RAMBAN — Four Amarnath pilgrims, who were on way to the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, were injured in a road accident in Banihal area of Ramban district on Friday morning, officials said. An official said that a tempo vehicle carrying the pilgrims turned turtle on Srinagar-Jammu national highway near Sherbabi area of […]
BEIJING — China on Thursday voiced its opposition to India’s reported plans to hold the next year’s meeting of G-20 leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, echoing close ally Pakistan’s objection, and underlined that relevant sides should avoid “politicising” the issue. “We have noted relevant information,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told a media briefing […]
NEW DELHI — The Election Commission will publish the finalised electoral rolls of Jammu and Kashmir on October 31, the union territory’s first voters’ list after the boundaries of assembly seats were redrawn in the delimitation exercise. In a letter to the chief electoral officer of Jammu and Kashmir, the poll panel has given a […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit in Srinagar and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession. Srinagar Police in a statement said, “based on specific input regarding movement of militants in the district, Srinagar Police laid special checkpoints at various locations. On one such […]
SRINAGAR — Sopore Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested three militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit in Sopore town in North Kashmir on Thursday. Sopore Police in a statement said, “Today on a specific input regarding movement of militants a joint naka was established at 18:40 hrs by PC Sopore, 52 RR, 177 […]
BUDGAM — Police in Budgam have claimed to have busted a fake SIM card racket by arresting three persons involved in the commission of crime. According to a statement, “Police received specific information that, a group of PoS agents is operating in District Budgam and involved in cheating innocent people by forging their documents and […]
NEW DELHI — Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court challenging his police remand in a case related to an alleged objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity. The petition, which challenges the trial court’s June 28 order granting four days of custody of Zubair to […]
UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for the full respect of all religions and for ensuring that different communities can live in harmony and peace globally, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said amidst communal tensions in Rajasthan after the killing of a tailor in Udaipur. Dujarric said this in response to a question […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that he has firm belief that the Amarnath Yatra, which began today, will be peaceful and will a success by the blessings of Shri Amarnath Ji Baba. Talking to a selected group of reporters today morning, Sinha said that by the blessings of […]
SRINAGAR — Second batch of 5,770 pilgrims left from Jammu to the Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra which begins in south Kashmir’s Himalayan cave shrine on Thursday. Officials said the 5,770 pilgrims who left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the Yatra include 1,670 bound for north Kashmir Baltal base camp and […]