Kashmir
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SC to consider listing of pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said it will take a decision on early listing of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 which had given special status…
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Earthquake hits Jammu-Kashmir’s Katra belt
Jammu: An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hit the Katra belt of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Friday, officials said. There was no casualty or damage to property reported from anywhere, they…
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BJP wants to convert J-K into Hindu-majority state: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: Reacting to Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement on the restoration of statehood in Jammu and Kashmir, JKNC MP Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that they (the government) will give a truncated…
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Landless, poor people won’t be displaced in J&K anti-encroachment drive
Jammu: The Divisional Commissioner of Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, on Monday assured a delegation of civil society members that no landless or poor people will be displaced during the ongoing anti-encroachment drive to…
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SC dismisses petition against redrawing constituencies in J&K
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed delimitation of Assembly and parliamentary constituencies in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and comprising…
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45 shops sealed, 2 demolished during anti-encroachment drive in J&K’s Ramban
Banihal: At least 45 shops were sealed and two others demolished during the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Banihal township of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Sunday, officials said. Two political activists…
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Doctors assist in childbirth over WhatsApp call in J-K’s snow-covered Keran
Srinagar: With snowfall ruling out the possibility of airlift, a pregnant woman who had a history of labour complications in the remote Keran in Jammu and Kashmir was assisted by doctors in…
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J-K wanted employment, love but got BJP’s bulldozer: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the BJP over the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the Union Territory wanted employment, better business and love but instead…
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Khadi fast emerging as new avenue of lucrative ‘start-up’: Jitendra Singh
Jammu: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said Khadi is fast emerging as a new and lucrative start-up avenue, giving full credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for having popularized the fabric…
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J&K: Car showroom bulldozed amid tight security arrangement
Jammu: Authorities on Saturday demolished a car showroom during an anti-encroachment drive to retrieve state land here, a week after abandoning the exercise in the face of stone-pelting by a group of agitated…
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In a first in country, 5.9 million tonnes Lithium deposits found in J-K
New Delhi: The Union Government on Thursday said that 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves have been found for the first time in the country in Jammu and Kashmir. Lithium is a…
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Army evacuates pregnant woman from winter isolated J&K’s Nawapachi
Jammu: A pregnant woman was evacuated by the Indian Army from the winter isolated Nawapachi area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Thursday. A statement issued by the Army…
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Shutdown in parts of Srinagar on Afzal Guru’s death anniversary
Srinagar: Parts of Srinagar city on Thursday observed a shutdown on the 10th death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru, who was hanged inside Tihar Jail. Shops and other business…
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Peace has returned to Jammu&Kashmir, Northeast: Anurag Thakur
Guwahati: Insurgent activities in the Northeast have come down by 89 per cent and cases of civilian deaths declined by 85 per cent during the last eight years, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said…
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Stop demolitions in Kashmir immediately: Amnesty International
Amnesty International India has responded to the ongoing demolition of homes and businesses in parts of Kashmir that started on February 5 demanding it is stopped immediately. The local administration has been…
