BJP holds protest against Congress

Jammu, Apr 17 (PTI) The BJP on Thursday held a protest against the Congress and said the ED filing a chargesheet in the National Herald case against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi is the final nail in the coffin of the opposition party, whose leaders are “neck-deep in corruption”. The protesters also criticised the Congress […]
Waqf case: Centre says won’t denotify properties, SC grants it 7 days to reply to pleas

New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday recorded the Centre’s assurance that neither waqf properties, including “waqf by user”, will be denotified nor appointments will be made to the central waqf council and boards till May 5. The Centre strongly opposed the Supreme Court’s proposal to pass an interim order against the […]
Terrorists not present in Jammu only, Baramulla still vulnerable: Senior Police Officer

Srinagar, Apr 17: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla, Gurinderpal Singh, on Thursday said that terrorist activities in the district have not completely ceased, and cross-border drug smuggling remains a pressing concern for the security agencies. SSP Singh while responding to a query said, “It’s not that terrorists are present only in Jammu. We continue […]
ITBP jawan dies of cardiac arrest in Udhampur

Jammu, Apr 17: An ITBP Jawan from Panthankote died of a cardiac arrest in Udhampur district of Jammu division on Thursday. An official said that a Jawan of ITBP identified as Didhar Singh resident of Pathankote while travelling in a bus from Pathankote to Srinagar fell unconscious at Dramthal near Prem mandir NHW. He […]
SC to examine whether Muslims can be governed by succession law instead of Shariat

New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a contentious issue whether Muslims can be governed by secular Indian succession law to deal with ancestral properties instead of Shariat without renouncing their faith. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of a plea filed […]
CAPF, CRPF to play key role in wiping out Naxalism from country by March 2026: Shah

NEEMUCH (MP): (Apr 17) , Apr 17 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Naxalism will be eliminated from the country by March 31, 2026 and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and the CRPF will play a major role in it. He was addressing the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) 86th Raising […]
CM Omar launches ‘e-SeHAT’ app to ‘revolutionise’ JK’s healthcare sector

Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday launched the ‘e-SeHAT’ app and asserted that it would “revolutionise” Jammu and Kashmir’s healthcare sector. The chief minister said the innovative digital solution is tailored to meet the diverse needs of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, including citizens, doctors, and medical professionals. “The goal of this app […]
SC issues slew of directions for implementation
Two lakh cap on cash transactions New Delhi: When there is a law in place, it has to be enforced, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while expressing concern over the unsatisfactory implementation of provisions of the Finance Act 2017 which capped the limit of cash transactions to Rs two lakh. Issuing a slew of […]
SC proposes to stay key provisions of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
New Delhi: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday proposed to stay certain key provisions of the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the power to denotify properties declared as waqf by courts and inclusion of non-Muslims in central Waqf councils and boards. The top court proposed to pass the order, which was […]
Cheap stunt: Farooq Abdullah flays ex-R&AW chief Dulat for Article 370 abrogation claims
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday dismissed ex-R&AW chief A S Dulat’s claims that he had “privately backed” the Article 370 abrogation as a “cheap stunt” to boost the sales of the top spy’s forthcoming memoir. He suggested that Dulat’s motive behind penning the book — ‘The Chief Minister and […]