This is a representational image (Pic credit: ANI) JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Two village defence guards (VDGs) were abducted and murdered in Kishtwar district of Jammu region Thursday morning amid rising civilian casualties in terrorist attacks in J&K. The two men — identified as Nazir Ahmed and Kuldeep Kumar — from the remote village of Ohli Kuntwara, were…
NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Monday elected veteran National Conference leader and seven-time MLA Abdul Rahim Rather as its speaker as the first listed transaction of the business in the first session after a gap of six years.Chief minister Omar Abdullah and protem speaker Mubarak Gul congratulated Rather as he took Chair…
A security personnel stands guard during an encounter with terrorists at Khanyar area, in Srinagar. (PTI) NEW DELHI: In a concerning escalation of violence, Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed multiple terror attacks over the past two days, prompting security forces to intensify their operations in the region. The attacks have resulted in injuries to several…
SRINAGAR: At least 12 people were injured after a mob allegedly attacked National Conference’s Gurez MLA Nazir Ahmad Khan’s rally in Gujran area of Tulail in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district Wednesday. No arrests have been made so far, even as police registered a case and launched a probe.The injured were hospitalised. Three of them were…
SRINAGAR: The governing alliance of National Conference (NC), Congress and CPM along with opposition PDP announced Wednesday their decision to boycott the Union territory’s (UT) foundation day celebrations Thursday, reiterating their demand for the restoration of statehood to J&K.PDP MLA Waheed Parra questioned the rationale behind the administration’s decision to observe the UT’s foundation day,…
SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has squarely blamed Pakistan for the uptick in terrorist activity in J&K, saying there can be no talks between New Delhi and Islamabad till the neighbouring country stops the killings.His remarks stand in contrast with recent election manifestos of both NC and PDP, which advocated talks with Pakistan…
SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah has retained Ganderbal seat and resigned from Budgam after having won from both in the recent assembly polls. Protem Speaker Mubarak Gul made the announcement Monday while administering oaths to the 90 newly elected MLAs, including Omar.Sources Omar’s move to give up Budgam would necessitate a bypoll, with Omar’s…
SRINAGAR/JAMMU: J&Klieutenant-governor Manoj Sinha has cleared a resolution of CM Omar Abdullah’s cabinet urging the Centre to restore the statehood to the Union territory, officials said Saturday. The resolution was approved by Omar’s govt late Thursday, a day after he was sworn in.On Saturday, Omar told workers of his National Conference (NC) in Jammu that…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it will consider listing a plea calling for a time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, representing the applicants, urged a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud, along with Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra,…
SRINAGAR: Congress opted out of joining Union territory J&K’s first elected govt “till statehood is restored”, while a recent National Conference recruit from BJP — Surinder Kumar Choudhary of Jammu‘s Nowshera — made the cut Wednesday as CM Omar Abdullah‘s deputy in the six-member INDIA bloc ministry that took the oath of office in the…
