Jammu: Heavy shelling and firing started on Saturday between the Indian and Pakistani armies on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district. The Pakistani army resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate targeting of defence and civilian facilities in Mankote area using small arms, automatics and mortars, the Defence Ministry sources[Read More…]
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Google fires software engineer for writing ‘sexist’ memo on diversity
Google has fired James Damore, the software engineer on Monday for writing an internal memo that questioned the company’s policies on diversity. His memo claimed that there are fewer women engineers because of their “biological differences”. Damore confirmed that he was fired for “perpetuating gender stereotypes,” Reuters reported. In an[Read More…]
J&K bypoll: Polling wind up in many centres in Budgam
Voting for the bypolls to the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency of Kashmir began on Sunday. Security was tightened in Srinagar as separatists called for a boycott of the by-election. The bypoll was required as the former PDP leader Tariq Hamid Karra resigned from PDP and Lok Sabha in protest last[Read More…]
Students in Kashmir take exam despite unrest
More than one lakh students are taking secondary exams in Kashmir on Monday despite not being able to attend school for nearly four months. “Over 45,000 students are appearing for class 12th exams beginning at 11am at 484 centers today while over 55,000 students are appearing for class 10th exam[Read More…]
Border skirmishes: J&K govt orders reopening of schools
Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday ordered reopening of schools in the border areas of Jammu from Tuesday that were closed following the increasing tension between India and Pakistan post September 29 surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC). At least 174 schools along Indo-Pak border areas were closed[Read More…]
Forces will give befitting reply to Pakistan: Rajnath Singh
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, amid the continuing ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along LoC, said on Saturday that the security forces were giving a ‘befitting reply’. “I want to assure the nation that the security forces are giving befitting reply to the firing from Pakistan. We will not bow down[Read More…]
2 civilians killed in police firing in Kaziranga eviction
Two civilians were killed and five others injured in police open firing in Banderdubi and Deochurchang areas of Nagaon district neat Kaziranga National Park in an eviction drive carried out by Assam government. The police opened fire on protesters who were demanding compensation before they move out from areas. The[Read More…]
Poonch: Militants hauled up inside mini secretariat building, firing resumes
An encounter between militants and security forces in Poonch is still underway as fresh exchange of fire was reported between the two sides at the mini secretariat building Monday morning. According to updates, some militants are apparently present inside the building and have started firing at intermittent intervals since the early hours[Read More…]