SRINAGAR — An outfit championing the rights of persons with disability protested here on Wednesday, demanding increased pension, cut-rate loans, and a rebate in essential commodities. The protest by the Jammu and Kashmir Handicapped Association (JKHA) came on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Dozens of JKHA members gathered near the Press Enclave, holding […]
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Mehbooba Mufti asks party workers to address public grievances as ‘govt has failed on all fronts’
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday asked the party cadres to coordinate with people and resolve their grievances as the government has failed on all fronts. She chaired a meeting of district office-bearers and senior leaders at the PDP headquarters in Srinagar to review the party’s activities at the grassroots level, […]
Rubaiyya Sayeed kidnapping: Court releases Shangloo, rejects CBI plea for custody
JAMMU — The CBI was left red-faced on Tuesday when a special court set free Shafat Ahmed Shangloo, a day after the agency arrested him in connection with the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiyya Sayeed — the daughter of the then home minister Mufi Mohammed Sayeed. Shangloo was produced before the special TADA court, where the […]
J&K High Court allows PDP leader Waheed Para to travel in country
SRINAGAR — After four years, People’s Democratic Party leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, accused in a terror conspiracy case, was granted permission to travel within the country by the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday. Para was granted bail by a division bench of the High Court in May 2022 on a surety of […]
Bihar resident sentenced to life imprisonment, fined Rs 50,000 in POCSO case: Ganderbal Police
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday secured life imprisonment for an accused involved in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The conviction was awarded by the Hon’ble Principal Sessions Judge, Ganderbal. The accused, Varinder Thakur, son of Yadav Lal Thakur, […]
Woman injured in Pratap Park self-immolation attempt passes away
SRINAGAR — The woman who had set herself on fire at Pratap Park in Srinagar on Saturday succumbed to her burn injuries early Monday morning at SMHS Hospital, officials said. According to officials, the woman (36) had poured petrol over herself and set herself ablaze inside the public park, triggering panic among visitors. Locals present […]
Delhi Blast Case: NIA carried out raids at eight locations in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out raids at eight locations in Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts of Kashmir in connection with a “white-collar” terror module that was behind a car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, officials said here. The NIA teams conducted searches at the residence of Moulvi Irfan Ahmad […]
Omar Abdullah pins hope on snowfall to revive J&K’s tourism
SRINAGAR — In the wake of the Pahalgam attack and Delhi blast, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said 2025 has not been good for tourism, but pinned hope on snowfall reviving the sector and helping attract more visitors to the valley. “This year has not been easy for us from a […]
“Humanity is alive”: Kashmir-based businessman offers one kanal of prized land to Kuldeep Sharma for his generous act
SRINAGAR — Moved by the act of generosity of Kuldeep Sharma, who offered five marlas of land to Arfaz Daing- a Jammu-based journalist whose house was demolished by the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) on Thursday – a Kashmiri businessman has come forward with an even bigger offer as a reciprocation of Sharma’s gesture. The 46-year-old […]
Cabinet to discuss rationalisation of jobs reservations in next meeting: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced on Friday that the cabinet would address the issue of rationalising job reservations in its next meeting. However, he did not provide details regarding the date of the meeting. “A cabinet meeting will be held. We were constrained by the fact that I did not […]









