SRINAGAR — Police in Baramulla district on Wednesday conducted search operations at the residential houses belonging to Jammu and Kashmir residents living in Pakistan. “The searches were carried out strictly in accordance with due legal procedure in the Bijhama area of Baramulla district. Police recovered no incriminating material during the searches,” a police spokesperson said […]
SRINAGAR — Congress leader Saifuddin Soz on Wednesday said the National Conference should not confine its protest to Jantar Mantar for only the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir but also raise the demand for the reinstatement of special status under Article 370 for the erstwhile state. Soz, who was a member of the […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief preacher Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday expressed concern over the loss of lives in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, and appealed to the Government of Pakistan and protesters to restore peace and address grievances through consultation. “Deeply saddened and pained by reports of loss of life of civilians and police personnel in […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that the National Conference will proceed with its plan to protest the delay in restoring statehood in Delhi, despite the recent death of his uncle, Sheikh Mustafa Kamal. Abdullah earlier announced a fresh phase of protests beginning July 20 against the Centre in […]
JAMMU — A fresh batch of 6,251 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here early Wednesday for the twin base camps of the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir amid multi-tier security arrangements, officials said. The 14th batch comprised 3,266 pilgrims heading for the traditional 48-km Pahalgam route in the Anantnag district, while 2,985 […]
JAMMU — More than 570 sports and youth infrastructure projects with an estimated investment of over Rs 650 crore are at various stages of planning and execution across Jammu and Kashmir during the current financial year, a senior government official said on Tuesday. Commissioner Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said the initiative […]
SRINAGAR — Veteran National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir minister Sheikh Mustafa Kamal died at a private hospital here on Tuesday following a prolonged illness, his family said. He was 83. Kamal, the younger brother of National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah and uncle of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, was additional general secretary […]
SRINAGAR — A Srinagar sessions court on Tuesday stayed a lower court’s order directing the registration of a criminal case against Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar, GV Sundeep Chakravarthy, saying the revision raised “arguable questions warranting consideration.” The magistrate’s court had initiated a suo motu (on its own motion) case against the IPS officer […]
SRINAGAR — A local court here has registered a case against a senior IPS officer for allegedly undermining the authority of the court by defying several of its orders in connection with a criminal case. The court accused the IPS officer of repeated inaction, omission, non-execution of warrants and non-cooperation. “This court hereby takes the […]
SRINAGAR — Restrictions persisted for the second day on Tuesday in parts of Srinagar to prevent people from assembling at the ‘martyrs’ graveyard in Naqshband Sahib area of the city, officials said. The restrictions continued in old parts of the city, including Nowhatta and Naqshband Sahib areas, as a precautionary measure, the officials said. Police […]