New Delhi; The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to JKLF leader Yasin Malik, who is presently serving a life term, on a plea by the National Investigation Agency seeking death penalty for him in a militant funding case. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh also issued warrants for production […]
Sajad Lone Says NIA Plea ‘Dangerous’ Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday called for a review of JKLF chief Yasin Malik’s case, while People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone termed NIA’s plea seeking death penalty for the separatist leader as “dangerous”. However, Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari said deterrent measures should […]
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for separatist leader Yasin Malik, who was awarded life term by a trial court here in a militancy funding case. The plea by the agency has been listed for hearing on May 29 before a bench of Justices Siddharth […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is a part of India, and Pakistan has no right to talk about it and should rather pay attention towards its own people, Union Tourism Minister G K Reddy said here on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the third G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting at the Sher-e-Kashmir International […]
New Delhi: India on Tuesday strongly rejected as “baseless and unwarranted” UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Fernand de Varennes’ statement objecting to holding a G20 meeting in Jammu and Kashmir alleging human rights violations there, and attacked him for acting “irresponsibly to politicise this issue”. Permanent Mission of India in Geneva also asserted that […]
New Delhi: The CBI has asked former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik to answer certain queries in connection with an alleged insurance scam in the Union Territory, officials said on Friday. This is the second time in seven months that Malik, who completed his terms as the governor of various states, will be […]
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday announced that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would travel to India next month to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting, a development that could provide an opportunity to break the ice between the two neighbours. “Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be leading the Pakistan delegation to the SCO Council of Foreign […]
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday said the fresh revision of electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir does not disturb schedule or conduct part of polls and the poll panel is aware that there is a “vacuum” in the Union territory which needs to be filled. Kumar said in J-K, the special […]
Srinagar: The administration on Wednesday appointed a senior IAS officer to probe alleged conman Kiranbhai Patel’s visits to the J&K posing as a PMO official and the security protocol provided to him. According to an order issued by the home department, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, V K Bhiduri has been appointed as the inquiry officer and […]
Issues Slew Of Directions On Online Media Use By workforce, Warns Against Dereliction Srinagar: The government on Friday directed its employees not to discuss or criticize on social media any policy pursued or action taken, warning them with ‘disciplinary action’ for non-compliance of the instructions. In a detailed circular issued here, the government has asked […]