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 — 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the power projects under execution in Jammu and Kashmir are projects of national importance and law-enforcing agencies should take action against anyone obstructing the construction. “There should be no (political) interference and it should be viewed very seriously,” Abdullah told reporters on the sidelines of a […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday distanced himself from the “vote chori” issue raised by the Congress and said the “INDIA bloc has got nothing to do with it”. His remarks came a day after top Congress leaders attacked the BJP and the election commissioners at a ‘Vote Chor Gaddi […]
NEW DELHI — Taking a strong note of the delay, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to provide a proper space within a month for functioning of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) at Jammu. The top court was hearing a 2020 PIL filed by one Achal Sharma […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir sports minister Satish Sharma on Monday assured a time-bound and impartial inquiry into Santosh Trophy team selection, a day after the BJP alleged discrimination with the Jammu region and demanded his resignation. Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council had already dismissed the allegations as misleading and defended the selection as merit-based […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Sunday demanded the resignation of Sports Minister Satish Sharma, alleging discrimination against the Jammu region in the selection of the squad for the Santosh Trophy football tournament. Alleging an “illegal and discriminatory” selection process, J&K BJP Spokesperson Rajni Sethi said, “Under the leadership of Prime […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir government’s public grievance redressal platform, JK Samadhan, has received over 1.02 lakh grievances in 2025, with 88,091 cases resolved, translating into an overall disposal rate of 86.27 per cent, officials said on Sunday. A comparative month-wise trend analysis showed consistent citizen engagement, with grievance inflow peaking at 7,087 cases in […]
