SRINAGAR — Senior National Conference leader and former member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council, Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi, died here after prolonged illness, family sources said on Wednesday. The 88-year-old NC leader passed away on Tuesday night. He is survived by his wife and son Ahsan Pardesi, who is the current NC MLA […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against a Pulwama resident in an alleged Rs 35 lakh cheque fraud case before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pulwama. The chargesheet has been filed against Mushtaq Ahmad Yatoo, son of Ali Mohammad Yatoo, a resident of Chanpora, […]
BUDGAM — Ending months of differences with the National Conference leadership, Srinagar Lok Sabha member Syed Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday announced his resignation from the party, accusing its leadership of abandoning key election promises including the restoration of Article 370, at a rally here marking the 26th death anniversary of his father, Aga Syed […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday opposed a plea by Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid in the Delhi High Court for bail in a terror funding case, alleging that he has influenced some of the prosecution witnesses. The probe agency contended that two of the prosecution witnesses, who are […]
HANDWARA — Police have attached a residential property worth ₹10.18 lakh belonging to an alleged drug trafficker in Langate area of Handwara as part of their ongoing crackdown against drug trafficking, officials said. The property belongs to Mehraj-Ud-Din Gojree, a resident of Langate, and was allegedly renovated using proceeds generated through illicit narcotics trafficking, police […]
JAMMU — Senior BJP leader Ravinder Raina on Tuesday distanced his party from the developments within the National Conference, saying it had no role in MP Aga Ruhullah’s resignation and would not resort to defections or political manoeuvring to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir. However, he warned that the National Conference (NC) would […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Tuesday dismissed concerns over the stability of the Omar Abdullah-led government amid reported differences within the ruling National Conference following the recent Cabinet expansion and dissent by MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi. Ruhulla, the Srinagar Lok Sabha MP, on Tuesday announced his resignation from […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday attributed National Conference MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi’s differences with his party to a possible lack of ideological compatibility, while asserting that the Congress would stand firmly with the NC whenever it faced a threat from the BJP. Reacting to recent […]
SRINAGAR — The process to appoint the next Vice-Chancellor of the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora, has reached a decisive stage, with the selection committee completing interactions with shortlisted candidates in New Delhi. According to sources familiar with the development, nearly 80 applications were received following a fresh advertisement issued by the […]
BARAMULLA — Two cowsheds were partially damaged in a fire incident in Khimbyar village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday, officials said. Baramulla Police, along with Fire and Emergency Services, rushed to the spot after receiving information about the incident and launched firefighting operations. The fire was brought under control, preventing it from […]