NEW DELHI — Asiya Andrabi and two others hatched a conspiracy for the secession of Kashmir from India, a Delhi court said in its order convicting them for offences, including conspiracy to commit crime against the state and being members of a terrorist organisation under stringent anti-terror law UAPA. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh, […]
ANANTNAG, Sheikh Nadeem/Zubair Ul Islam (KIMS) — Students of Hanfia Noorul Aiza Islamia High School located in the Ara–Koshipora area of Dooru in Anantnag district, have passed the Class 10th examination with flying colours. The Class 10th results were declared across Jammu and Kashmir on January 14, with an overall pass percentage of 85 percent. […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday sought the Union government’s intervention for the safe return of students, including Kashmiris, from Iran amid the prevailing tension there. This came a day after parents of several Kashmiri students studying in Iran expressed concern over the situation there, and appealed to the Centre to facilitate their […]
SRINAGAR — The parents of Kashmiri students currently studying in Iran have appealed to the Centre to bring their children back amid ongoing tensions in the country. Scores of concerned parents gathered at the Press Enclave here, urging the government to intervene. “We appeal to the prime minister, the external affairs minister, the chief minister […]
SRINAGAR, Farhan Kitab (KIMS) — Senior social-political activist Ruheena Shahzad on Thursday extended her heartfelt congratulations to students who qualified the Class 10th and 12th examinations conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE). In her message, Shahzad praised the hard work, perseverance, and dedication shown by the students in successfully clearing […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday asked all its nationals currently residing in Iran to leave by available means as the security situation in the country deteriorated further in view of massive anti-government protests and a crackdown on the demonstrators. New Delhi has also strongly advised its nationals to avoid travelling to Iran. The protests […]
NEW DELHI — In a significant development, a special court here on Wednesday convicted Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi and two others for offences including conspiracy to wage war against the country and being members of a terrorist organisation under stringent anti-terror law UAPA. Andrabi, the founder of the all-women separatist group Dukhtaraan-e-Millat (DeM) in 1987, […]
JAMMU — Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan chaired a meeting here on Wednesday to review security arrangements for the upcoming Republic Day celebrations as well as assess the ongoing anti-terror operations and drone incursions along the borders. This came a week after Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on January 8, directed security forces to continue […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference president Sajad Lone on Wednesday alleged that Jammu harboured an “obsessive opposition” to developmental initiatives in Kashmir, and said that perhaps the time has come for an “amicable divorce” between the two regions of the Union Territory. Lone was referring to the demands from a section for shifting the recently announced […]
