JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that the party has always strived for gender equality. He also emphasized on political empowerment of women and their larger role in policy and decision making. “Involvement of women in decision making and policy planning is necessary for achieving comprehensive, unbiased and […]
JAMMU — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday urged people to vote for PAGD allies in the next J&K assembly polls to defeat the BJP and its associates, which, she said, were hampering the case of restoration of the Union Territory’s special status in the apex court. She also reiterated her call for a peaceful […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 151 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day count in 49 days, even as there was no death due to the virus, officials said on Sunday. They said 90 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 61 from Kashmir Division, taking the […]
SRINAGAR — Former Rajya Sabha member and senior leader, Mir Mohammad Fayaz on Sunday announced an additional reward of Rs 2 lacs for those who give any information about missing child from Awoora area of Kupwara district. Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Mir Fayaz said that he feels and shares the pain of the missing […]
NEW DELHI — Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Watali, arrested by the National Investigation Agency in 2017 in a militant financing case, has been moved out of a jail and put under house arrest to facilitate treatment for a terminal disease. A special NIA court earlier this month rejected Watali’s application for a regular bail but took […]
SRINAGAR — Army on Sunday paid tribute to two soldiers who lost their lives during an encounter in Shopian in South Kashmir on Saturday. The Northern Commander of Indian Army tweeted, “#LtGenUpendraDwivedi, #ArmyCdrNC & all ranks #salute the Bravehearts Sepoy Santosh Yadav and Sepoy Chavan Romit who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of […]
SRINAGAR — ‘Dangal’ famed former film actress Zaira Wasim while reacting over ‘Hijab’ row said that ‘Hijab’ is not a choice but an obligation in Islam. Zaira Wasim took to social media and wrote that as a hijab-wearing woman, she resents this “entire system where women are being stopped and harassed for merely carrying out […]
JAMMU — A suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was arrested in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Adil Iqbal Butt, a resident of Sazan-Bajarni village, was apprehended by a joint search party of police, Rashtriya Rifles and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) during checking of vehicles at Thathri on Saturday, the officials said. […]
NEW DELHI — India reported 19,968 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday. A total of 11,87,766 samples were tested during the last 24 hours. The positivity rate for the day stands at 1.68 per cent while the weekly positivity rate stands at […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir home department on Sunday ordered transfer and postings of eight SSPs and SPs and assigned additional charge to another SSP in the interest of administration with immediate effect. Shridhar Patil, AIG Technical will hold additional charge of Director Police Telecommunication. Shailender Singh, SSP Reasi has been transferred and posted as […]