SRINAGAR — Political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, terming it a significant step towards peace and stability while emphasising the need for sustained dialogue. Mehbooba Mufti, president of the Peoples Democratic Party, said: “Thousands of people were killed in the attacks on Iran. It […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire between the United States and Iran. “The two-week ceasefire announcement between Iran and the United States is a welcome step towards peace. It underscores (that) restraint and dialogue takes precedence over confrontation for conflict resolution, and peace prevails over war,” the Mirwaiz […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday terminated the services of two government employees for their alleged links with terror outfits, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen, official sources said. The dismissals were carried out under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution as part of the administration’s “zero-tolerance to terror” policy, aimed at […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch in Kashmir on Thursday carried out searches at three locations in Srinagar and Budgam districts in connection with the alleged siphoning of government funds during COVID-19 pandemic by two people. The case was initiated on the basis of a written complaint submitted by Sanjay Kumar Sahu, […]
SRINAGAR — The counter intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday carried out raids at multiple locations in the valley in connection with a UAPA case and cracked a transnational terror recruitment module operated by the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit, officials said. The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) conducted extensive searches across three districts […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday called for reviewing the life sentence of separatist Asiya Andrabi and reducing it to the earlier provision of 14 years. “This life imprisonment till the person is alive should be abolished in the whole country. It should be 14 years like it used to […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist and Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment following her conviction in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh announced the verdict on Andrabi after concluding the arguments on the quantum of sentence. The court also sentenced two […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police have registered an FIR against a hotel in Pahalgam for allegedly concealing the stay of foreign nationals and violating mandatory reporting norms, police said on Monday. Police in a statement said, during routine checking in the Dehwatoo area, it was found that 23 foreign nationals, including 19 British nationals had checked […]
SRINAGAR — Peaceful protests were staged at several places in Kashmir after Eid prayers on Saturday, condemning the US-Israel attacks on Iran, officials said. A march in solidarity with Iran led by the head of the Anjuman-e-Sharie-Shian, Aga Syed Hassan, was taken out in Budgam in central Kashmir after Eid prayers, with protesters raising slogans […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief priest, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Friday claimed he was put under house arrest and not allowed to offer the congregational prayers at the Jamia Masjid. “For the third consecutive Friday in Ramzan I have been put under arbitrary house arrest-never conveyed in writing, but enforced by placing police vehicles and large […]