NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Wednesday extended till January 16 the NIA custody of five accused in the Red Fort blast case including three doctors and a maulvi. Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna allowed the agency’s plea to extend the custodial interrogation of Dr Adeel Rather, Dr Shaheen Saeed, Dr […]
DHAKA — Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia died early Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness at the age of 80, her party confirmed. According to a statement issued by the BNP, Khaleda Zia passed away at around 6 am at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, where she had […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump announced that any country “doing business” with Iran will have to pay a 25 per cent tariff on its trade with Washington, a move that could impact Tehran’s major trading partners such as India, China and the UAE. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic […]
SRINAGAR — At least two journalists from mainstream English dailies were summoned by Jammu and Kashmir police over their reports on the profiling of mosques and their management committees, the move leading to a massive debate with the Editors Guild and several political parties expressing their outrage. The Indian Express and the Hindustan Times on […]
NEW DELHI — The exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley was a tragedy that tore apart a social fabric built over centuries but must not be allowed to define Kashmir’s future, moderate Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said Wednesday. He said Kashmir’s soul was “wounded, not lost”, and called for rebuilding bridges of […]
JAMMU — House Listing Operations (HLO) will be conducted across Jammu and Kashmir from June 1 to 30 as part of the upcoming census exercise, with self-enumeration commencing 15 days prior, officials said on Wednesday. The schedule was decided by the Union Territory Level Census Coordination Committee, which met here on Tuesday under the chairmanship […]
JAMMU — For months, Rajesh Kumar and Bindiya from Punjab’s Jalandhar are living between despair and acceptance, searching in Jammu for answers about their 22-year-old daughter and her friend, who went missing after a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district in August last year. Another family from Jammu has lost eight members to the […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference president Sajad Lone on Wednesday seconded the BJP’s demand for a separate Jammu state and said that he prayed for it. In a statement, the MLA from Handwara in the Valley, said, “I pray to God that separation becomes possible. It would be true liberation. But beware, the big crocodiles will […]
JAMMU — Emphasising fiscal discipline, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday directed all departments to submit well-structured, need-based proposals consistent with the government’s development roadmap. For the second consecutive day, Abdullah held consultations with several key departments to assess priorities, sectoral needs and development imperatives for the upcoming budget session of the […]
JAMMU — A government teacher was suspended, and an inquiry was ordered after a student allegedly died by suicide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said on Wednesday. Saba Banoo (19), a student of Government Degree College, Doda, allegedly jumped into Chenab river at Pul Doda on January 16, after being scolded by her […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday inaugurated the newly redeveloped Amira Kadal pedestrian bridge here, and said the project aims to blend the city’s heritage with modern amenities to create a vibrant space. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the revamped pedestrian bridge, Sinha said the project, undertaken under the Srinagar […]
JAMMU — Four government officials, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Jammu and Kashmir Police and a revenue official, were arrested after they were caught taking bribe on Tuesday, an official of the Anti-Corruption Bureau said. ASI Zamurat Manhas, posted at police station Mendhar in Poonch, was trapped after a complaint was received that he […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested a man, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, for allegedly murdering his friend in Samba district with the intent of grabbing his compensation money, an official said on Tuesday. The mutilated body of Jeevan Ahirwar, a resident of Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh, was recovered in […]
