Women of all ages must be allowed in Kerala’s renowned Sabarimala temple, the Supreme Court ordered today, ending ban on the entry of women between 10 and 50 years. “The practice of age restriction on women entry to Sabrimala temple can’t be treated as an essential religious practice,” said the court in a majority four-one judgement.   The only woman judge on the five-judge constitution bench, Justice Indu Malhotra, has a dissenting view. Women said to be of menstrual age are restricted from entering the temple as its presiding deity, Lord Ayyappa, is co ... Read More

Two day international Urdu conference concluded at Community hall, Doda organised by Govt Degree College, Doda.  At a time when Indo-Pak relations are under stress due to varied reasons, writers and scholars of Urdu language drawn from different parts of the State and abroad converged at Doda to deliberate on the theme of Benevolence, Peace, Love and Brotherhood as dealt in Urdu literature of India and Pakistan.   Various scholars and writers from Bangladesh, Egypt and Iran participated in the event highlighting the views on the subject of Peace and Love. ... Read More

With a global outreach of 1.5 billion people, WhatsApp has rolled out a number of features in 2018. This is a very quick read glancing at all the features of WhatsApp. 1. Group video and voice calling The prime feature of WhatsApp in 2018 is its group video and voice calling. It is official now for Android and iPhone users. This feature is something that allows users to conduct VoIP calls which are making it especially convenient considering the scale at which WhatsApp is used in India. 2. WhatsApp Payments Another significant feature is the payment integration using the Ind ... Read More

The State Administrative Council (SAC), on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved the draft ‘Jammu and Kashmir Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2018’.   Advisors to Governor, B B Vyas, K Vijay Kumar, and Khurshid Ahmad Ganai, Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam and Principal Secretary to Governor, Umang Narula were present at the meeting.   The Bill seeks to provide for the speedy disposal of the arbitration matters and for providing mediation and conciliation in pending arbitration matters before the court. ... Read More

The state office bearers of BJP’s youth wing BJYM along with District Presidents today met at Party Headquarters Trikuta Nagar today to discuss the strategies in view of forthcoming Urban Local Bodies and Panchayat elections in the state. The meeting was chaired by President of the outfit Vikas Choudhary and BJP’s state secretary and in-charge of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) J&K Ajay Gupta. BJYM State President Vikas Choudhary, while addressing the gathering said that we as a youth are responsible for the outcome of election so we have to work with all the energy ... Read More

Three encounters broke out between the security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir early on Thursday. Exchange of firing between the security personnel and terrorists was reported from Dooru Shahabad in Anantnag district, Noorbagh in Srinagar city, and Chadoora in Budgam.   – In the encounter at Dooru Shahabad in Anantnag, one terrorist has been killed by the security forces. The firing has currently stopped and a search operation is underway, reports said. Two more terrorists could be present in the area, as per sources. The forces had launched a cordon and searc ... Read More