SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is likely to witness acrimonious scenes on Monday, amid the opposition BJP’s protest against a resolution brought by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seeking immediate restoration of statehood. Soon after Abdullah tabled the resolution on Friday, BJP MLAs created a ruckus in the assembly, leading to an abrupt end […]
JAMMU — Estranged National Conference (NC) MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Sunday alleged that the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has failed to live up to the expectations of the people and has increasingly become an “wrestling ring” rather than a forum for resolving public issues. Talking to reporters after an interaction with youth […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday called on the opposition to unite and raise its voice amid growing demands to sack Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Speaking to reporters in Anantnag, the former Union minister […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday appealed to “secular-minded” people to join a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on September 29 against “injustices” and to “protect” the country’s democracy, brotherhood, and composite culture. Mehbooba said the protest has been organised by the Monitoring Committee for Indian Muslims. “You know that today in our country, mosques, shrines, and […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday rejected a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate seeking addition of charges related to receipt and concealment of stolen property in a case linked to the alleged Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association fund scam. Justice Sanjay Parihar, however, set aside a trial court’s finding that […]
SRINAGAR — A local court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday ordered the reopening of Darul Uloom Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom, an educational institution declared an unlawful entity under the anti-terror law UAPA earlier this year by the administration. The court of Principal and Session Judge Shopian, Mehmood Ahmad Chowdhary, directed that until the matter […]
JAMMU — At least five Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were injured after a vehicle carrying them turned turtle in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police officials said. The BSF vehicle was part of a Jammu-bound convoy, and the accident occurred near Chamba-Seri along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, officials added. A rescue […]
JAMMU — Panic gripped the district hospital in Poonch after a fire broke out in a section on Saturday, but a swift response from hospital staff and the fire and emergency services brought the blaze under control before it could spread to the wards, officials said. There were no reports of any casualties in the […]
SRINAGAR — The National Health Mission (NHM) employees in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday suspended their strike for a month after a written assurance from the government to resolve their issues within that time period, officials said. They said the coordination committee of the NHM employees held discussions with Health Minister Sakina Itoo, after which […]
SRINAGAR — Three persons, including a woman, were apprehended and over 500 gold coins were recovered from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, official sources said. They said that during checking of a vehicle bearing Madhya Pradesh registration at Mirbazar locality of the south Kashmir district, security forces recovered 500-600 gold […]