NC, PDP, Cong, PC, DAP oppose, BJP defends Srinagar/Jammu: The National Conference, PDP, Congress and other prominent political parties on Wednesday flayed the Jammu administration’s order on facilitating the registration of new voters who are from outside in Jammu and Kashmir, while the BJP defended it saying it is in line with the laws. They […]
Jammu: Authorities in Jammu on Wednesday authorised tehsildars (revenue officials) to issue certificate of residence to those residing in the winter capital for more than one year to facilitate their entry in the ongoing special summary revision of electoral rolls. District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Avny Lavasa passed the directive after taking serious […]
Srinagar: Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) — an amalgam of various religious, social and educational organisations in the Valley — on Thursday condemned the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s approval to the sale of beer and other ready to drink beverages in departmental stores, saying it deeply hurts the sentiments of Muslims. It said as Kashmir is a […]
New Delhi: Jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Altaf Ahmad Shah, the son-in-law of late Hurriyat veteran Syed Ali Shah Geelani, died of cancer at the AIIMS here on Tuesday, a few days after he was taken to the hospital on the orders of the Delhi High Court. Shah, popularly known as ‘Altaf Fantoosh’, was 66 and […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday expressed grief over the death of jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Altaf Ahmad Shah. Shah, the son-in-law of late pro-Pakistan Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, died of cancer at the AIIMS on Tuesday, days after he was taken to the hospital on the orders of […]
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said while criminals and rapists are released and felicitated, political prisoners or those against whom there are no solid cases are not released on bail even on health grounds. Herremarks came after separatist leader Altaf Shah, the son-in-law of late Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, died of […]
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Monday said there was a groundswell of anger against BJP across Jammu and Kashmir, and the people of the erstwhile state have made it a point to stand up for their rights. He said the NC will make every effort to give voice to aspirations and demands of […]
Jammu: Kashmiri migrant pandit employees, who are on a strike for the past nearly five months following the killing of their colleague by terrorists, on Monday staged a massive protest here, seeking their relocation outside the Valley. The protest by Kashmiri migrant pandits, employed under the Prime Minister’s package in the valley, intensified amid a […]
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday banned Popular Front of India and several of its associates for five years under a stringent anti-terror law, accusing them of having “links” with global terror groups like ISIS. Besides PFI, the organisations which were also declared banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) include Rehab India Foundation, […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested in October 2020 while on his way to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh after a Dalit woman from there died following gang-rape, appearing dismissive about the protests and saying every person has right to free expression . “Till now you have […]