Jammu and Kashmir
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Modi govt must come clean on allegations by former JK guv: CPIM
New Delhi: The CPIM on Monday demanded an explanation from the government over the allegations made by former governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satyapal Malik about the Pulwama attack. Malik, in an…
- India
J&K emerges top performer in states on support to startup ecosystems’ ranking: official
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has emerged as the top performer among Union Territories and north-eastern states in the ranking of states on support to start-up ecosystems’, Commissioner Secretary, Science and Technology, Saurabh Bhagat…
- India
Man awarded death sentence for beheading mother in J-K
Jammu: A local court has awarded death penalty to a 45-year-old man for beheading his mother in 2014 over a piece of land in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. “The offence…
- India
Why is PM Modi silent on Satya Pal Malik’s revelations, questions MVA
Mumbai: The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party should come clear on the statements made by former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya…
- Mumbai
Remarks on Art 370 abrogation: Bombay HC refuses to quash FIR against Kashmiri prof
The Bombay High Court refused a petition which sought to quash an FIR report registered against a young Kashmiri professor for his WhatsApp status that read, “August 5 Black Day for Jammu…
- Kashmir
‘Quds Day’ marked across globe, Kashmir witnesses demonstrations
Amid persistent attacks on worshipping Palestinians at Al-Aqsa mosque by Israeli forces during the holy month of Ramzan, Muslims across the world marked ‘Youm-e-Quds’ on Friday. People participated in a show of…
- India
‘Last chance’: SC to Raj, Telangana, J&K on identification of minorities
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday gave the states of Rajasthan and Telangana and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir six weeks to submit their responses on the issue of identification…
- Kashmir
SIT to probe illegal lease of minority religious property in J&K
Jammu: The J&K government has ordered a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the illegal lease of temple properties in Kashmir. Officials said that a letter addressed to all the…
- Opinions
CEC says ‘vacuum’ in J-K, what it means beyond gap between last elections and now?
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar made a significant comment about the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. He observed: “There is vacuum that needs to be filled,” and it immediately got translated into the widening duration between the…
- India
Package suspected to be dropped by drone found in J-K’s Samba, area cordoned off
Samba/Jammu: A package suspected to have been airdropped by a drone from across the International Border was found in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Monday, prompting police to cordon off the area,…
- India
BSF officer dies of bullet injury in J&K’s Kathua district
Jammu: A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel died of a bullet injury in J&K’s Kathua district on Sunday, official sources said. As per the sources, Assistant Sub-KInspector Sukhnandan Prasad, of Madhya Pradesh,…
- India
Muslims help perform last rites of Hindu neighbour in J&K
Srinagar: Muslim neighbours on Friday helped perform the last rites of a Hindu man at Kakran village in J&K’s Kulgam district, where terrorists had killed the brother of the deceased last year.…
- India
EC manages to find new excuses to delay J-K polls: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: The Election Commission seems to be in no hurry to conduct the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and manages to find “new excuses to delay” the elections, National Conference vice president…
- India
Conman Kiran Patel’s wife held for illegally occupying senior citizen’s bungalow
New Delhi: The Crime Branch of Ahmedabad Police on Tuesday said it has arrested conman Kiran Patel’s wife Malini Patel for allegedly trying to illegally take over the bungalow of a senior…
- Opinions
Reduction of AFSPA areas in Northeast – J-K too deserves this
The Centre’s announcement to further reduce areas covered under Armed Forces Special Powers Act ( AFSPA) from Manipur, Assam, and Nagaland has been hailed by the political leadership of the Northeast as a positive step, which has…
