NEW DELHI — A high-intensity explosion ripped through a car parked near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, gutting several vehicles and killing at least eight people, officials said. Twenty-four people were injured in the blast that took place on a busy evening when the area was milling with people. The injured were […]
SRINAGAR — A day ahead of voting for the Budgam assembly bypoll in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed confidence that the ruling National Conference will win the election. The Budgam bypoll is being held on Tuesday as Abdullah had vacated the seat last year, retaining Ganderbal seat after winning both […]
SRINAGAR — All measures are in place for polling in the Budgam assembly byelection, being seen as a litmus test of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s performance as head of government and the National Conference chief. The Budgam assembly segment, along with Nagrota, will go to polls on Tuesday to elect new representatives after the seats […]
JAMMU — The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday produced Pakistan-linked narco-terror kingpin Mohammed Arshad in a court in Jammu, and he was sent to judicial custody. The SIA on Saturday achieved a major breakthrough with the arrest of Arshad, the alleged kingpin of a narco-terror module, at Mumbai airport. Mohammad […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday accused the National Conference government in Jammu Kashmir of failing to fulfil its promises even after completing one year in office, claiming that it secured a large mandate in last year’s Assembly polls but has “nothing to show” when it came to governance or development. The former […]
JAMMU — Police on Monday foiled a protest march by hundreds of daily wage employees of the Jal Shakti Department who had taken out a rally to gherao the Civil Secretariat here, demanding the regularisation of their services and the release of pending wages. The employees reportedly shut down the water supply to several VIP […]
JAMMU — Bypoll to Nagrota assembly constituency is set to be held on Tuesday amid tight security arrangements, with over 97,000 voters to decide the fate of ten candidates. The segment is witnessing a three-cornered contest among the BJP, National Conference (NC) and the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP). The bypoll was necessitated […]
JAMMU — A 55-year-old man was allegedly found engulfed in flames on the outskirts of Jammu on Monday, prompting police and locals to rush him to hospital, officials said. The victim, identified as Puran Chand — resident of R S Pura — was completely on fire when he was spotted by locals near Ring road […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday reiterated her call for restoration of revival of traditional trade routes “from all sides”, saying Jammu and Kashmir has been “locked in a cage” since the abrogation of Article 370. Mehbooba, a former J-K chief minister, said the matter goes beyond the question of statehood and must […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday asked the Delhi High Court for in-camera proceedings while hearing the agency’s appeal seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in the 2017 terror funding case. A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain said the plea would be considered after NIA’s […]