SRINAGAR: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s act of removing the face veil of a Muslim woman during a public function has set off a war of words far away in J&K, where CM Omar Abdullah has accused former CM Mehbooba Mufti of committing similar “unsecular act” by removing the burqa of a legitimate voter years ago.“Have […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police disclosed Sunday that they had filed a chargesheet against 40 people who allegedly crossed into Pakistan illegally for arms training between 1990 and 2000 and did not return.The residents of Pulwama’s Awantipora area went away at different times during the two-year span. The charges were filed under Egress and Internal […]
Violence in Ladakh (AP file photo) SRINAGAR: A court in Leh granted bail Tuesday evening to Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council’s (LAHDC-Leh) Congress councillor Stanzin Tsepag and six others, including Ladakh Buddhist Association president Dolma, who had been arrested over alleged involvement in the Sept 24 violence that left four people dead.BJP has accused Tsepag […]
Sajad Gani Lone, Omar Abdulaah (PTI file photos) SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference (PC) chairman Sajad Gani Lone Tuesday said he would abstain from voting in next week’s Rajya Sabha elections in J&K, accusing CM Omar Abdullah of pushing Congress out of the contest at the behest of BJP.Alleging that Omar denied a safe ticket to Congress […]
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir govt Thursday announced free houses to the families that lost their dwellings in Operation Sindoor.A govt spokesperson said, High-range Rural Development Society (HRDS) India has signed an MoU with the divisional commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir. “HRDS India will build 1,500 free houses across the UT. These three-bedroom houses will […]
