JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Saturday renewed its orders for Palestinian in the northern Gaza Strip to leave their homes and shelters as troops press on a weeklong offensive against militants. Most of the fighting in the past week was centered in and around Jabaliya that was pounded by Israeli war jets and artillery. […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi’s Patiala House Court has extended the interim bail of Engineer Rashid, Member of Parliament from Baramulla, till October 15 in the Jammu and Kashmir militant funding case, India Today reported. Earlier, Rashid was granted interim bail until October 2, which was extended by 10 days on October 1. Now, the court […]
JAMMU — Sunil Sharma, a prominent leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday described the recent assembly election in Jammu & Kashmir as a clash between two opposing ideologies. He characterised one side as representing the legacy of the National Conference (NC) founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, supported by separatist forces and stone-pelters, while […]
HYDERABAD — Indian cricketer Mohammed Siraj has officially taken on the role of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Telangana. The pacer expressed his deep appreciation and gratitude to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for this honour as he reported to Telangana’s Director General of Police (DGP) Jitender on Friday. Siraj was accompanied by MP M. […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti said on Friday that PDP will raise voice not only for restoration of statehood but also for Article 370 and for resolution of other issues” concerning the union territory. Iltija Mufti, who lost the assembly elections from the Srigufwara-Brijbehara assembly constituency, extended her best […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday amended the Civil Services Rules to provide for the setting up of Services Selection Board for recruitment of non-gazetted staff, including Class IV employees. “There shall be constituted a Service Selected Board for making selection for recruitment to subordinate services/non-gazetted/class IV (MTS) posts borne on establishment […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference (NC)-Congress alliance Friday staked the claim to form government in Jammu and Kashmir as chief minister-designate Omar Abdullah called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha here. During his meeting with Sinha, Abdullah presented the letters of support from the coalition partners, hours after Congress extended its support to the NC vice […]
ISLAMABAD — Zakir Naik, the fugitive Islamic preacher, on Friday apologised for his recent remarks on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) even as his controversial statements during the ongoing tour of Pakistan continue to draw severe criticism from people all over the country. Earlier this week, a video of Naik went viral on social media, in […]
SRINAGAR — BJP’s 29-year-old Shagun Parihar is the youngest member of the newly elected Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, while National Conference veteran Abdul Rahim Rather aged 80 is the oldest member. Parihar, who lost her father and uncle in a militant attack in 2018, is the only member of assembly below the age of […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Friday said the INDIA bloc will seek time from the Raj Bhavan on Saturday for staking claim to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir. “The LG is coming (to the Valley). We will ask for time tomorrow and present the letter of support and seek a […]