Outlook Correspondent

According to the new order, the prohibition would be from Baramulla through Srinagar, Qazigund, Jawahar-Tunnel, Banihal, and Ramban till Udhampur.

The Government of Jammu & Kashmir today downgraded and withdrew the security of 18 Hurriyat leaders in the state.

Senior officials told Outlook that nothing much should be read into the transfer as it was on the expected lines

Senior superintendent of police Shopian Sandeep Chowdary said the police were verifying whether the relatives have been released.

The kidnappings, which police sources say is a pressure tactic by the terrorists, come after security forces conducted multiple raids and arrested relatives of some terrorists in the area.

Kodagu, where the Cauvery river rises, has received twice the amount of rain it normally gets in August.

The incident took place around 7.30pm when Parra was returning from a condolence meeting.

Interating with J&K audiences, comprising journalists, artists and students, for the first time in Srinagar, Kaur read out excerpts from her maiden book ‘Small Acts of Freedom’.

The plant at Mahul road in Chembur area of Mumbai caught fire around 3 pm, a fire brigade official said.

Former law commission chairman trashes practice of political appointments to PSUs such as that of BJP spokespersons Sambit Patra and Shazia Ilmi.