PULWAMA — Senior National Conference leader Assadullah Elahi has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of the mother of Hon’ble MLA Zainpora, Showkat Ganai. In a condolence message, Elahi said he was deeply saddened to hear about the irreparable loss suffered by Ganai Sahib and his family. He extended his heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference President and Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday accused the BJP, National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of colluding in “match-fixing” during the Rajya Sabha elections. Recalling his experience from the 2015 Rajya Sabha polls, Lone said, “I remember in 2015 I cast my […]
JAMMU — Family members of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik and party leaders on Tuesday welcomed his release, terming it a “victory of truth” and reaffirmed their commitment to public welfare in Jammu and Kashmir. Malik’s father Shammas Din expressed satisfaction, saying his son has always worked for the people. “He is my son and he […]
SRINAGAR — PDP on Tuesday staged a protest against the Jammu and Kashmir government for removing Urdu as a mandatory language in the revenue records, and said the move will have “far-reaching cultural consequences”. Led by Iltija Mufti, the People’s Democratic Party workers assembled at Sher-e-Kashmir Park here to protest the government’s decision to remove […]
LEH — Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Tuesday approved the appointment of deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs) for the five newly-created districts in Ladakh, a day after their formation, officials said. The appointments were made for Changthang, Nubra, Zanskar, Sham, and Drass to ensure the immediate commencement of administrative work and […]
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 […]