Militants attacked Srinagar’s Tourist Reception Centre and weekly Sunday market with a grenade, injuring twelve. SRINAGAR: At least 12 people were wounded when terrorists hurled a grenade in a bustling roadside Sunday market near the heavily guarded Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) in central Srinagar. The explosion triggered panic among shoppers and sent vendors and bystanders…
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…
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is now a Union Territory and everybody must accept this reality, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said at the UT’s foundation day celebrations Thursday, adding that when it becomes a state again, that day would be celebrated as well, reports Saleem Pandit. CM Omar Abdullah,…
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday announced reverting to the traditional Nov-Dec academic calendar in the UT, reversing the LG administration’s decision to implement the March-April examination schedule.The decision will be implemented up to class 9 this year. Omar said classes 10 and above will go back to Nov-Dec calendar from…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha member Sheikh Abdul Rashid aka Engineer Rashid criticised Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah for maintaining a “double standard” stance on Pakistan and Article 370. The comments came in as Rashid, accused of terror funding, was on his way to surrender to Tihar Jail on Monday. “When he is in power, he…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and handed over to him a resolution passed by the assembly seeking early restoration of statehood to the UT.In his first meeting with the PM after becoming chief minister, Abdullah discussed various issues related to J&K, including the…
Srinagar: Two soldiers of 18 Rashtriya Rifles and two porters were killed in a terrorist ambush on a military truck carrying supplies near the Nagin area of Botapathri along the LoC, 11km from Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday evening.Three more RR men and two porters were wounded in the fourth terrorist attack…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah called on Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: J&K CM Omar Abdullah called on Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday. This is the first meeting between the two since Abdullah took over as CM. Both home ministry sources and Abdullah later described the meeting as a courtesy call. However,…
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…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday resigned from the Budgam assembly seat and retained the Ganderbal seat, which is the National Conference’s (NC) bastion.Abdullah won both the Ganderbal and Budgam seats in the recently concluded assembly polls, which took place after a decade.Omar Abdullah, who is…
