NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted one-week interim bail to jailed Lok Sabha member from Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid, to enable him to visit his ailing father. A bench of justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain, however, clarified that during this period, Rashid, who is […]
JAMMU — After his release from Kathua jail on Tuesday, AAP MLA Mehraj Malik rued the entanglement of politics with the slapping of legal cases, but asserted that no change is possible without political engagement. He further vowed to continue his struggle for public welfare unabated and asserted that it is driven by thoughts rather […]
JAMMU — Aam Aadmi Party legislator Mehraj Malik was released from Kathua jail on Tuesday following the quashing of his detention under the Public Safety Act by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Malik said that now that he had been released, he would continue to raise and talk about the issues of the people. […]
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday quashed the preventive detention of Aam Aadmi Party legislator Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA), holding that the order was legally unsustainable and based on “non-application of mind”. Setting aside the detention order issued by the Doda district magistrate against […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday said it has filed a chargesheet against a former Public Works Department employee in a bribery case before the Additional Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar. According to ACB, the chargesheet was presented in connection with FIR No. 07/2022 registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of […]
SRINAGAR — A school allegedly run by individuals affiliated with a banned organisation in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir has been declared an “unlawful entity” under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Anshul Garg issued a two-page order based on a dossier presented by Senior Superintendent of Police, Shopian, pointing towards […]
JAMMU — The National Investigation Agency has taken over the case related to the recent unearthing of an interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror module and secured custody of five arrested terrorists, including two Pakistani nationals, for questioning on Monday, officials said. On April 7, Jammu and Kashmir police achieved a major success in its counter-terror campaign […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday announced the creation of five new districts in the Union Territory, calling it a historic decision aimed at strengthening governance and fulfilling a long-pending demand of the people. In a post on X, Saxena said he had approved the notification for the formation […]
JAMMU — Jammu sweltered on Saturday as heatwave conditions gripped the plains, with the city recording a high of 39.5 degrees Celsius — 5.1 notches above normal, officials said. The minimum temperature in the city also remained above average at 22.8 degrees Celsius, 2.0 degrees above normal, a meteorological department spokesperson said. Katra town, the […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Capitals bowler Lungi Ngidi was rushed to hospital after sustaining a head injury during an Indian Premier League game on Saturday, but the South African is stable and will soon be discharged, organisers said. Chasing a skier offered by Punjab Kings batter Priyank Arya, Ngidi back-pedalled from his mid-off position but […]