SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to stop the “witch hunt” against people who expressed their emotions at the funeral of former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shaikh Ghulam Hassan. “People spoke out of emotion and grief at the funeral of Shaikh Ghulam Hassan who was not only the head […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader and former high court judge Hasnain Masoodi on Monday asked President Draupadi Murmu to give representation to Jammu and Kashmir on the Supreme Court’s expanded bench strength. Masoodi, who was a member of the Lok Sabha from 2019 to 2024, wrote a letter to the President to this effect as […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday reviewed the ongoing construction works and pilgrim facilities at Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board (SASB) Yatri Niwas at Pantha Chowk here. Sinha visited the Yatri Niwas and interacted with the officials. He directed them to expedite the progress and ensure completion of pending works […]
SRINAGAR — The Delhi high court on Monday granted interim bail until June 2 to jailed Baramulla member of Parliament and Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) chief Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, to enable him to attend the last rites of his father. Haji Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, 85, passed away at the All […]
SRINAGAR — The father of jailed Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, died at a hospital in Delhi on Monday. He was 85. “Haji Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, father of Member of Parliament, Baramulla, Engineer Rashid, is no more,” Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) chief spokesperson Inam Un Nabi said here. Nabi appealed […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government has approved used water management projects worth over Rs 72 crore for Baramulla and Rajouri districts to strengthen sanitation infrastructure, ensure scientific sewage treatment, and improve public health, officials said on Saturday. The government approved Used Water Management Projects for Baramulla and Rajouri at an estimated cost of Rs […]
QAIMOH — The second-day programme of Sangathan Sirajan Abhiyan (SSA) Phase-II was held at Qaimoh on Friday with participation of Congress workers and members of the public. The programme was organised by Mohammad Imran Malla and Baba Sahab under the leadership of District Congress Committee Kulgam president Abdul Rashid Lone. Observer Sardar Surinder Singh Channi, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Nalin Prabhat on Thursday issued a stern warning to Pakistan-based gangster Shahzad Bhatti for “pumping narcotics” into India, saying he, along with his associates, will be hunted and hounded, and his evil infrastructure will be decimated. “A warning to Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti who is ISI’s acolyte and partner […]
SRINAGAR — The controversy over the liquor issue showed no signs of dying down in Kashmir on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) as the ruling National Conference (NC) president, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, expressed an inability to completely ban the sale of liquor because of the revenue factor. Meanwhile, Opposition parties, including J&K Apni Party and Kashmir […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said they have arrested a wanted criminal and recovered a commercial quantity of heroin-like substance along with an illegal pistol and live ammunition from his possession in the Bahu Fort area of the Jammu city. According to a police statement, a team from Police Station Bahu […]