Jammu

Protests in Jammu over ‘discrimination’ in Santosh Trophy football team selection; probe ordered

JAMMU — Protests were held on Monday by two organisations in Jammu city alleging discrimination against the region in the selection of the Santosh Trophy football squad by the Sports Council and demanding the scrapping of the list. Jammu and Kashmir Sports Minister Satish Sharma assured a time-bound and impartial inquiry into the Santosh Trophy […]

Jammu

Omar Abdullah rejects discrimination claims in Santosh Trophy team selection, urges keeping sports, education separate from politics

JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday rejected claims of discrimination with Jammu in the team selection for Santosh Trophy and requested politicians to keep sports and education separate from politics. Earlier during the day, Jammu and Kashmir sports minister Satish Sharma assured a time-bound and impartial inquiry into Santosh Trophy […]

Kashmir

Govt terminates services of 103 firemen appointees over recruitment scam

SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday terminated the services of 103 appointees in the Fire and Emergency Services Department after an official enquiry and Anti-Corruption Bureau investigation established that their recruitment was illegal and fraudulently manipulated. According to Government Order No. 608-Home of 2025, issued by the Home Department, the appointments made […]

Kashmir

NIA chargesheets Pak-based LeT/TRF, six others in Pahalgam attack case

NEW DELHI (KIMS) — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday chargesheeted seven accused in the Pahalgam terror attack case, including Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and The Resistance Front (TRF). In a 1,597-page chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court in Jammu, the agency detailed Pakistan’s conspiracy behind the attack, the roles of the […]