Omar takes statehood movement to Delhi; major protest at Jantar Mantar on Jul 20
Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday asserted that the July 20 demonstration in Delhi will mark the beginning of a new phase in the party’s campaign for statehood to the Union Territory. Abdullah was addressing a well-attended public rally at Maharaja Hari Singh Park — his first major […]
NC using J-K statehood issue to divert attention from governance failures: LoP Sharma
Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma on Sunday accused the National Conference of using the demand for restoration of statehood to shift the political narrative away from governance issues. He also claimed that the unrest within the ruling party in Jammu and Kashmir stemmed from internal differences […]
Panun Kashmir to protest in Delhi on Jul 20; reiterates demand for justice, separate homeland
Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) Panun Kashmir, an organisation representing displaced Kashmiri Pandits, on Sunday said its proposed protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on July 20 will seek justice and accountability for the 1990 exodus of the community, while reiterating its demand for a separate homeland within the Kashmir valley. Panun Kashmir Chairman Tito Ganju appealed […]
NC joining statehood movement a welcome Step: J&K Congress
Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Congress working president Raman Bhalla on Sunday welcomed the National Conference’s proposed protest for restoration of the UT’s statehood in Delhi next week, describing it as a positive, albeit delayed, step towards achieving a common objective. Bhalla’s remarks comes hours after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asserted that the […]
CM Omar defends invite to Mirwaiz for Delhi protest, says BJP creating ‘manufactured controversy’
Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday defended the National Conference’s decision to invite moderate Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to a proposed protest in Delhi next week, and accused the BJP and sections of the media of deliberately creating a controversy to divert attention from the party’s […]
CM Omar accuses BJP of ‘back-door politics’, failing J-K by stalling restoration of statehood
Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday launched a sharp attack against the BJP, accusing it of engineering political defections across the country, practising “back-door politics” and failing to honour its promise to restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. The chief minister’s remarks came a day after Jammu and Kashmir […]
Three publishers arrested over books with ‘inappropriate content’ in J&K
Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) The counter intelligence unit in Jammu has arrested three publishers in connection with the ongoing investigation into a controversy surrounding certain books in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. This decision follows coordinated operations in both Jammu and Delhi. The arrests are part of a broader investigation into the publication […]
US attacks Iran; Tehran lashes out again at Gulf Arab states

Dubai, Jul 12 (AP) The US attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran responded with attacks targeting several countries in the Gulf, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman. The outburst of […]
Ram Temple donation theft: SIT may visit Ayodhya soon, question Trust members
Ayodhya, Jul 12 (PTI) A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing embezzlement of donation money at the Ram Temple may question people associated with the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya in the coming days, official sources said on Sunday. The SIT, headed by Lucknow Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant, was constituted by the […]
Kashmir’s White Mountains Are Turning Brown as Glaciers Retreat: Study

Nearly 30 sq km of glacier cover lost in four decades as six glaciers disappear completely Scientists say exposed rock, soot pollution and rising temperatures are reshaping the Himalaya Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: The iconic white skyline of Kashmir’s Himalaya is slowly fading. Mountains once cloaked in year-round snow and sprawling glaciers are increasingly revealing […]