New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to constitute a committee monitored by a retired apex court judge to inquire and investigate into the Hindenburg Research report which has made a slew of allegations against the business conglomerate led by industrialist Gautam Adani. […]
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) told the Supreme Court that the entry of women into mosques for offering namaz inside is permitted. The board said a Muslim woman is free to enter a mosque for prayers and it is her option to exercise her right to avail such facilities as […]
Jammu, Feb 8: The Minister of Home Affairs, Government of India, on Wednesday said that there is no data or survey available to suggest an increase in smuggling and consumption of narcotics and drugs in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 5 years. In a written reply to a query in Rajya Sabha, the MHA […]
New Delhi: 4,153 Village Defence Groups (VDGs) have been constituted while the CRPF is giving arms training to personnel in Rajouri district for their self defence against militant attacks and has given training to 948 of them last month, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday. The move came after two […]
New Delhi: A total of 187 militants were killed and 111 counter-militancy operations carried out in Jammu and Kashmir in 2022, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Rai said 125 militants initiated incidents and 117 encounters took place in Jammu and Kashmir in 2022. As many as […]
Srinagar: The Centre on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha that 27 persons including 25 security personnel and two civilians were killed in militant attacks across Jammu since August 05, 2019. In a written reply, Minister of State in the Ministry Of Home Affairs (MHA), Nityanand Rai, said that a total of 25 security personnel including two […]
New Delhi: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday took to streets in the national capital to protest against the ongoing anti-encroachment drive being carried out by the administration in Jammu and Kashmir. Carrying placards reading ‘Stop Bullying, Stop Bulldozing’, Mufti, along with scores of supporters, gathered at the busy Boat Club area with an aim […]
Jammu: Democratic Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday cautioned the Jammu and Kashmir administration against its ongoing anti-encroachment drive, saying the ‘hartal and stone-pelting’ culture is likely to return if homes and small shops are demolished. The eviction drive has resulted in corruption as people were paying bribes to revenue officials to ensure […]
Srinagar: Five members of a family, including three children, hailing from Uttar Pradesh were found dead in their rented house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday, police said. Majid Ansari (35) and four of his family members were found unconscious in their rented accommodation at Kralpora in Kupwara district by their neighbours, who […]
Srinagar: Amid forecast for widespread snow and rains on February 9 (evening) to 10, the minimum temperature saw a fall at most places in Kashmir Valley with Srinagar and Qazigund too recording below sub-zero level on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.1°C against 2.7°C on the […]