JK seminary declared unlawful under UAPA after 17 alumni join terrorist ranks
Srinagar: Authorities declared Darul Uloom Jamia Sirajul Uloom an unlawful entity under the UAPA after its 17 alumni allegedly joined terrorist ranks and were later killed in separate encounters, a police official said on Tuesday. “As many as 17 former students of the institution joined terrorist ranks and were later killed in separate encounters, indicating […]
SCO meet: Ops Sindoor demonstrated India’s firm resolve to hit terror epicentres: Rajnath
New Delhi: Operation Sindoor demonstrated India’s firm resolve that “terror epicentres” are no longer immune to “justifiable punishment”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday, in remarks widely seen as a warning to Pakistan over cross-border terrorism. In an address at a conclave of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Bishkek, Singh also called on the […]
JKHC quashes PSA detention of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik
Jammu: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday quashed the preventive detention of Aam Aadmi Party legislator Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA), holding that the order was legally unsustainable and based on “non-application of mind”. Setting aside the detention order issued by the Doda district magistrate against Malik […]
LG Saxena approves creation of 5 new districts in Ladakh
Number of districts in UT rises to seven Leh/Jammu: Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday approved the creation of five new districts in the Union Territory, fulfilling the aspirations and long-pending demand of the people of the region. He termed the decision a “historic day” for Ladakh. “I have approved the notification […]
Interests of farmers, country paramount in FTAs: Minister Chouhan
Will launch 330 new road projects in JK Srinagar: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said the interests of the farmers and the country have been kept paramount in all the free trade agreements (FTAs) between India and other nations. He was reacting to the allegations of Leader of Opposition in the […]
Seven rebel AAP MPs officially part of BJP parliamentary party
AAP says ready to move court for their disqualification New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday officially accepted the seven rebel Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs joining the BJP, but AAP said it will press on for their disqualification under the anti-defection law and is prepared to move court on the […]
LG champions organ donation, urges mass awareness across J-K
Jammu, Apr 26 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday appealed to citizens to take a pledge for organ donation and said the gift of life is respected across faiths. “I appeal to every citizen to take the pledge for organ donation today. Let society remember that each one of us is […]