LAC faceoff: Talks between Chinese, Indian militaries reached ‘progress’: China

Beijing: China on Wednesday said the fourth Commander-level talks between Indian and Chinese militaries to ease tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh have reached progress on promoting “further disengagement” of the border troops to de-escalate tensions. During the course of the intense and complex negotiations between senior commanders of the […]

India stresses on following all protocols for border management

New Delhi: The Indian military conveyed a “very clear” message to the Chinese army during a nearly 15-hour-long talks that status quo ante must be restored in eastern Ladakh and it will have to follow all mutually agreed protocols for border management to bring back peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control, government […]

Why Bar leader in JK detained after expiry of order under PSA: SC to JK Admin

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to explain the basis for detaining high court’s bar leader Mian Abdul Qayoom who has challenged his detention under Public Safety Act (PSA) since August 7 last year. The top court asked it to take into consideration various aspects including Qayoom’s age, expiry […]

Covid-19: HC asks SASB to urgently decide on holding Amarnath yatra

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday asked Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) to take an urgent decision on holding the annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine, located in the higher reaches of South Kashmir, keeping in mind the threat of COVID-19. A 23-page order issued by a division bench comprising Chief Justice […]

Pak intruder arrested along in Poonch

Jammu: A 28-year-old Pakistani man was arrested on Wednesday after he crossed into this side from across the Line of Control in Poonch district, a senior police officer said. Abdul Rehman, a resident of Nakyal village of Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK), was apprehended by police in Balakote sector soon after he crossed into thej country, Poonch’s […]

SC refuses to entertain plea against 100 per domicile quota in JK

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain a plea challenging legal provisions which provide 100 per cent reservation to domicile of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in public employment. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat asked Ladakh-based lawyer Najum Ul Huda to move the […]

SMC Mayor Election after two months: Govt

Srinagar: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have extended the deadline for holding the election to the post of the Mayor of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation by two months in the wake of fresh restrictions announced in the city due to the sudden surge in coronavirus cases, officials said on Wednesday. In an order issued by […]

Welfare of parents, senior citizens

Maintenance, appellate tribunals coming up in all JK Districts Nasir Azam Srinagar: The government will set up maintenance and appellate tribunals in all districts of Jammu & Kashmir to exercise the powers and discharge the functions conferred under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act,2007. The draft rules unveiled by Jammu & […]

Kashmiri doctors based in England signal alarm

Urge valley residents to follow SOPs

Srinagar: Doctors from Kashmir working in Britain have appealed to the people of the valley to cooperate with the medical professionals by following their advice to overcome the coronavirus pandemic. Concerned over the sudden rise in number of COVID-19 cases in the valley, top doctors of the British Kashmiri Medical Association (BKMA) in a video […]