JAMMU — Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in a forest area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Monday following reports by villagers about the presence of suspected persons, officials said. A joint team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Special Operations Group (SOG), Army and CRPF launched a search operation in […]
JAMMU — NC supremo Farooq Abdullah’s remark regarding Pakistan has sparked protests against him here on Monday, with a BJP MP asking him to either apologise to the people of India or consider living in the neighbouring country. The protests followed Abdullah’s remarks in Baramulla, in which he said Pakistan is protecting Kashmiris, triggering strong […]
JAMMU — The BJP on Monday staged a protest at Dogra Chowk here, alleging “indecent and offensive” remarks by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s late father. In response to a comment at a Patna event on Sunday, Kharge reportedly said, “Modi ka baap bhi jayega (Modi’s father will also go)”, triggering […]
SRINAGAR — The expansion of the Jammu and Kashmir council of ministers headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will take place here on Tuesday, party officials said. “The oath-taking ceremony for the new ministers is scheduled to take place at 10:30 am on Tuesday,” National Conference spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq told reporters here. Sadiq said the […]
NEW DELHI — Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students’ union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union’s constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. The order, issued by Registrar Md Mahtab Alam Rizvi, also provides for […]
JAMMU — A massive fire ripped through a market near the Jammu Railway Station, gutting around 40 shops and reducing a bustling commercial stretch to rubble, officials said on Monday. No casualties have been reported in the blaze, which broke out at around 10.30 pm in Shiv Market on Sunday. The blaze continued to rage […]
JAMMU — Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the construction of underground bunkers in forward villages has boosted confidence among border residents and helped address the challenges that previously compelled families to migrate from these areas during cross-border shelling in Jammu and Kashmir. The minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) visited […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday seized a pistol and 9.22 grams of heroin at a border village on the outskirts of Jammu, an official said. The seizure was made in the Chandgali area of Kanachak on the disclosure of Gagandeep Singh, a drug peddler who was arrested along with two of his accomplices […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said National Conference president Farooq Abdullah’s statement regarding Pakistani claims on Kashmir was incorrect. He was reacting to Abdullah’s statement at a party event in the Budgam district on Saturday, in which the NC president claimed that Pakistan raking up the Kashmir […]
JAMMU — Around 5,000 Congress leaders and workers from Jammu and Kashmir are set to participate in a mega national rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on November 1, party leaders said on Sunday. Organised by the Congress as part of its “Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao” campaign, the rally will raise concerns over alleged […]