NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday, in a historic decision, put a stay on the sedition law and ruled that no new FIRs will be lodged under this sedition law until the Centre reexamines the provisions of this British-era law. Dictating the order, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said it will be […]
BARAMULLA — Minister of State (MoS) for Cooperation and Development of North Eastern Region Government of India, BL Verma, on Wednesday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is fighting for justice to Kashmiri Pandits, who had been victimized in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at Dak Banglow Baramulla, Verma said that BJP is fighting hard for […]
BUDGAM — A man was killed on Wednesday after he fell down from moving vehicle in Humhama area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official said that a man was, traveling from Budgam to Srinagar when he fell down from Bus bearing registration number JK01D 8652. He said locals immediately shifted him to SMHS hospital […]
RAJOURI — Dozens of passengers have received injuries in a road accident that took place at Khandli near Rajouri town on Wednesday. Officials said that an accident took place when a Canter Bus on way from Kotedhara to Rajouri collided with a Tipper at Khandli. The bus turned turtle, resulting in injuries to dozens of […]
KUPWARA — An elderly man died after hit by a Sumo in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a speeding Sumo (JK05B-3981) hit an elderly man in Ganapora area of Kupwara falling in the jurisdiction of police station Kralgund. The deceased has been identified as Muhammad Yousuf Bhat […]
RAMBAN — Jammu and Kashmir Police Wednesday that they have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in district Ramban. An official said that during a search operation in Sumbar area of Gool sub division, police recovered 179 bullets of ammunition (including AK-47 132 bullets, 7.65 mm 21 bullets, 303 mm […]
JERUSALEM — Palestinian health ministry Wednesday said that the Israeli forces have shot dead Al Jazeera’s journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank. The ministry said that she was hit by a live bullet while covering Israeli raids in the city of Jenin and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. “She […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police in central Kashmir’s Budgam have arrested six members of a family for attacking a neighboring family and assaulting a teenage girl, whose condition is stated to be critical in the hospital. “The scuffle took place between two families over a dispute involving the construction of an interior road in […]
NEW DELHI — With 2,897 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of cases rose to 4,31,10,586, even as active cases have decreased to 19,494, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,24,157 with 54 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly dry in J&K during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Wednesday that dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely to occur during the next 24 hours. An official of the department said, “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the […]