NEW DELHI — Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its dissatisfaction with the content of debates on television, on court connected matters, and said that TV debates are causing more air pollution than anything else. At the beginning of the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, that […]
JAMMU — In a major setback to Congress amid speculations that the assembly elections are imminent in Jammu and Kashmir, at least 20 senior Congress leaders considered close to former Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, have resigned from their respective party positions. All those who have resigned are demanding […]
SRINAGAR — Humaira Gul, the wife of Dr Mudasir Gul, who was killed in Hyderpora encounter, Wednesday staged a protest along with other family members at press colony and stated that her two-year-old daughter has been crying, baba, baba and she had no answers to her. She said police must come up with a proof […]
SRINAGAR — Two Para-military personnel of CRPF and two civilian were injured after suspected militants lobbed a grenade in Palhalan chowk in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. A senior police officer told that militants hurled a grenade on CRPF party. In this incident two CRPF men and two civilian recieved minor splinter injuries. All […]
SRINAGAR — The family members of building owner Altaf Ahmed, who was killed in crossfire in Hyderpora encounter Wednesday staged a protest at press enclave Srinagar demanding the body of slain back without any further delay. The protesting family members also reached out to the J&K’s mainstream camp, especially former chief ministers—Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba […]
SRINAGAR — The intense cold conditions continued unabated in Kashmir valley on Wednesday as the minimum temperature fell at most places with Srinagar recording minus 1.5°C, the coldest night so far this season. The local meteorological department also issued a revised forecast, predicting dry weather to continue till November 23 and that there will be […]
BEIJING — China and the US have agreed to ease restrictions on each other’s media workers amid a slight easing of tensions between the two sides. The official China Daily newspaper on Wednesday said the agreement was reached ahead of Tuesday’s virtual summit between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden. Under the […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP passed a resolution on Tuesday that it will form a government on its own in the Union territory, without any outside support. The party also said that due to the strong and path-breaking leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the position of India in the […]
JAMMU — The district administration is imposing night curfew in Jammu from tonight in view of increasing Positivity Rate. The night curfew will be imposed from 10pm to 6am from 17th November (Wednesday) onwards. Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Anshul Garg in a tweet said, “In view of increasing Positivity Rate in Jammu, DDMA imposes Night Curfew […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association Srinagar on Tuesday condemned the broad day killing of Dr Mudasir Gull and prominent trader Altaf Ahmad in an encounter in Hyderpora area of Srinagar yesterday evening. In a statement, Bar said that it is deeply concerned on the pre-determined pattern of killing of civilians […]