Kashmir

BJP wants to replicate Russia-, China-like rule, says Farooq Abdullah

Jammu: The BJP wants to replicate Russia- and China-like rule in the country, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah claimed on Tuesday and said the INDIA bloc has come forward to safeguard the…
CBI records statement of family of JK man tricked into fighting for Russian army

Srinagar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recorded the statements of the family members of Azad Yousuf Kumar, a Kashmiri man who was allegedly unwittingly thrust into the Russia-Ukraine conflict after…

BJP in panic sensing defeat in LS polls: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said the BJP is in an extreme state of panic as it can sense defeat in the Lok Sabha polls. Addressing party functionaries here,…
LS polls: Security forces conduct flag marches across Kashmir

Srinagar: The security forces conducted flag marches across the Kashmir Valley on Saturday to instill a sense of security and confidence among the voters ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, officials said.…
Over 1,200 RSS-run schools teach kids ‘desh prem’ in Kashmir

Rashtriya Sewa Bharati, affiliated with the Ekal Vidyalaya Abhiyan project, are teaching Kashmiri Muslim children ‘desh prem’, according to a report by News18. Sewa Bharati is an educational initiative of the Rashtriya…
Abdullahs, Muftis should stop politicising Shah’s remarks on AFSPA in J-K: BJP

Jammu: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday hit back at former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti for allegedly politicising Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on the revocation…
Kashmir: Hurriyat Conference chairman under ‘house arrest’ again

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was put under house arrest on Thursday in J&K’s Srinagar, claimed the religious organisation that he heads. Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jamia Masjid said, “The Mirwaiz has been…

AFSPA can be revoked when militancy is completely over in J-K: Anurag Thakur

Jammu: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) can be revoked when militancy is completely over in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday, as he highlighted a positive…
Promise of revoking AFSPA in J&K made in view of LS polls: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that the promise of revoking the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir has been made in view of…
Stay away from seeking votes on basis of religion: Azad to DPAP workers

Jammu: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday asked his party colleagues to stay away from seeking votes on the basis of religion, asserting that religion has no…
Justice Mohd Yusuf Wani sworn in as judge in J&K, Ladakh HC

Srinagar: The Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh administered the oath of office to Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani as Additional Judge of…
‘People from PoK also want to join Hindustan,’ says MP CM

Barwani: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday suggested that even people from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) are keen to join Hindustan due to the improved situation in Kashmir post the scrapping…
IAF airlifts over 300 people stranded in J&K, Ladakh due to snowfall

Jammu: As many as 328 people who were stranded at various places in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh due to heavy snowfall were airlifted by the Indian Air Force on Saturday, an…
Kashmir’s Tulip Garden blooming with 1.7M flowers opens to public

By Suhail Khan Srinagar: Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Asia’s largest tulip garden, located at the foothills of Zabarwan Hills in Srinagar, has been opened to welcome tourists and locals with the…
Army cancels seminar on UCC after backlash from political parties in J&K

Srinagar: The Army in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday cancelled a seminar, which was aimed to raise awareness about the Uniform Civil Code and other topics after a backlash from the political…