Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mehbooba Mufti differ over Srinagar Lok Sabha polls voter turnout

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mehbooba Mufti differ over Srinagar Lok Sabha polls voter turnout

Voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station in Srinagar during the fourth phase of voting in the Lok Sabha election on May 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD Reacting to the voter turnout DPAP chief Ghulam Nabi Azad and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti reacted differently to the voter turnout in … Read more

J&K police announce ₹10 lakh on terrorist behind Rajouri killing

J&K police announce ₹10 lakh on terrorist behind Rajouri killing

The Jammu & Kashmir Police on Tuesday announced a reward of ₹10 lakh on an unidentified militant, operating under the alias Abu Hamza, for his suspected involvement in the killing of the brother of a soldier with the Territorial Army in Rajouri on April 22. The police said the terrorist “was involved in militancy activities … Read more

Snow, rainfall trigger cold wave in Kashmir, disrupts traffic movement

Snow, rainfall trigger cold wave in Kashmir, disrupts traffic movement

Snow being cleared from Mughal road after heavy snowfall in Pir ki Gali area, in Poonch on October 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI A cold wave gripped Kashmir on October 16 as the higher reaches received a spell of snowfall and the plains were lashed by rainfall. Several highways were closed due to snow … Read more

Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir welcome Supreme Court’s decision to hear petitions on Article 370 daily

Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir welcome Supreme Court’s decision to hear petitions on Article 370 daily

National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah said he is confident that there is a strong case in favour of the restoration of Article 370. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on July 11 welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article … Read more

Snow avalanche hits Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir; one labourer killed

Snow avalanche hits Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir; one labourer killed

A rescue operation has been launched in Sonamarg. Image for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad A labourer was killed after an avalanche hit Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on January 12, officials said. The avalanche hit the Sarbal area close to Nilgrath where Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited … Read more

Continued threats to Kashmiri pandit employees belie government claims of normalcy: Congress

Continued threats to Kashmiri pandit employees belie government claims of normalcy: Congress

Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) spokesperson Deepika Singh Rajawat said her party was fully convinced that the BJP and L-G administration had made it a “matter of ego” as they feared that if they succumbed to the pressure of the employees, their “extravaganza of normalcy would be exposed.” File | Photo Credit: S. … Read more

Mehbooba, Omar react to Amit Shah’s jibe at ‘Muftis, Abdullahs’

Mehbooba, Omar react to Amit Shah’s jibe at ‘Muftis, Abdullahs’

Pulwama attack happened when J&K was under Central rule with their handpicked Satyapal Malik running the State from Raj Bhavan, says Omar Abdullah Pulwama attack happened when J&K was under Central rule with their handpicked Satyapal Malik running the State from Raj Bhavan, says Omar Abdullah Jammu and Kashmir parties, including the National Conference (NC) … Read more

Encounters start in Baramulla, Shopian: Police

Encounters start in Baramulla, Shopian: Police

The police said encounters with the militants were underway in Molu Chitragam area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district and Yadipora Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla The police said encounters with the militants were underway in Molu Chitragam area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district and Yadipora Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla Security forces have encircled and … Read more