Kashmir
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HC dismisses Mehbooba’s PIL on transfer of prisoners from outside jails to J-K
Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a PIL filed by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti seeking transfer of prisoners from outside jails to prisons in J-K. A…
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Fresh snowfall, rain in parts of Kashmir
Srinagar: Parts of Kashmir were hit by fresh snowfall and rain, with the minimum temperature remaining above the freezing point at most places in the valley, officials said on Tuesday. North Kashmir’s…
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Veil-pulling row: Nitish should apologise to woman doctor, says Omar
Mumbai: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday demanded an apology from his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar for pulling down a woman doctor’s veil, while simultaneously accusing the BJP of…
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Can’t claim normalcy without opening places closed post Pahalgam attack: CM
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the Centre cannot claim normalcy in the Union territory until the destinations, closed after the Pahalgam attack earlier this year, are…
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J-K: Madrassa teacher arrested for raping minor
Jammu: A madrassa teacher was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a minor in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, a police spokesperson said. The accused, identified as Nasir Majeed of Challer village,…
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Mehbooba slams Centre, says BJP indulging in ’empty symbolism’
Srinagar: Ahead of a debate on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram in Lok Sabha, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the ruling BJP at the Centre was busy in “empty…
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Omar’s ‘INDIA on life support’ remark: Constituents call for introspection, BJP says bloc ‘dead’
New Delhi: A day after Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the INDIA bloc is currently “on life support”, several other constituents raised concerns over the issue of lack of…
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Seat allocation by religion, not merit, is wrong: Mehbooba Mufti
Katra/Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said that ignoring merit and demanding distribution of seats based on religion was wrong and would harm the social fabric of Jammu…
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NIA raids eight locations in Kashmir over Red Fort blast
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…
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Kuldeep Sharma offers land to journalist Arfaz Ahmad after house bulldozed
Jammu: After the Jammu Development Authority demolished a journalist’s house, citing ‘illegal structure’ on government land, a Hindu neighbour, Kuldeep Sharma, stepped forward and offered him 5 marlas of land in an…
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Provide proper treatment to Yasin Malik: HC to Tihar officials
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Tihar Jail authorities to provide appropriate medical treatment to separatist leader Yasin Malik, who is serving life sentence in a terror case.…
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Delhi court allows jailed MP Engineer Rashid to attend Parliament’s winter session
New Delhi: A Delhi court has allowed jailed Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid to attend the upcoming winter session of Parliament in custody on all dates. Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma was…
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Raids conducted across Kashmir as police crack down on Jamaat-e-Islami
Srinagar: Police on Thursday carried out raids at multiple locations across the Kashmir valley as part of its crackdown on the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), officials said. The searches were conducted in the…
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MBBS admission row: BJP giving communal angle to hide its failures, says J-K Cong
Jammu: Congress’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Wednesday accused the BJP of giving a communal angle to the ongoing MBBS admission row, alleging that the party was attempting to deflect attention from…
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Admissions at Vaishno Devi medical college based on NEET, not religion: CM Omar
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday asked BJP leader Sunil Sharma to push for declaring Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) a minority institute to…
