NEW DELHI — The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday issued an advisory to all private television channels against telecasting visuals that could aid, abet or promote unlawful activities. The advisory comes in the wake of certain television channels carrying content on making explosives in the aftermath of the recent blast near the Red […]
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday heard the arguments on a petition filed by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti seeking the return of undertrial prisoners from J-K lodged in jails outside the Union territory. The high court examined submissions on whether the continued detention of these prisoners in distant […]
LEH — Ahead of their next round of talks with the High Powered Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ladakh representatives have submitted a draft proposal to the ministry seeking statehood and Sixth Schedule status for the Union Territory. The 29-page document, submitted to the home ministry on Monday, has also demanded general amnesty […]
SRINAGAR — CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami on Tuesday said those involved in the heinous terrorist act in Delhi must be brought to justice, but effective intervention is required to ensure that students and labourers in different parts of the country are not “harassed”. In a statement, Tarigami said the CPI(M) expresses deep concern over […]
SRINAGAR — Condemning the recent Delhi blast, the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) on Tuesday said the perpetrators must be punished and urged the Centre to identify and address the root cause of “white-collar” radicalisation. The party, headed by former minister Altaf Bukhari, voiced deep concern over the November 10 incident in New Delhi […]
JAMMU — Authorities on Tuesday checked the lockers belonging to staff, students and doctors at the Government Medical College and Sri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) hospitals in Jammu as part of a drill amid tight security arrangements, officials said. The step was taken after some doctors were found involved in a major terror module and […]
JAMMU — A local court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda has convicted three people in connection the murder of a woman 2016. Shakuntala Devi was killed and her husband Nehal Chand and son Chain Singh were injured in an attack by a rival group following a land dispute in Bhaderwah area of Doda district over […]
SRINAGAR — The CBI probe into the custodial torture case of Jammu and Kashmir Police constable Khursheed Ahmed Chowhan has confirmed multiple wounds inflicted on him by fellow personnel at JIC, Kupwara, with reports showing that the fracture and other injuries were “caused by blunt force trauma, consistent with beating or torture” to “extort confession”. […]
SRINAGAR — With security agencies carrying out extensive raids in Kashmir in connection with the “white collar” terror conspiracy case, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the common people should not be collectively punished for someone’s mistake. She also called for thorough investigations into the accidental blast at Nowgam police station, saying there were […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed hope that the probe into the Nowgam police station accidental blast will provide answers to the questions surrounding the unfortunate incident that claimed nine lives. Speaking to reporters after visiting a hospital here to inquire about those injured in the accidental blast on […]