Four cops injured after militants attack DPL Pulwama
At least four government forces were injured in a pre-dawn attack carried out by militants on District Police Lines in Main town Pulwama on Saturday. According to sources a group of militants launched an attack on district police lines (DPL) Pulwama at around 4 AM. As per initial reports three paramilitary central reserve police force […]
Article 35A row : SC to hear pleas after Diwali
The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear after Diwali pleas challenging Article 35 A, relating to special rights and privileges of permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. A bench headed by Justice J S Khehar accepted the plea of the state government that the pleas challenging Article 35 A be heard after Diwali. Senior advocate […]
30 killed, 250 injured in violence at Panchkula
At least 30 people were reported dead and over 200 injured in violence unleashed by Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s followers after he was convicted by a special CBI court in Panchkula in a 15-year old rape case on Friday. “Twenty eight people are dead and at least 250 are injured,” said a […]
Counsels engagement forces deferment of Art 35-A pleas
The engagement of top lawyer, Fali S Nariman, the counsel for J&K government on Article 35-A, with the petition on Cauvery water dispute in the Supreme Court is the only reason for deferment of the hearing on Article 35-A by Supreme Court. A government official, on conditions of anonymity, told a local news gathering agency […]
Lawyers protest against scrapping of Article 35-A
Following the protest call given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), the lawyers at three districts of Kashmir including Srinagar, Anantnag and Kupwara on Friday staged protest against what they termed as the ‘conspiracy’ to change the demography of Jammu and Kashmir. Scores of lawyers assembled outside District Court Complex Mominabad Batamaloo and registered their […]
Tariq Karra moves SC to defend Article 35 A as private party
Senior Congress leader and Former Member of Parliament Tariq Hameed Karra has been accepted as a private party by the Supreme Court in Article 35A case today. Karra has impleaded himself in the case that is currently before the apex court. Earlier today the apex court deferred the hearing on the case after Diwali. “I […]
JRL withdraws protest programme
After Supreme Court postponed the hearing of the plea on Article 35A, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) today withdrew the protest progamme and August 29 shutdown call. According to a statement issued by the, all announced protest programs including the protest strike (Hartal) on Tuesday 29th August 2017 have been postponed. “The hearing of cases […]
J&K Bank to have institutional business tie-ups in the state
J&K Bank is in the process of executing business tie-ups through memorandum of understanding (MoU) with most of the government, semi government and other institutions of the state. “We are a commercial organisation and a responsible corporate citizen. It makes immense sense for us to enhance our reach within the state to extend more convenience […]
HC directive to police : File status report on alleged killing by Usman Majeed
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the police to file the status report in a case wherein investigations have been sought into a killing allegedly involving Congress Legislator and former Ikhwan ul Muslimeen Commander, Usman Majeed. In a petition (OWP 939/2016), Sajad Ahmad Wani has investigation into the killing of his father Abdul […]
Handwara areas observe shutdown against youth’s killing
An uneasy calm prevailed in Handwara areas of Kupwara district on Friday, as for the second day normal life remained crippled in many parts of the district for the second successive day due to the shutdown against killing of a youth in a‘fake encounter’ by the Army in Handwara. According to report all shops and […]