Kashmir
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AFSPA can be revoked when militancy is completely over in J-K: Anurag Thakur
Jammu: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) can be revoked when militancy is completely over in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday, as he highlighted a positive…
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Promise of revoking AFSPA in J&K made in view of LS polls: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that the promise of revoking the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir has been made in view of…
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Stay away from seeking votes on basis of religion: Azad to DPAP workers
Jammu: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday asked his party colleagues to stay away from seeking votes on the basis of religion, asserting that religion has no…
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Justice Mohd Yusuf Wani sworn in as judge in J&K, Ladakh HC
Srinagar: The Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh administered the oath of office to Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani as Additional Judge of…
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‘People from PoK also want to join Hindustan,’ says MP CM
Barwani: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday suggested that even people from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) are keen to join Hindustan due to the improved situation in Kashmir post the scrapping…
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IAF airlifts over 300 people stranded in J&K, Ladakh due to snowfall
Jammu: As many as 328 people who were stranded at various places in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh due to heavy snowfall were airlifted by the Indian Air Force on Saturday, an…
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Kashmir’s Tulip Garden blooming with 1.7M flowers opens to public
By Suhail Khan Srinagar: Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Asia’s largest tulip garden, located at the foothills of Zabarwan Hills in Srinagar, has been opened to welcome tourists and locals with the…
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Army to organise seminar on UCC in Kashmir, Omar raises questions
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday questioned the Indian Army getting involved in a “divisive” issue like the Uniform Civil Code in a “sensitive” place like Kashmir. The…
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Youth found dead in central Kashmir’s Budgam, family allege murder
Srinagar: A youth was found dead on Saturday, near his home in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district. The family alleged murder. Officials said that the body of 23-year-old Shabir Ahmad Jehrah was…
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Kashmir: Shabir Shah’s daughter, Geelani’s granddaughter dissociate from separatist ideology
Srinagar: Jailed separatist Shabir Ahmad Shah daughter Sama Shabir and deceased Hurriyat (G) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s granddaughter Ruwa Shah have dissociated themselves from the separatist ideology and pledged their loyalty…
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Kashmir: Hundereds undergo leech therapy on Navroz to treat ailments
Srinagar: Every year on Navroz (the Parsi New Year) thousands of people from different parts of Kashmir undergo leech therapy, a traditional treatment which is effective for many long-term ailments. While it…
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JFK seeks immediate release of Kashmiri journalists held under UAPA
The Journalist Federation of Kashmir (JFK) has expressed grief over the continued imprisonment of a Kashmiri journalist, Irfan Mehraj, and advocated for his immediate release. Mehraj, who is a well-known journalist in…
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J&K: Jailed Engineer Rashid to contest LS polls from Baramulla
Srinagar: Abdul Rashid Sheikh, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, who is in jail in a terror-funding case, will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Baramulla, his Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) said…