Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday paid tribute to the army jawan, Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar, who lost his life during a gunfight between the security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district.
After the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) intervened, dozens of students from J&K studying at the Government College of Nursing in Karnataka's Holenarasipura were allowed to keep their beard on the instructions of the college director and principal.
Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board chairperson and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Darakhshan Andrabi on Sunday condemned the killing of two Village Defence Guards (VDG) members by terrorists, and said the 'enemies' don't want peace to prevail.
Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing a surge in monkey attacks on civilians and around 20-25 cases have been received in the hospital in the last 5-6 months, said a medical officer of PHC Jaganoo on Sunday.
One terrorist was killed in the ongoing operation with security forces in the Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday evening, the Army said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his attack on Congress in the second successive day of his campaign in Maharashtra, alleging that it has no regard for Baba Saheb Ambedkar and the party "deprived the Dalits of Jammu and Kashmir of their rights".
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravinder Raina on Saturday met the families of the Village Defence Guards (VDGs) who were killed by terrorists on November 7.