Mehbooba Mufti Says Students Should Get Another Chance Srinagar: Families of the seven agricultural university students arrested under UAPA for allegedly raising objectionable slogans after the Indian cricket team’s loss in the World Cup final on Wednesday appealed to police and Jammu and Kashmir administration for leniency as their career was at stake. Students should […]
Srinagar: After it faced flak from a section of politicians, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday defended booking under UAPA seven university students who had raised objectionable slogans after the Indian cricket team’s in the World cup final, saying it had invoked a “softer provision” of the anti-terror law. Several politicians, including the former […]
Jammu: The Administrative Council (AC), which met under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, ManojSinha, accorded administrative approval for transfer of land for various public purposes. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, and Dr. Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, attended the meeting. These […]
Srinagar: There is “disappointment” in Jammu and Kashmir and the people are living under “fear”, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged on Sunday. “There is disappointment, people are being arrested, recently wife of Sarjan Barkati was arrested in a terror funding case. There is no evidence, no hearing and people are just arrested and sent to […]
Srinagar: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, people of Jammu and Kashmir have got nothing but “problems and suffering”. He also accused the successive governments at the Centre of “plotting to weaken” his party. Addressing a convention of party workers at Sumbal Sonawari […]
Srinagar: Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration( PAGD) on Thursday deplored the “Rajouri attack in no uncertain terms” in which five soldiers lost their lives. “Violence only exacerbates the issues rather than resolving them.” “The people of Jammu and Kashmir have borne the brunt of violence over the past more than 30 years. They have a […]
United Nations: India has dismissed an “unwarranted and habitual” reference to Kashmir made by Pakistan during a Security Council meeting here. India’s retort came at the UN Security Council open debate on Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Promoting Sustaining Peace through Common Development’. The debate was held under China’s Presidency after Pakistan’s UN envoy […]
On bail to Army captain in fake encounter case Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday criticised the granting of bail to an Army captain convicted by a general court-martial for his role in the 2020 Amshipora fake encounter case. “I want to appeal to the Centre not to play with the people here. […]
Srinagar: The People’s Democratic Party on Thursday accused the BJP-led Centre of curbing freedom of expression, saying if the status quo continues, it will lead to the death of democracy. “Nine Indian journalists have been arbitrarily arrested and six of them are Kashmiri. We may not have seen the birth of the Indian democracy but […]
Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said the election for urban local bodies would be held after completion of the delimitation exercise of wards and reservation of wards for other backward classes. He said this while attending the felicitation ceremony of the councilors of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) whose five-year-term ends Tuesday. He commended […]