SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday slammed the Lt Governor administration for blocking access to the Martyrs’ Graveyard in the old city, saying those who are stopping people from paying homage are “guests for few days”, but the martyrs are immortal. “Those who did not allow us to go to […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday accused the BJP of turning the issue of the ‘martyrs’ of 1931 into a communal matter, saying those killed by the Dogra Maharaja’s soldiers sacrificed their lives fighting the “autocratic rule”. The former chief minister paid tributes to the 22 protestors, who died on this day in […]
JAMMU — A court here has remanded three publishers to 10-day police custody in connection with the alleged publication and circulation of books allegedly glorifying separatist leaders, officials said on Monday. The Counter Intelligence Unit in Jammu arrested the three publishers on Sunday as part of its ongoing probe into the controversy over certain books […]
JAMMU — At least 18 people, most of them Amarnath pilgrims, were injured when two buses and a car collided outside a community kitchen on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Monday, officials said. The accident occurred outside the Chanderkote Langar point at around 7.20 am after one of the buses allegedly suffered a brake failure, […]
SRINAGAR — The lieutenant governor’s administration Monday imposed restrictions in several parts of Srinagar to prevent people from assembling at the martyrs’ graveyard in Naqshband Sahib area of the city. While the area within a one-kilometre radius of the graveyard was sealed off on Sunday, barricades were set up in the old city and some […]
JAMMU — Amid tight security, over 7,700 devotees departed from Jammu on Monday in the twelfth batch for the twin base camps of the annual Amarnath Yatra in the Kashmir Valley. So far, more than 252,000 pilgrims have paid their respects at the ice Lingam of Lord Shiva, located at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine. Officials […]
JAMMU — A Pakistani intruder retreated across the International Border after Border Security Force personnel fired warning shots when he attempted to enter Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Sunday, officials said. BSF troops observed the intruder’s movement in the Bobiya area of Hiranagar sector this evening and challenged him, the officials […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said India was founded on the principle of harmony of science and spiritual values. He emphasised that progress requires both scientific advancements and spirituality. Sinha was speaking at the Lal Ded Literature Awards programme here. “Lal Ded: The Mother of Kashmir”, a book penned […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti on Sunday alleged that a mafia patronised by local lawmakers is building illegal hotels in the ecologically fragile Pahalgam. She said the construction on flood channels and forest land is ill-thought and detrimental to the delicate region. “Haven’t seen Pahalgam in such a mess before. Please respect […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti has been placed under house arrest ahead of Martyrs’ Day observance here, her daughter Iltija Mufti claimed on Sunday. “We have been placed under house arrest on the eve of Martyrs’ Day for reasons best known to JK Police,” Iltija posted on X. July 13 is commemorated […]