JAMMU — A minor earthquake measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, increasing the number of temblors to strike the union territory to 12 in the last five days, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The NCS said the quake occurred at 4.32 a.m. on Saturday with latitude […]
JAMMU — A Pakistani intruder was arrested along the International Border here by the Border Security Force (BSF) in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. BSF personnel picked up on the movement of Mohd Shabad (45), a resident of Sialkot, while he was trying to sneak into the Arnia sector from across the border, […]
SRINAGAR — Senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation from primary membership of the Congress after serving the party for 52 years has added an important third dimension to the forthcoming assembly elections in J&K. While the election commission has already set the electoral ball rolling in the Union Territory by revision of electoral rolls […]
SRINAGAR — Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar expressed strong disdain against the authorities for once again disallowing its incarcerated Chairman and Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq to address the faithful at the historic and central grand mosque after three years. Anjuman in a statement said that as soon as Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stepped out […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Friday evening claimed to have arrested three Over Ground Workers (OGW’s) of Lashkar-e-Taiba militant outfit at Bomai Chowk area of Sopore town in North Kashmir. According to police statement, “on 26 August 2022, during evening hours, a joint naka/MVCP was established by Sopore police, 22 RR, 179 BN CRPF at Bomai […]
JAMMU — Hours after former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad quit the Congress, eight senior party leaders including three former ministers resigned the party’s primary membership, with sources indicating they may form a new party soon. More leaders, perceived to be close to Azad, are contemplating to resign, the sources said. Former […]
SRINAGAR — Residents of Fresdub in Chrar-i-Sharif block of Central Kashmir district Budgam district are aghast over what they allege is illegal occupation of Waqf land by a group of people, who have illegally taken over the said property. A group of people from Fresdub told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that one of the […]
SRINAGAR — Renowned educationist and lecturer of Chemistry, Javaid Ahmad Rather, of Wagoora area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla has been selected for this year’s national teachers award. President of India, Droupadi Murmu according to Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) will confer the award to Mr Rather on the occasion of Teachers’ Day […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Friday said Ghulam Nabi Azad must have resigned from the Congress as he must not be getting respect and love from the party and added that the country needs a stronger opposition. Abdullah’s son and Vice President of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Omar Abdullah in a […]
SRINAGAR — Former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who resigned from the Congress party on Friday, is all set to float a new political party in Jammu & Kashmir next month, sources said here. Sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer that Azad would launch the party in September. This would be the second major […]