New Delhi | Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023 will give justice to those who were deprived of their rights for the last 70 years. Speaking on two Bills in the Lok Sabha, Shah said, “The Bill […]
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CBI calls former J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik for questioning over bribery claim
New Delhi | The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has called former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik, seeking more information in an alleged corruption case. The case pertains to a health insurance scheme that he was allegedly pushed to pass but had cancelled when he was the Governor of the erstwhile state of […]
Infiltration bid foiled in J&K’s Kupwara, one intruder killed
Srinagar | One terrorist was killed at the Line of Control (LoC) as security forces foiled an infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Thursday, adding that search operation was underway in the area. The infiltration bid was foiled by the Army and J&K Police in a joint operation. “During the preceding […]
Vikramaditya Singh, grandson of J&K’s last princely ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, quits Congress
Jammu | Vikramaditya Singh, the grandson of Jammu and Kashmir’s last princely ruler, Maharaja Hari Singh, and a former member of the Legislative Council, resigned from the Congress on Tuesday. On the reason for his resignation, he said that his position on Jammu and Kashmir does not align with that of the Congress. मैं भारतीय राष्ट्रीय […]
WATCH: Army’s gallant help to pregnant women wins hearts in Kashmir
Srinagar | A video clip showing the Indian army soldiers carrying a pregnant woman to hospital on their shoulders amid heavy snowfall in J&K’s Uri sector is doing the rounds on the social media on Sunday. Defence sources said the army received a distress call from Ghagar Hill village of LoC Boniyar requesting urgent help […]
Army chopper crash in J&K: Both pilot, co-pilot succumb
Jammu | Both pilot and co-pilot of the Cheetah helicopter of the army that crashed in J&K’s Udhampur district on Tuesday during a training sortie, have succumbed to critical injuries. A defence statement said here: “Both the pilots were critically injured during the helicopter crash landing, evacuated to the nearest medical facility, but later succumbed to […]
Two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists arrested from Kishtwar in J&K
Jammu | Two terrorists belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) have been arrested from Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. The police said that on August 24, it was reliably learnt that two youth — Ashfaq Qayoom Tak from Chatroo in Kishtwar district and Tousif Giri from Pochhal tehsil in the same district […]
2 terrorists neutralised in encounter in Kashmir’s Pulwama
Srinagar | Two terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter between militants and security forces at Khrew in Pampore area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Friday. The army said that its Rashtriya Rifles Battalion received information from the SSP of Awantipora about the presence of two terrorists in the Khreuh area. “The […]
2 from outside purchased property in J&K since August 2019: MHA tells Lok Sabha
New Delhi | Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanad Rai, informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that two persons from outside Jammu and Kashmir have purchased two properties in the Union Territory since the abrogation of Article 370 that granted special status to the erstwhile state of J&K on August 5, 2019. According to a […]
NIA raids 40 locations of banned Jamaat-e-Islami in J&K
Srinagar | The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids at several places on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir following registration of an FIR against prominent members of the banned J&K Jamaat-e-Islami. NIA sources said 40 locations of prominent Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI) members and offices of the organisation were simultaneously raided. “A fresh FIR has been lodged against […]