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J&K separatist leader Masrat Alam’s outfit deemed unlawful under UAPA
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday announced that the government has declared Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masrat Alam faction) as an unlawful association under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention)…
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Conduct ops in ‘professional manner’: Army chief tells forces in J&K
Jammu: Army Chief General Manoj Pande visited Jammu and Kashmir on Monday and exhorted commanders to conduct operations in the “most professional manner”, amid an outrage over the killing of three civilians picked…
- Kashmir
J-K: Retired cop shot dead while giving call for ‘azaan’
Srinagar: A 72-year-old retired police officer, who was the local “muezzin”, was shot dead by terrorists while he was giving the call for “azaan” from a mosque in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla…
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AFSPA in Kashmir emboldens custodial violence, torture: Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday, December 24, said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Kashmir is emboldening custodial violence and torture. He made the remarks in the…
- India
Supreme Court disposes of 52,191 cases in 2023
New Delhi: In a major step towards reducing pendency, the Supreme Court has disposed of an unprecedented 52,191 cases in 2023, including delivering landmark judgements approving the Centre’s decision to scrap Article…
- Kashmir
Kashmiri Pandit organisation demands end to ‘transient benefits’ granted to community
Srinagar: An organisation of Kashmiri Pandits known as the JK Peace Forum said on Wednesday that since ‘harmony and peace has been restored in J&K’, it is time the government stops all…
- Kashmir
SIA conducts searches at 5 locations in south Kashmir in terror funding case
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at five locations in Anantnag and Kulgam districts of the union territory in connection with a terror funding case,…
- Kashmir
Will take firm action against people spreading terror narratives: J-K Police
Srinagar: Police will take firm action against people propagating terrorists’ narrative and are trying to disturb peace, Jammu and Kashmir Inspector General of Police Kashmir V K Birdi said on Wednesday. “Police will…
- Kashmir
Article 370 verdict: Kashmir politicians allege house arrest, LG says claim baseless
Srinagar/Jammu: Mainstream politicians from Kashmir on Monday shared pictures of chains and locks on gates, alleging that they were under house arrest, a claim rejected by J-K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha as a…
- Kashmir
‘Disappointed, not disheartened,’ J&K leaders react to Article 370 verdict
Srinagar: Political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir have reacted to the Supreme Court of India’s judgement declaring the abrogation of Article 370 as constitutional. Also ReadArticle 370 temporary provision, Prez order to scrap…
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There should be no politics on SC or its judgment on Article 370 petitions: BJP chief
Srinagar: There should be no politics over the Supreme Court or its judgment on petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution and its verdict should be respected by the…
- Kashmir
My child became orphan before being born, says wife of J&K cop
Srinagar: “My child became an orphan even before being born,” said the inconsolable wife of Inspector Masroor Ahmed Wani, who died in Delhi on Thursday 39 days after he suffered critical wounds in…
- Kashmir
J&K police inspector injured in Srinagar terror attack dies
Srinagar: The J&K Police inspector injured in Srinagar terror attack in October, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday in a hospital in Delhi. Officials said that inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani, who had…
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Govt ready to hold Assembly polls in JK; EC to decide: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: The government is ready to hold Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir whenever the Election Commission (EC) takes a final decision in the matter, Union minister Jitendra Singh said in…
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Classwork, exam suspended in 2 J&K colleges after protests
Srinagar: Academic activities were suspended at two colleges, including the National Institute of Technology (NIT), here on Thursday as a precautionary measure, a day after protests against a student’s social media post spread…
