Prem Sagar

"If you're making Ramayan then you cannot hurt the sentiments. People watch this with devotion," says Prem Sagar

Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Prem Sagar Aziz quit the National Conference (NC) on Tuesday and extended support to former party colleague Devender Singh Rana, who joined the BJP recently.

When Hyderabad police questioned Sagar, he admitted killing Prem for not sharing his smartphone with him, using which he wanted to clear off his debts.

Days after videos of his visits within the state drew criticism, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked his chief secretary and other senior officers not to make any special arrangements for him and his staff during such trips. The order, issued yesterday by the Chief Minister's office, comes in the wake of controversies surrounding his...

The family of Prem Sagar - one of the two soldiers mutilated by Pakistani troops earlier this month - has described the arrangements made for a visit by Yogi Adityanath on Sunday as "humiliating". For the Chief Minister's brief visit, the Uttar Pradesh administration insisted on bringing an air-conditioner, a carpet, a sofa and even towels to the m...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday presented a cheque for Rs 4 lakh to the family of BSF head constable Prem Sagar who was killed and his body mutilated by Pakistani troops on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir last week.

Calling the killing and mutilation of its two soldiers a "strong act of provocation", India today told Islamabad there is "sufficient evidence" of the role of the Pakistani army. The government summoned Pakistani envoy Abdul Basit to underscore its outrage and demanded immediate action against the Pakistani soldiers and commanders responsible for w...

Constable Prem Sagar, one of the two soldiers killed and mutilated by Pakistan at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, was cremated early this morning, 11 hours after his body was brought to his village in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria. For several hours, the Border Security Force Jawan's family refused to cremate his body until it was show...

Prem Sagar, the Border Security Force soldier who was mutilated by Pakistan, was cremated this morning at his village in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria. Mr Sagar's family had refused to cremate his body, insisting that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visit them. They agreed to hold the last rites after the Chief Minister spoke to them late last night.

India today warned Pakistan of an "unequivocal" response to the killing and mutilation of two soldiers yesterday along the Line of Control in Kashmir. Pakistan, which has denied the barbaric act, said in response today that India "should look inwards" to determine how the soldiers were killed, sought "actionable evidence" of India's claims, and war...

The BJP has been vocal in recent years in charging the Congress and the UPA with being "easygoing" on Pakistan. The time has now come for the ruling BJP to pull a real solution out of the bag.

In a small village in Uttar Pradesh, a young woman is clear on how India must avenge two soldiers who were killed and then beheaded yesterday by Pakistan. "I want 50 heads for his sacrifice" she says, referring to her father, Prem Sagar, who was a constable with the Border Security Force.

A day after two soldiers were killed and mutilated by Pakistan at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, India's top military commander told his Pakistani counterpart "such a dastardly and inhuman act is beyond any norms of civility and merits unequivocal condemnation and response". The army has vowed revenge for the barbaric killing of Naib Su...

Head Constable Prem Sagar and Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh, who belonged to the three-member team, were killed and their bodies were mutilated. The men behind the attack had crossed the Line of Control, which serves as a de facto border, under the cover fire of the Pakistani Army.

Head Constable Prem Sagar, 50, of the Border Security Force (BSF) spoke to his wife Gyanwati Devi on phone early on Monday morning and asked about her health and whether her blood pressure was under check. Hours later the soldier's family in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria learned that he had been killed and mutilated by Pakistani soldiers. Hun...

"If you're making Ramayan then you cannot hurt the sentiments. People watch this with devotion," says Prem Sagar

Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Prem Sagar Aziz quit the National Conference (NC) on Tuesday and extended support to former party colleague Devender Singh Rana, who joined the BJP recently.

When Hyderabad police questioned Sagar, he admitted killing Prem for not sharing his smartphone with him, using which he wanted to clear off his debts.

Days after videos of his visits within the state drew criticism, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked his chief secretary and other senior officers not to make any special arrangements for him and his staff during such trips. The order, issued yesterday by the Chief Minister's office, comes in the wake of controversies surrounding his...

The family of Prem Sagar - one of the two soldiers mutilated by Pakistani troops earlier this month - has described the arrangements made for a visit by Yogi Adityanath on Sunday as "humiliating". For the Chief Minister's brief visit, the Uttar Pradesh administration insisted on bringing an air-conditioner, a carpet, a sofa and even towels to the m...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday presented a cheque for Rs 4 lakh to the family of BSF head constable Prem Sagar who was killed and his body mutilated by Pakistani troops on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir last week.

Calling the killing and mutilation of its two soldiers a "strong act of provocation", India today told Islamabad there is "sufficient evidence" of the role of the Pakistani army. The government summoned Pakistani envoy Abdul Basit to underscore its outrage and demanded immediate action against the Pakistani soldiers and commanders responsible for w...

Constable Prem Sagar, one of the two soldiers killed and mutilated by Pakistan at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, was cremated early this morning, 11 hours after his body was brought to his village in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria. For several hours, the Border Security Force Jawan's family refused to cremate his body until it was show...

Prem Sagar, the Border Security Force soldier who was mutilated by Pakistan, was cremated this morning at his village in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria. Mr Sagar's family had refused to cremate his body, insisting that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visit them. They agreed to hold the last rites after the Chief Minister spoke to them late last night.

India today warned Pakistan of an "unequivocal" response to the killing and mutilation of two soldiers yesterday along the Line of Control in Kashmir. Pakistan, which has denied the barbaric act, said in response today that India "should look inwards" to determine how the soldiers were killed, sought "actionable evidence" of India's claims, and war...

The BJP has been vocal in recent years in charging the Congress and the UPA with being "easygoing" on Pakistan. The time has now come for the ruling BJP to pull a real solution out of the bag.

In a small village in Uttar Pradesh, a young woman is clear on how India must avenge two soldiers who were killed and then beheaded yesterday by Pakistan. "I want 50 heads for his sacrifice" she says, referring to her father, Prem Sagar, who was a constable with the Border Security Force.

A day after two soldiers were killed and mutilated by Pakistan at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, India's top military commander told his Pakistani counterpart "such a dastardly and inhuman act is beyond any norms of civility and merits unequivocal condemnation and response". The army has vowed revenge for the barbaric killing of Naib Su...

Head Constable Prem Sagar and Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh, who belonged to the three-member team, were killed and their bodies were mutilated. The men behind the attack had crossed the Line of Control, which serves as a de facto border, under the cover fire of the Pakistani Army.

Head Constable Prem Sagar, 50, of the Border Security Force (BSF) spoke to his wife Gyanwati Devi on phone early on Monday morning and asked about her health and whether her blood pressure was under check. Hours later the soldier's family in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria learned that he had been killed and mutilated by Pakistani soldiers. Hun...