JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday listed a plea filed by detained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik for next hearing on December 27, after the petitioner’s side concluded its arguments in the matter. Malik, who is the AAP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit president, was detained under […]
JAMMU — A security conference chaired by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha began on Thursday to discuss and review various aspects of security in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The Union territory-level security conference is being held in the presence of of the national Director General of Police (DGPs) and Inspector General of Police (IGPs). “The […]
JAMMU — Police on Thursday have three persons in connection with an alleged sacrilegious act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said. Acting on information about the incident in Sarsi village during late Wednesday night, police registered a case under relevant sections of the law at Doda police station, they said. People held protests […]
JAMMU — The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti (SMVSS) on Wednesday held protests across Jammu demanding scrapping of admissions of Muslim students to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College and reservation of seats for Hindu students on the lines of Muslim and Sikh institutions. For over a fortnight, dozens of protests have been held […]
JAMMU — A man climbed a telecom tower on Wednesday to protest against the relief department after he was not allotted a shop under the Jagti Kashmiri Pandit migrant mini township on the outskirts of the city, officials said. According to officials, he has been selling cosmetics and decorative items from his car for years […]
JAMMU — Four houses were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said on Wednesday. No casualty was reported in the incident, they said. The incident occurred at Karal Mohalla in Puneja village of Bhaderwah town, they said, adding that the houses that were damaged in the […]
JAMMU — The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday held protests against the National Conference government in Jammu and Kashmir for its “failure on all fronts, including non-fulfilment of poll promises”. The party also sought resignation of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for allegedly “losing control over his government”. Led by PDP’s Jammu general secretary Rajinder Singh […]
JAMMU — Army troops apprehended a Pakistani woman who crossed into Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district along the Line of Control (LoC) following an argument with her father in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), officials said on Wednesday. “A 35-year-old Pakistani national, identified as Shehnaz Akhtar of the Gimma area of Kotli district in PoK, was apprehended […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday called upon Gujjar institutions to undertake scientific research on the impact of climate change and reservation on the Gujjar-Bakerwal community, saying such studies would help shape effective policies for the future. The chief minister was addressing a gathering at the Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday unveiled the official logo of the maiden edition of Jammu Marathon, scheduled to be held next month. He expressed hope that this will emerge as one of the iconic events on the Indian running calendar. The launch event was attended by international fitness icon, […]