SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association ad hoc chairman Nazir Ahmad Ronga, 75, was arrested after a midnight raid at his house in Srinagar, his family said on Thursday. His son Umair Ronga, who is also a lawyer, said that his father has been booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA). “He […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday said assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir should be held in time to prove the supremacy of security forces over militants, who have carried out a spate of attacks in Jammu region recently. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a party function here, Abdullah […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi High Court judge Amit Sharma on Thursday recused himself from hearing a plea by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking death penalty for separatist leader Yasin Malik in a militant funding case. The matter was listed before a division bench headed by Justice Prathiba M Singh after a change in the […]
JAMMU — Despite rain in the holy cave shrine area, over 19,000 devotees had ‘darshan’ on the 12th day of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra while another batch of 4,885 pilgrims left for Kashmir from here on Thursday. Braving rain and chanting slogans of ‘Bum Bum Bhole’, 19,631 Yatris had ‘darshan’ on Wednesday inside the holy […]
PULWAMA [Mudasir Maqbool] (KIMS) — For the first time in Pulwama, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Ajit Pawar faction, led by National Youth President Deeraj Sharma, organized a workers’ program at the district town hall. The event saw the presence of key figures, including National Youth President Deeraj Sharma, National Student President Sunny Mankar, District […]
NEW DELHI — For the last few years, militants have been found using the American-made M4 carbine assault rifles in Jammu and Kashmir, and more so during the recent attacks including in Kathua, a trend that experts say is “alarming”as the “leftover” weapons of the US Army after its pullout from Afghanistan in 2021 seem […]
JAMMU — At least 24 people have been detained for questioning as the hunt for the militants behind the ambush in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, in which five Army personnel were killed, entered its third day on Wednesday, officials said. The search operation by the Army and police is underway amid intermittent heavy rain […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter and her media advisor, Iltija Mufti, on Wednesday alleged that her phone has been hacked by the Pegasus spyware. “Got an Apple alert that my phone’s been hacked by Pegasus which GOI (Government of India) has admittedly procured and weaponised to harass critics and political opponents,” Iltija Mufti […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir administration has formed a seven-member panel to identify foreign nationals who have been illegally overstaying in Jammu and Kashmir for the past 13 years, aiming to facilitate their deportation. The panel has been tasked with gathering biographic and biometric details of illegal migrants and maintaining an updated digital record […]
JAMMU — Another batch of 4,627 pilgrims left for Kashmir on Wednesday amid tight security to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. Officials of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) said the Yatra has been going on peacefully since it started on June 29. “Another batch of 4627 Yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu for […]