar Sarovar Dam to the nation ... Read More

Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in nine phases between November 17 and December 11, J-K Chief Electoral Officer Shaleen Kabra said on Sunday.   In November, the polls will be held on 17, 20, 24, 27 and 29, and on 1, 4, 8 and 11 in December. Votes will be cast using ballot paper and the counting process will also take place on the same day, said Kabra.   On Saturday, Kabra announced the dates for the municipal polls, which will take place in the state after 13 years. The announcement came days after the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Nat ... Read More

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik requested all political parties to participate in the upcoming electoral exercise- Panchayat polls and municipal elections in the state. Speaking to ANI, Malik said, “I would like to request them to participate in the election. Elections are neither for Delhi nor me but for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.” Earlier today, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Shaleen Kabra announced that the municipal elections in the state will take place in four phases between October 8 and October 16, and counting will be on held October 20. The date ... Read More

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rayees Mohammad Bhat has ordered transfer and posting of 2 Inspectors and 7 Sub Inspectors (SIs) with immediate effect. According to the order, Inspector Sanjeev Chib, SHO Police Station Chenani has been transferred and posted as SHO Police Station Udhampur, while Inspector Umesh Nag has been transferred from DPL and posted as SHO Police Station Kud. SI Narinder Singh, SHO Police Station Latti has been transferred and posted as SHO Police Station Majalta, while SI Sanjeet Sharma, Incharge Police Post Tikri has been transferred and posted as SHO ... Read More

Five terrorists have been shot dead by security forces in an encounter at Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam. Three were shot dead this morning during a cordon and search operation, while the two others were killed during the encounter that followed.   Train services between Baramulla and Qazigund were stopped, the police said.   The security forces launched a search operation on getting intelligence inputs that some terrorists have been hiding at Chowgam in the south Kashmir district, 72 km from Srinagar.     The terrorists opened fired at the ... Read More