This summer, the lake and its shores are empty of tourists and the smartly-dressed boatman is upset. "Look at our empty boats," said Bhat, 31. "We have nobody to take a ride."
A mob stripped and lynched a senior police officer in the grand mosque of Srinagar, triggering widespread outrage. Hundreds attended the funeral of 57-year-old Deputy Superintendent of Police Muhammad Ayub Pandit even as two persons were arrested.
The officer said the woman suspected that something was amiss and forcibly took possession of her husband's handset around four days back.
The two states on Thursday joined the league of Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala, which were the first three states to be declared ODF.
In a bid to reverse “brain-drain”, the government on Thursday launched a scheme under which non-resident Indian scientists will be able to work in the country’s institutions for a period of one to three months.
AAP MLA Manjeet Singh Bilaspur from Nihal Singhwala constituency fell unconscious and had to be rushed to a hospital along with other injured MLAs. Akali Dal MLAs came out in support of their colleagues in the Opposition.