India

Srinagar, Feb 17 (PTI) Mobile internet services were restored in Kashmir on Sunday, a day after they were suspended as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order, officials said.

High speed mobile internet was restored across Kashmir Valley on Sunday night, the officials said.

They said the services were restored as the situation remained peaceful in the Valley.

Kasargod, Feb 17 (PTI) Two Youth Congress workers were allegedly hacked to death by unidentified assailants in the northern district of Kasargod late Sunday night, a senior police official said.

The incident took place at around 8 pm and the deceased were identified as Kripesh and Sarath Lal (24), the official told PTI.

Lucknow, Feb 18 (PTI) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav sought to corner the Narendra Modi government on Monday over the death of soldiers, asking "why the government is waiting and watching".

"Till when will the three day period of mourning keep getting extended? Everyday we get news of the brave martyrdom of our jawans while smiling BJP politicians accompany their funeral processions. Why is the govt waiting and watching?," he said in a tweet.

Amritsar, Feb 18 (PTI) Eight cows and a bull were found dead under mysterious circumstances at different locations in the city on Monday, police said.

According to sources, the bovines were apparently given some poisonous substance.

Commissioner of Police S S Srivastava said an investigation is underway to ascertain the cause of death.

He said none will be spared if found guilty.

About 1,000 cows die every year in Lucknow after eating polythene

Chennai, Feb 18 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday demanded statehood for both the national capital and Puducherry, saying people in these two union territories should not be discriminated against.

Kejriwal, who was here en route to Puducherry to express solidarity with Chief Minister V Narayanaswamy -locked in a turf war with Lt Governor Kiran Bedi- alleged that the situation in the two union territories was the same.

Srinagar, Feb 18 (PTI) Four Army personnel, including a major, and two Jaish terrorists were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday, three days after a suicide bomber from the group drove his explosives-laden vehicle into a CRPF bus in the area, defence officials said.

A civilian was also killed in the exchange of fire in Pinglan area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district, they said.

18 Feb 2019; DW: A gunbattle with militants in disputed Kashmir has left four Indian troops dead. It comes just days after the worst attack on government forces in the region's history, to which India promised a "jaw-dropping" response.

At least four Indian soldiers were killed in a shootout with rebels in India-administered Kashmir on Monday.

KANPUR: It was certainly an eye-opener for the Chief Superintendent Prof R K Maurya of Hallet Hospital who inspected the intensive care unit on Saturday morning. How have the poor patients been weeping blood in anguish at the prescription of the costly antibiotics injections? In rather factual findings he learnt of the exact fleecing of the poor money and fooling them in the name of treatment at the government hospital. It was also learnt that it costs from rupees ten to fifteen thousand per day at the expense of the hospital’s ICU.

National Conference vice-president and former Chief Minister of J&K Omar Abdullah questioned attacks on innocent Kashmiris studying and living outside Kashmir valley.  His remarks came following reports of attacks on Kashmiris in Jammu and harassment of Kashmiri students at places outside the State.

He said that by attacking Kashmiris, they were being told that there is no place for them outside the Valley and no future in the mainland.

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — As India considers its response to the suicide car bombing of a paramilitary convoy in the disputed region of Kashmir that killed dozens of soldiers, a retired military commander who oversaw a much-lauded military strike against neighboring Pakistan in 2016 has urged caution.