Kashmir
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Farooq Abdullah won’t contest LS polls due to health reasons: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president and sitting MP from Srinagar Farooq Abdullah would not contest the Lok Sabha polls owing to his heath, the party said on Wednesday. The announcement was made by…
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J-K: Gangster shot dead in encounter, injured officer dies during treatment
Jammu: A gangster has been shot dead in an exchange of fire with police near Government Medical College (GMC) hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua, officials said on Wednesday. Probationary Sub-Inspector Deepak…
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7-year-old girl becomes overnight cricket sensation in Kashmir
Sopore: Women in Kashmir have struggled to be recognised for their contributions, despite their efforts. However, in recent years, women in the region have not only written their own success stories but…
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Ghulam Nabi Azad to contest from Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat
Srinagar: Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Anantnag -Rajouri constituency, his party DPAP said. Azad left the Congress in 2022, ending…
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BJP wants to replicate Russia-, China-like rule, says Farooq Abdullah
Jammu: The BJP wants to replicate Russia- and China-like rule in the country, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah claimed on Tuesday and said the INDIA bloc has come forward to safeguard the…
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CBI records statement of family of JK man tricked into fighting for Russian army
Srinagar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recorded the statements of the family members of Azad Yousuf Kumar, a Kashmiri man who was allegedly unwittingly thrust into the Russia-Ukraine conflict after…
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BJP in panic sensing defeat in LS polls: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said the BJP is in an extreme state of panic as it can sense defeat in the Lok Sabha polls. Addressing party functionaries here,…
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LS polls: Security forces conduct flag marches across Kashmir
Srinagar: The security forces conducted flag marches across the Kashmir Valley on Saturday to instill a sense of security and confidence among the voters ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, officials said.…
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Over 1,200 RSS-run schools teach kids ‘desh prem’ in Kashmir
Rashtriya Sewa Bharati, affiliated with the Ekal Vidyalaya Abhiyan project, are teaching Kashmiri Muslim children ‘desh prem’, according to a report by News18. Sewa Bharati is an educational initiative of the Rashtriya…
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Abdullahs, Muftis should stop politicising Shah’s remarks on AFSPA in J-K: BJP
Jammu: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday hit back at former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti for allegedly politicising Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on the revocation…
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Kashmir: Hurriyat Conference chairman under ‘house arrest’ again
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was put under house arrest on Thursday in J&K’s Srinagar, claimed the religious organisation that he heads. Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jamia Masjid said, “The Mirwaiz has been…
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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…
