SRINAGAR — Senior advocate and former general secretary of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association Mohammad Ashraf Bhat was arrested from his residence here and booked under the Public Safety Act, officials said on Thursday. Bhat was arrested from his residence in Rawalpora area of the city late on Wednesday night and booked under […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised the R R Swain’s recent remark that regional outfits are collaborating with militant leaders for “political gains”, saying the Jammu and Kashmir police chief had made a political speech. Abdullah also said the Centre should restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir before the assembly elections […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Congress will on Friday launch an agitation against the alleged failure of the BJP-led government to check growing militant activities and its decision to give unbridled powers to the Lt Governor ahead of the assembly polls in the Union Territory. Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Vikar Rasool Wani on […]
JAMMU — Over 3.38 lakh devotees have performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra so far as another group of 3,740 pilgrims left for Kashmir on Wednesday amid tight security. Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) officials, who manage the affairs of the annual Yatra, said that over 3.38 lakh devotees had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave shrine […]
VIJAYAWAD — Jammu and Kashmir and Chhattisgarh education departments representatives along with Samagra Shiksha and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), visited Zilla Parishad High School, Penamaluru of NTR district as part of their tour. The performance of Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) in the schools and various student-designed projects were observed and appreciated. “Through […]
NEW DELHI — The President of India has appointed Justice Tashi Rabstan, senior-most Judge of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as Acting Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court. This appointment was made consequent to the elevation of Justice N Kotiswar Singh as Judge of Supreme Court of India. […]
SRINAGAR — Mainstream political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday united in their criticism of Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain’s recent remark that regional outfits are collaborating with militant leaders for “political gains”. While PDP president Mehbooba Mufti demanded Swain’s dismissal, the National Conference (NC) and the People’s Conference slammed the […]
HYDERABAD — Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre over the killing of four soldiers in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday accused the NDA regime of completely “failing” in not being able to control militancy. A day after four army personnel, including an […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that from all over the country, soldiers come to Kashmir for their duty but go back in “coffins.” “Soldiers from all over the country come to Kashmir for their duty, but go back in coffins. Who is responsible for this if you say […]
JAMMU — Elaborating on the recent increase in militant attacks, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, RR Swain said on Monday that Pakistan successfully infiltrated all important aspects of civil society, with the help of so-called mainstream or regional politics in the Valley. While addressing students at the Orientation Programme at the Indian Institute […]