SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday urged Ladakhis to stand with the people of Jammu and Kashmir for a collective struggle to safeguard their unique identities and interests. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was reacting to reports that Ladakhi leaders had unanimously opted out of the high-powered committee formed […]
KUPWARA — Two persons were killed while husband-wife duo was injured in a road accident at Hayan area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. An official told the news agency KNO that the accident took place near Hayan Trehgam after an Army vehicle bearing registration number 137282K collided with a car bearing registration number […]
ANANTNAG — Former Chief Minister of J&K and vice president National Conference on Tuesday said that Kashmir’s are not beggars and they will not beg for elections before Government of India, though election is the right of people of Kashmir. While talking to reporters on the sidelines of a condolence meet at Anantnag, Omar said […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested an associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) militant outfit in Srinagar. Police said the LeT militant associate namely Farzan Farooz, S/o Farooz Mir, R/o Pampore was arrested on a naka. They said poceeds of terror worth Rs 9,95,000, 450 grams of Heroine, letter pads of LeT, Matrix sheets, Bike […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Tuesday said that they has solved a blind murder case within 24 hours by arresting a person involved in killing of his sister-in-law in Pampore, Awantipora. Police, in a statement, said that they received information on Jan 08 at around 1730hrs about one female body identified as Rozi Jaan wife of […]
SRINAGAR — Two more senior leaders have resigned from former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad led Democratic Alliance Party in Jammu and Kashmir. Quoting sources news agency KNO reported that former MLC Nizamuddin Khatana, who was general secretary of DAP and Gulzar Ahmad have resigned from the party today. They said the leaders have resigned […]
RAJOURI — Over 50 people have been detained by Jammu and Kashmir police in connection with the investigation of the recent attack in Dhangri village of Rajouri district, officials said here on Tuesday. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the investigation of the attack is being carried by the police with assistance of […]
RIYADH — There will be no limit on the number of pilgrims who can attend the Hajj in 2023, Saudi Arabia announced on Monday, following three years of restrictions on the pilgrimage due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq al-Rabiah told reporters in Riyadh that the pilgrimage would “return to what […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir is likely to receive rain and snow in the next 24 hours, the Meteorological Department (MeT) office said on Tuesday. Heavy morning fog enveloped Jammu and Srinagar cities affecting normal life, including air, surface and even pedestrian movement in the twin cities. “Mainly cloudy sky with light rain/snow is […]
JAKARTA — A massive earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia’s Maluku province on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami alert. The quake occurred at 12.47 a.m. with its epicentre located 148 km northwest of Maluku Tenggara Barat (Kepulauan Tanimbar) district and a depth of 131 km under the seabed, Xinhua news […]