Greater Kashmir

Rajouri, Aug 6:Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said his government and the ruling National Conference (NC) would continue their efforts until the Jammu and Kashmir's statehood is restored. We will keep striving, keep fighting till statehood is restored, CM Omar told reporters after reviewing relief and rehabilitation measures in flood-hit Rajouri district of Pir Panjal region. On whether more steps would be taken following demonstrations held across J&ak on Wednesday seeking restoration

Panaji, Aug 6: The Bombay High Court on Thursday convicted and sentenced to ten years in jail former journalist Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case, terming the trial courts 2021 verdict of acquittal as perverse and slamming it for falling prey to the notion that the complainant in such cases should be a perfect victim and conduct herself in a certain way to appear credible. Tejpal, former editor-in-chief of Tehelka, was convicted of raping a junior colleague inside a hotel elevator in 2013 during

Mendhar, Aug 6: Two rusted mortar shells were detected and safely destroyed by the Army in the Mankote sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday, officials said. The unexploded ordnance was found in the Choki Sagra area of the Mendhar sub-division, they said. Army personnel of bomb disposal squad destroyed the shells in a controlled explosion after following all necessary safety protocols. No loss of life or damage to property was reported in the operation, officials added.