NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to accord urgent hearing on the pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict which dismissed the petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom and stated that the headscarf is not a part of the essential religious practice in Islam. A bench comprising Chief Justice […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained partly to generally cloudy in J&K and Ladakh on Friday as the Meteorological (MeT) department said mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely in the two union territories during the next 24 hours. “Weather is expected to remain mainly clear to partly cloudy in J&K and Ladakh during the next […]
SRINAGAR — After remaining closed for over two months, 434 km strategic Srinagar-Leh highway was thrown open for light motor vehicles on Friday. A Beacon official told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the Srinagar-Leh highway had been cleared for all hurdles on 19 March, but vehicles were not allowed to ply on the highway. […]
JAMMU — Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials carried out raids at 11 places in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in connection with the fake gun licences scam in which Rs 2.78 lakh were issued to non-entitled persons. The ED carried out raids till Thursday evening. ED sources said teams from Chandigarh, J&K and Delhi started simultaneous raids […]
NEW DELHI — Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre each on Friday, the third increase in four days as oil firms recoup losses from holding rates during the period prior to the recently-concluded assembly elections. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 97.81 per litre as against Rs 97.01 previously […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Thursday allowed the NIA more time to complete its investigation in a case of militant funding in Jammu and Kashmir against human rights activist Khurram Parvez and two others. Special NIA judge Praveen Singh also extended the custody of Parvez, Muneer Ahmad Kataria and Arshid Ahmad Tonch by […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 31 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said one of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 30 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453626. Giving district wise details, […]
UDHAMPUR — At least four persons including two children were killed while three others were injured in a road accident that took place in Udhampur district on Thursday evening. Officials said that an accident took place when an Ecco vehicle plunged into a deep gorge at Kella area of Ramnagar in Udhampur. The injured were […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police Thursday started the process of attaching immovable properties that were used to provide shelter to militants and also the houses where planning were hatched to attack “security forces and civilians” The process has been started from Srinagar district. “Process has started for attachment of some immovable properties which have […]
POONCH — Police on Thursday said four packets of narcotic like substance were recovered from a load carrier near Baryani India Army Gate area of Poonch district. “At around 1400 hours, one Tata mobile (JK11C-9009) coming from Kaga Chaperdera towards Manjakote was checked at Baryani India Army gate,” a police officer said, adding, “During checking […]