MLA Mehraj Malik Challenges PSA Detention, Seeks Quashment, Rs 5 Crore Compensation, HC Issues…
Jammu: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu on Wednesday admitted a Habeas Corpus petition filed by MLA Doda (East), Mehraj Malik, challenging his preventive detention under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA),…
Four Killed, Over 70 Injured as Ladakh Statehood Protests Turn Violent in Leh, BJP Office Set Ablaze
Leh: At least four people were killed and more than 70 others injured on Wednesday as protests demanding statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution turned violent in Leh.
Confirming the deaths of…
Omar Abdullah Compares J&K’s Position With Ladakh, People of J&K Have Demanded Statehood…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the people of J&K feel deeply betrayed over the Centre’s failure to restore statehood, despite repeated assurances.
Omar Abdullah drew a comparison with…
Political potpourri: Rajya Sabha polls
NC-led alliance poised to win 3 seats; BJP likely to bag one seat
Srinagar: With the Rajya Sabha elections announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, the political arithmetic in the newly constituted Jammu &…
Police Issues Advisory Against Use of Fire Crackers During Marriage Cermonies In Srinagar
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday issued public advisory against use of firecrackers during marriage ceremonies in Srinagar.
In a handout to GNS, the police said that on 21st September 2025, a suspicious object was found outside the…
Despite daily raids, drug threat persists, efforts on to break supply chain: SSP Sopore
Sopore: Senior Superintendent of Police, Sopore, Iftkhar Talib on Wednesday said the police are making sustained efforts to break the drug supply chain with no loopholes left for traffickers, even as the fight against narcotics remains a…
Omar Abdullah Defends ‘I Love Muhammad’ Slogan, Calls Opposition to It “Bankruptcy of Mentality”
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday strongly defended the use of the slogan ‘I Love Muhammad,’ saying that only people with a “bankrupt mentality” can oppose it. He argued that Muslims, like adherents of other faiths, have…
Rajya Sabha elections announced for Jammu & Kashmir after long hiatus
Voting for 4 seats to take place on October 24; 3 elections to be held for 4 seats; tenure of new members linked with outcome of writ petition pending in SC
Srinagar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced the…
Stone Pelting at Leh Hill Council Building as Ladakh Protest Enters Day 14
Leh: The ongoing agitation in Ladakh demanding statehood and inclusion under the Sixth Schedule entered its 14th day on Wednesday, with tensions flaring in Leh after two women protesters fell ill and had to be hospitalised.
The…
Omar Abdullah Says Delay in Restoring J&K Statehood Betrays Supreme Court’s Assurance
Srinagar: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, on Wednesday said the biggest challenge facing the Union Territory is the delay in restoring its statehood, despite the Supreme Court’s assurance. He described the prolonged…