SRINAGAR — At least 13 newly elected MLAs in Jammu and Kashmir come from political families whose members have won or contested elections in the past, with the National Conference accounting for the maximum number of such legislators. The National Conference, which has emerged as the single largest party in the assembly elections, is said […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a tragic incident, a man killed his cousin brother by stabbing him with sharp edged weapon in Parimpora area of Srinagar on Sunday. “The man identified as Amir Razak Mir, son Ab Razak Mir, a resident of Parimpora Srinagar suffered critical injuries after being stabbed by his cousin brother during a […]
ISLAMABAD — At least 11 people have been killed and eight more have sustained injuries in a clash between two tribes in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, Al Jazeera reported. Tensions rose in the Kurram district of the province after two people were critically injured in a shooting incident between rival tribes in the […]
KARACHI — The Karachi administration has enforced Section 144 across the city for four days, starting from October 13, to ensure public safety and maintain law and order, ARY News reported. This decision comes after a recommendation from Sindh’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon, who cited potential threats to peace as the […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister-designate Omar Abdullah Saturday said the delay in the swearing-in of the new government in Jammu and Kashmir was due to the need to follow the procedures for revoking the President’s Rule in the Union Territory. “There is a procedure. There has been the President’s Rule here for the last six years. […]
MUMBAI — Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead by three men in Mumbai’s Bandra area on Saturday, and two of the assailants have been since arrested, officials said. The shocking incident prompted the Opposition to question the law and order situation in the state where assembly elections are […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s administration issued two notifications in a span of 24 hours, which limit the powers of the income State government in recruitment and service matters. Two notifications issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s administration in a span of 24 hours evoked sharp reactions from National Conference […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that the BRO infrastructure projects for the Union Territory, which were inaugurated on Saturday, are strategically vital and will be an economic lifeline for people in far-flung areas. He expressed his gratitude to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for dedicating 19 infrastructure projects under […]
SRINAGAR — Lok Sabha MP from the Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid on Saturday met Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha here and apprised him of the issues faced by people. “Engineer Rashid briefed the LG about the demands of the people of north Kashmir. The Lok Sabha member also urged the […]
SRINAGAR — More than 70 per cent of the 90 MLAs elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly have declared their minimum educational qualification as graduates, including three who hold doctorate degrees. According to data compiled by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), all three doctorate degree holders who emerged victorious in the recently-held Assembly […]