Srinagar, March 06:Police on Saturday arrested two non-locals along with a country made pistol (Katta) at Jawhar Tunnel in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. A senior Police officer said that Kulgam police intercepted one vehicle at Jawahar Tunnel a vehicle with Registration no. JK 04 9750. During search of Vehicle one Pistol (KATTA) along with 16 […]
Kupwara, Mar 6: After keeping the counting process in animation for nearly two months over antecedents of a PaK born female candidate contesting DDC elections from Drugmulla constituency, State Election Commission has finally announced nullification of the then held elections even as dropping the name of candidate in question permanently from electoral rolls. State Election […]
Srinagar, Mar 05: Since re-organisation of Jammu & Kashmir, the Election Commission of India has not undertaken its annual exercise of revision of electoral roll in the newly carved out Union Territory, sources disclosed. Sources said that the poll-body will not undertake special summary revision of voters in the UT till delimitation exercise is not […]
Srinagar, 05 March: Police on Friday said that it has seized five vehicles which were used in militancy related activities. In a statement, the police said that in exercise of power conferred by section 25 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, (UAPA), Jammu and Kashmir Police Headquarters has accorded permission for seizure of five vehicles to […]
Srinagar, March 03: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former chief minister of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state has been summoned by the enforcement directorate (ED) to Delhi on March 15, PDP sources revealed. They PDP sources further stated that the reason for which she is being summoned to Delhi by ED were not immediately […]
Srinagar, March 05: Suspected militants triggered off a low intensity improvised explosive device (IED) in Dangerpora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday, officials said. However, they said there was no loss of life or injury reported in the explosion which took place at Dangerpora area. A senior police officer said that the small […]
Srinagar, Mar 4: The scheduled visit of Parliamentarian Delegation to the Kashmir has been postponed by a week due to ongoing parliament session. Highly placed sources said that a group of parliamentarians are now arriving on 20 March, this year. A delegation of parliamentarians is visiting Kashmir and would interact with the “common people” on […]
Srinagar, Mar 04: The Central government has extended the term of delimitation commission by one year and excluded the north-eastern states from its mandate. The Union Ministry of Law & Justice has issued a notification last night to extend the tenure of Justice (Retd.) Ranjana Desai, who is heading the panel, by one year. The […]
Srinagar, Mar 3:The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday took strong exception to the announcement of the Union Minority Affairs minister on setting up of two separate Waqf Boards for Sunni and Shia sects in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, terming the measure unacceptable and gross interference of religious affairs of Muslim Community. Criticizing the […]
Srinagar, Mar 03: The People’s Democratic Party president and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday termed the release of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from ‘arbitrary detention’ as good news. Mehbooba Mufti also demanded that all Kashmiris languishing in jails in and outside Jammu and Kashmir should also be released and be allowed to return to […]
