The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will take up the plea by Omar Abdullah’s sister if the Centre didn’t intend to release the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference leader from detention, said a media report. According to Hindustan Times, the Supreme Court said it will hear on Wednesday the […]
SANAA: Heavy fighting in Yemen between pro-government forces and rebels killed more than three dozen people in the previous 24 hours, Yemeni officials and tribal leaders said on Tuesday. The rebels, known as Houthis, have been attacking forces of the internationally recognised government in the district of Sorouh in central Marib province. Fierce clashes left […]
MORE THAN a dozen people in Lucknow who had been issued recovery notices for damage related to violence during anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests in December will now have to pay 10 per cent extra within a week or face jail. The Lucknow administration on Tuesday issued “recovery certificates” and “demand notice” to the 13, whose […]
Srinagar: First case of coronavirus was confirmed of Indian Army man in Ladakh. According to a report the Indian Army man from Ladakh Scouts yesterday tested positive for the COVID-19. The army man’s father had returned from pilgrimage in Iran which is ravaged by the virus as the country battles harsh US sanctions . His father […]
China on Tuesday assured Pakistan it is paying “close attention” to the situation in Jammu & Kashmir and that it opposes any unilateral actions in the region, prompting New Delhi to say that it expects Beijing not to comment on India’s internal affairs. The reference to Kashmir was included in a joint statement issued at […]
National Conference president and Srinagar Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday visited former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s mother and daughter. According to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) functionaries, Abdullah, who was released last week after remaining under detention for 221 days, drove to the Mufti residence late afternoon on Tuesday and spent more than an […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday decided to extend the 2G mobile data service in the Union Territory till next eight days. A government order under number Home-20(TSTS) of 2020, dated 17-03-2020,issued by Principal Secretary to the government, Shaleen Kabra, reads that the restrictions contained under government order number 17(TSTS) of 2020, dated 04-03-2020 […]
SRINAGAR, MARCH 17: The Jammu & Kashmir government has banned entry of foreign tourists to Kashmir as a precautionary measure in view of the coronavirus outbreak around the world. Advisor to the Lt. Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan has issued necessary orders in this regard. Secretary Tourism, Director Tourism and DCs have been asked to ensure […]
Srinagar The Centre on Tuesday presented Rs 1,01,428 crore budget for Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the Parliament which is empowered to approved budgetary allocations for the union territories with legislatures when they are without elected governments. The government also presented a separate expenditure plan of Rs 55,317.81 crore for the last five […]
New Delhi: With the release of National Conference chief and Srinagar MP Farooq Abdullah from detention, the Narendra Modi government has launched the second phase of its Kashmir policy, after having scrapping Article 370 in August 2019. However, another former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti may not be released immediately, government sources have […]