JAMMU — The BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit will hold a meeting in Srinagar on Sunday to elect its legislature party leader ahead of the first assembly session in the Union Territory to be held on November 4 after a six-year gap. The BJP bagged its all-time high of 29 seats in the recently held […]
SRINAGAR — Former chief minister and NC president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday demanded an independent probe to find out the reason for the spurt in violence in J&K after the formation of an elected government here. “I doubt why there wasn’t a spurt in gunfights before the government formation. There should be an independent probe […]
KANPUR (UP) — Terming the recent militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir as “unfortunate”, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday there is no security lapse, adding that security forces are giving befitting reply to the militants. Singh claimed that the number of attacks taking place in the valley have been reduced compared to the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Addressing the faithful during a Juma sermon at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq voiced deep concern over the rise of online gambling in Kashmir, often disguised as sports, including cricket. He noted that this issue, alongside an existing drug addiction crisis, is creating new social challenges for the community. Mirwaiz highlighted […]
JAMMU — Senior BJP leader and Nagrota MLA Devender Singh Rana, brother of Union minister Jitendra Singh, died on Thursday at a private hospital in Haryana’s Faridabad. He was 59. According to a senior BJP leader, Rana was undergoing treatment at the hospital. He is survived by his wife, Gunjan Rana, their daughters Devyani and […]
JAMMU — Asserting that the majority community in Kashmir will one day regret the “exodus” of Kashmiri Pandits, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said Kashmir is incomplete without their presence. Singh said that significant positive changes have taken place in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370, and that deep down, common […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said the Union Territory Foundation Day was a “black day” for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. J&K Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra also termed the UT foundation day as a “black day” and said that expecting the people to celebrate it is “asking for […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday criticised the politicians who did not attend the Union Territory Foundation Day, saying it reflected their “dual character.” “I am seeing that those who took oath as MLA of a Union Territory and often refer to the Constitution of India (are not here),” Sinha […]
JAMMU — As the newly-elected Omar Abdullah-led National Conference (NC) government in Jammu and Kashmir promised to boycott the Union Territory (UT) Foundation Day on Thursday, senior party leader Sheikh Bashir Ahmad called it a day of “humiliation” for people of J&K. At the same time, Bashir Ahmad also extended Diwali greetings to fellow countrymen […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Thursday that “everybody must accept the reality” that Jammu and Kashmir is a Union Territory. His comment came at a media interaction on the J&K Foundation Day – to coincide with the Reorganisation Act 2019 when the erstwhile state was downgraded to a UT, […]