SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq claimed that authorities were putting him under house arrest on Fridays to prevent him from speaking up on issues at the weekly congregational prayers. “Every Friday I am put under arbitrary house arrest! Putting pressure on me not to speak up. The ban also aims to weaken […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological department today warned of heavy rain, snowfall and thunderstorm in Pirpanjal range of Jammu division and higher reaches of Kashmir division on April 18-20, with peak activity during April 18th night to April 19th late night. It said that adverse weather activities may lead to disruption of surface transport including Jammu-Srinagar […]
ALIGARH — A student body has criticised the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) administration for issuing a show-cause notice to Zubair Altaf Reshi, a PhD scholar from Jammu and Kashmir, who reportedly flagged alleged financial irregularities involving an AMU official. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Nasir Khuehami, the national president of Jammu and Kashmir Students […]
ISLAMABAD — Army Chief General Asim Munir described Kashmir as Pakistan’s “jugular vein” during a diaspora event, where he asked overseas Pakistanis to pass on the country’s story to their children, emphasising that their forefathers believed Hindus and Muslims were different in every possible aspect of life. “Our stance is very clear, it was our […]
JAMMU — PDP MLA Waheed ur Rehman Parra lashed out at the National Conference on Wednesday over former RAW chief A S Dulat’s disclosure in his latest book that Farooq Abdullah privately backed the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, saying “the party (NC) has played a role to justify every erosion and normalise […]
SRINAGAR — The city on Tuesday recorded the hottest April day in nearly eight decades at 30.4 degrees Celsius which was 10.2 degrees above normal for this time of the season, officials said. The summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded the highest ever maximum temperature of 31.1 degrees Celsius on April 20, 1946, the […]
JAMMU — Days after two students were killed and 21 injured after their college bus turned turtle in Kupwara, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday imposed a complete ban on picnics by schools and colleges on weekends and holidays in the Union Territory. Education Minister Sakeena Itoo also ordered installation of CCTV cameras and […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti on Tuesday accused the ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir of “letting down” the Muslims of the country by not raising its voice against the Waqf Amendment Act. “Farooq Abdullah should tell us why his party did not bring a resolution in the assembly against the […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against three accused, including a Pakistani handler, in a terror conspiracy case involving seizure of arms and ammunition in the Poonch region of Jammu and Kashmir. The chargesheet filed before a special NIA court in Jammu has named Abdul Aziz, Munawar Hussain and […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said he was hopeful that statehood will be restored to Jammu and Kashmir very soon and the “appropriate time has come”. He was speaking to reporters after inaugurating a bridge in Pulwama district. “We think the appropriate time has come, six months have passed since the Assembly […]