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1931: Karan Singh Is Born

Karan Singh, the heir to Kashmir’s autocratic ruler, was born in France on March 9, 1931. The state celebrated the birth of the Yuvaraj...

EC seeks report on dropping of sedition charges

Lucknow: On BJP's complaint, the Election Commission has sought a report from the district administration of Meerut in connection with dropping of sedition charges...

Match fallout: PRC J&K visits Sharda University

Srinagar: K B Aggarwal, Principal Resident Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi, on Saturday visited Sharda University in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. “A...

India slams Pak for inviting Kashmiri students to study

New Delhi: Reacting to Pakistan inviting 60 Kashmiri students in Uttar Pradesh who were slapped with sedition, India on Friday said that Islamabad should...

LS polls: Parties asked to adhere to code of conduct

JAMMU: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Umang Narula on Friday asked political parties to abide by the model code of conduct of the Election Commission...

Ensure security of Kashmiri students: GoI to UP

New Delhi: In the backdrop of slapping of sedition charge against Kashmiri students and its subsequent withdrawal, the Indian government on Friday night asked...

MEA to launch outreach programme for state govts

New Delhi: In first such initiative, the External Affairs Ministry will hold two major outreach programmes next week to sensitise state governments and other...

Omar bats for ‘misguided’ students

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that slapping of sedition charges against Kashmiri students in Meerut by Uttar Pradesh...

What is sedition

As per the Indian law, sedition is any form of speech, action, writing that incites hatred against the established order and harms the systematic...

Vigilance books 25 officials in Leh

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organisation on Thursday booked 25 government officials, including 13 engineers, in Leh district for purchasing sub-standard and underweight...

Pakistan ‘opens hearts, edu institutions for Kashmiri students’

Snehesh Alex Philip Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday termed the slapping of sedition charges on 67 Kashmiri students in Uttar Pradesh for cheering the Pakistani cricket...

Army kills Baramulla youth, curfew imposed across Kashmir

March 7, 2013 In the wake of a youth's death in Baramulla after army men opened fire, authorities imposed curfew in many areas across the...

Illegal constructions: Vohra meets Omar before giving assent to new ruling

Srinagar: Pending assent by the Governor, a new law having life span of only one year is on the horizon to provide legal cover...

J&K announces Model Code of Conduct

JAMMU: Elections to 16th Lok Sabha in J&K are going to be held in five phases from April 10. All arrangements in this regard...

GoI approves 8.75% interest on EPF deposit

New Delhi: The Indian government has approved payment of 8.75 per cent rate of interest on PF deposits in 2013-14 for over five crore...

Amendment to Panchayati Raj Act passed

Jammu: An amendment to the Panchayati Raj Act was passed Wednesday in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council. The LA Bill No. 12 of 2014...

India goes to polls from April 7

New Delhi: The high-stake Lok Sabha elections pitting Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi in a virtual presidential-style contest with a number of other PM...

Geelani returns from Delhi, put under house arrest

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani was Wednesday detained by police immediately on his return from New Delhi and placed under house...

Father is natural guardian of child: HC

Mumbai: Holding that a father was a natural guardian of his child, Bombay High Court has ordered the custody of a two-year-old child be...

1967: Elections Held for J&K’s 3rd Legislative Assembly

Elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir for the state’s third Legislative Assembly. The Congress party secured 16 seats, and was followed by the...

Pak man hands over 3 sons to Hafiz Saeed for ‘jihad’

M Zulqernain LAHORE: A Pakistani man has handed over his three young sons to Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed for jihad. Abu Haider, a Jamaat-ud-Dawa activist,...

Finally, no more two-finger test on rape victims

Nagpur: The Union Health Ministry, which has drawn new guidelines for treating rape victims, has asked all hospitals to set up a designated room...

LS poll dates to be announced today

New Delhi: The schedule for the Lok Sabha polls will be announced by the Election Commission on Wednesday. With the announcement of poll dates, the...

India-Pak match aftermath: UP university says 67 Kashmiri students ‘suspended indefinitely’

SRINAGAR: Sixty-seven Kashmiri students have been “suspended indefinitely” by the Swami Vivekananad Subharti University (SVSU) in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans...

1929: Hari Singh’s Prime Minister Resigns

The Prime Minister of  Maharaja Hari Singh, Sir Albion Banerjee, who was a Bengali Brahman, resigned, and his historic indictment of the autocrat’s rule...

India, Pak discuss trade across LoC

New Delhi: India and Pakistan Tuesday held a meeting on cross-Line of Control trade and travel during which ways and mechanisms for increasing people-to-people...

Now, open merit candidates to avail 6 attempts for civil service exams

New Delhi: Civil service aspirants will from this year onwards get a two-year age extension and two additional attempts beyond the existing stipulation, the...

One quintal polythene seized

SRINAGAR: District Development Commissioner Srinagar,  Farooq Ahmad Shah along with a team of officers conducted marketing  checking in the city  and recovered one quintal...

‘105 hectares of forest land diverted for Kishenganga project ‘

Jammu: Minister for Forests and Environment  Mian Altaf Tuesday said that 105 hectares of forest land had been diverted for the construction of 330...

1948: Sher-e-Kashmir Becomes J&K PM

On March 4, 1948, Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah was appointed the Prime Minister of J&K with a Council of Ministers. He had been entrusted the...

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