RSS leader says that Article 370 in JK is temporary
Jaipur: The status of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir is “temporary”, RSS leader Indresh Kumar said today as he stressed that the occupation of Indian land by China and Pakistan was unconstitutional. India was suffering from Pakistan’s sponsored terrorism and secessionism and over 66,000 people had lost their lives since 1972 due to this, […]
CM hopeful that AMU student returns home, joins studies
Jammu: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today expressed hope that the AMU student who is said to have joined Hizbul Mujahideen would return home and continue his studies. The chief minister made the comments while announcing an amnesty scheme for the first-time stone pelters during the motion of thanks on the governor’s address in the state […]
Arrested on charges of being a LeT man, family says otherwise
Srinagar: The family and friends of alleged Lashkar militant Bilal Ahmad Kawa today staged a protest in Lal Chowk’s Press Colony against his arrest in New Delhi. The family alleged that he is being framed by the Indian agencies. “It is very unfortunate that his photograph was shown as that of a terrorist,” Zubair, a […]
Govt made mockery of judicial system, say medico bodies
Srinagar: Terming the appointment of interim Director for Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) by the government on Thursday as the ‘mockery’ of judicial system in the state, various medico bodies, Friday in a joint presser said that the appointment was nothing but ‘disrespect to the entire judicial structure of the state’. Dr A […]
SKIMS governing body ratifies orders
JAMMU: The Governing Body of the SKIMS today ratified the action taken against three faculty members for indulging in private practice and directed SKIMS to institute a full-fledged inquiry in terms of the relevant rules. The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today, who is also chairperson of the Governing Body. Addressing […]
Charge sheet on ‘terror funding’ during next week, NIA tells court
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday told a New Delhi court that it will file a charge sheet in the case of alleged funding in the Kashmir Valley during the upcoming. The court also extended the judicial custody of seven Kashmiri separatists and a businessman till January 18. According to reports, during the […]
Govt says only 51 people were killed in eight months of unrest
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government today said only 51 people were killed and over 9,000 injured, including over 6,000 due to pellets, during the eight months- long unrest in Kashmir after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in 2016. In a written reply to the question of a National Conference MLA in […]
726 detained under PSA in two years: CM
Jammu: The J&K government on Friday informed the House that nearly 726 people were detained under Public Safety Act (PSA) during the last two years in the state. This was revealed in a written of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to a question raised by NC MLA Mubarak Gul in the State Assembly. CM Mehbooba Mufti […]
CM compliments Insha for her success
JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today felicitated Insha Mushtaq for her splendid success in the just declared matric results. Insha, it may be recalled, had suffered pellet injuries during the unrest of 2016. During her reply to the discussion on Motion of Thanks on Governor’s Address in the Legislative Council here today, the Chief Minister […]
