JAMMU — Scores of activists from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) community joined the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Saturday. They joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Udhampur district party chief Arun Gupta and former MLA Balwant Singh Mankotia. The joining witnessed key figures from the Gujjar and Bakerwal […]
JAMMU — Senior Congress leader Bharat Singh Solanki on Saturday said there is “huge support” for the INDIA bloc in the country and exuded confidence that it will win the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. He also said Rahul Gandhi’s Manipur-to-Maharashtra Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra will have an unifying impact on the nation. “People of India […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir has raised the cadre strength of district judges by approving a proposal that supported the recommendations of Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC). The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the Chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved increasing the cadre strength of District Judges (Selection Grade) to 35 […]
JAMMU — Several social activists and professionals on Sunday joined the PDP here in the presence of its president Mehbooba Mufti. Those who joined the party were advocate Meenakshi Bhatyal, Rajiv Sharma, Sameer Ahmed, Haider Abass and Adil Altaf. Their decision to join the PDP reflects a growing endorsement of the party’s values and vision, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A man has been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Baramulla district of North Kashmir for his involvement in disturbance of law and order, Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Saturday. The Jammu and Kashmir Police in Baramulla district in a press release said, While acting tough against anti-national elements, a […]
SRINAGAR — The State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir has filed charge sheet against 12 individuals in connection with the murder of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district last year. According to a statement, the case, initially registered at Police Station Litter Pulwama under FIR No. 14/2023, was later transferred to SIA Kashmir […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Iran have agreed to “de-escalate” tensions after an exchange of missile and drone attacks this week raised fears of further instability in the region, Islamabad said. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and the foreign minister of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, spoke via phone on Friday, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a […]
CHANDIGARH — An AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines and 40 cartridges were seized by the BSF from a field near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Ferozepur district, a spokesperson of the force said on Saturday. The seizure was made during a search operation by the Border Security Force on Friday after noticing a drone movement […]
LAHORE — Zaka Ashraf, the Chairperson of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee, announced his resignation on a Friday. Ashraf, who had been an integral part of PCB’s Board of Governors since July 6, 2023, stepped into the role of Management Committee’s chairperson after succeeding Najam Sethi. The decision to step down was conveyed […]
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday ruled out any delay in talks with the INDIA bloc over the seat sharing in Jammu and Kashmir, adding that talks have already begun in this direction. Abdullah’s statement comes after he recently flagged that there is a threat to the INDIA bloc if a consensus […]