LEH/KARGIL: As Ladakh votes to elect its MP for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, safeguards under the sixth schedule, statehood and employment are the key issues in the two distant districts of the constituency that is the largest in the country in terms of area. Spread over more []

NEW DELHI: Climate change is likely to negatively affect the health of people suffering from brain conditions such as migraine and Alzheimers, new research published in The Lancet Neurology journal has found. Extreme temperatures, both low and high, and greater changes over the course of the day driven by climate change were shown []

JAMMU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he removed Article 370 of the Constitution of India granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir and gave a befitting reply to Pakistan for self-respect of the country but the Congress is talking about spoiling it by saying that it will bring back the Article. Addressing a mammoth []

Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday wrapped up his brief visit to Kashmir Valley during which he interacted with several delegations, including those from the BJP and local Sikhs, officials said. Shah, who arrived here on Thursday evening, left for New Delhi on Friday morning, they said. Though his visit in the midst []

Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that the rise in voter turnout from 14% in the past to nearly 40% now in the Srinagar constituency of Jammu and Kashmir is the greatest testament to the success of the abrogation of Article 370. All leaders of extremist groups voted. It does not matter []

Ballia (UP): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asserted that Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir was, is and will remain ours while also hitting out at the opposition parties for raking up the China issue. Accusing the opposition parties of spreading confusion on the China issue, he said, India has not lost anything. We will []

NEW DELHI: India on Friday said the protests witnessed in several parts of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) are a natural consequence of Islamabads continued policy of systemic plundering of resources from the region that remains under its forcible and illegal occupation. India also asserted that the entire Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and []

SRINAGAR: Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Apurva Chandra and Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, today addressed the second National Conference of National Health Mission (NHM) here today. The conference was organised by MoHFW in collaboration with National Health Mission, J&K, to deliberate on critical healthcare initiatives and strategies of []

NEW DELHI: Asia is witnessing new tensions in land and sea as agreements were dishonoured and rule of law disregarded while terrorism has started to consume those who have long practised it, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday, amid Chinas military continuing posturing along the frontier in eastern Ladakh and Pakistans support to []

Jammu: State Investigation Agency, Jammu today filed supplementary chargesheet against two militants allegedly involved in number of terrorist acts and activities in KandiBudhal area of District Rajouri. A case of terror acts was registered in Police Station Mahore where 2 terrorists were arrested with huge quantity of automatic arms and its ammunition including other war []

Srinagar: A mosque was damaged in a fire incident in Srinagar on Friday morning, officials said. They said the fire broke out from a two storied structure in Shamaswari Khanqaharea of old Srinagar and due to the explosion of a gas cylinder the blaze engulfed the mosque. The fire tenders were rushed to the spot []

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals challenge to his arrest by the ED in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam but granted him liberty to move the trial court for regular bail. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta []

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday filed a charge sheet against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, and also named his Aam Aadmi Party as accused. The prosecution complaint has been filed before a special court here and the accused have been sought []

Jammu: A policeman died of cardiac arrest in Rajouri district on Friday, officials said. They said that SgCt Shabir Ahmed of Tehasil Mankote in Mendhar Sub division of Poonch district complained of chest pain at his place of posting in police line Rajouri and was shifted to GMC Rajouri by fellow policemen. However he passed []

Srinagar:Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday wrapped up his brief visit to Kashmir Valley during which he interacted with several delegations, including those from the BJP and local Sikhs, officials said.Shah, who arrived here on Thursday evening, left for New Delhi on Friday morning, they said.Though his visit in the midst of Lok Sabha []

Srinagar,: The Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered a case against former tehsildar Rajouri, former patwari and other officials on corruption charges.In a statement, , a spokespersons said that AC registered a case FIR no 02/2024 against Balwant Singh, then Tehsildar Rajouri (now Retired), Mohd Rafiq, then Patwari Rehtal, private beneficiaries namely Kanwal Singh, Masood Anwar and []

Srinagar: Fire broke out near Gandhi college in Baba Dem area of central Kashmirs Srinagar district on Friday morning.Eyewitnesses said that the fire initially started from a residential house and soon engulfed a local mosque.He said that soon after the incident, fire tenders were dispatched to the spot to douse off the flames.

Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived on a two-day visit to Srinagar. Shah arrived at a Srinagar hotel where he is scheduled to meet local BJP leaders ahead of the remaining two phases of elections in Jammu and Kashmir. A local BJP leader said Shahs visit to Kashmir is not political. The Union home []

Katra: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today attended Shrimad Bhagavat Katha by Pujya Bhaishri Rameshbhai Oza Ji at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Spiritual Growth Centre, Katra. In his address, the Lt Governor spoke about Shravan, Manan and Nidhidhyasan- the three pillars of vedantic practice to imbibe Gurus teachings in daily lives and to strengthen the bonds []

SRINAGAR: PDP candidate from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency Waheed Para has been booked for violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by holding a road show without prior permission in south Kashmirs Pulwama last month, officials said on Thursday. The Srinagar constituency went to polls on May 13, registering about 38 per cent voter turnout which []

Jammu: Going full steam with its efforts to destroy the terror network in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached as many as seven immovable properties of a top terrorist belonging to the banned Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist organisation. A statement issued by NIA said that terrorist Sartaj Ahmed Mantoos properties, []

New Delhi: The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are seeing impressive voter engagement, with a turnout of 66.95% recorded so far, as approximately 451 million people have voted in the first four phases, said the Election Commission of India (ECI). To boost voter participation, the Election Commission of India has launched a series of targeted interventions. []

Jammu: PDP chief Mehbooba Muftis daughter Iltija Mufti said on Thursday that in a way, the delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir was right as the Pir Panjal region will not be neglected now. Her statement on the delimitation exercise is in contrast with the PDPs stand. The party had rejected the Delimitation Commission, saying []

New Delhi: Compulsory acquisition of private properties will be unconstitutional if proper procedure is not established or followed before depriving a person of their right to property, the Supreme Court said on Thursday. In a significant verdict, the top court said even the statutory scheme of payment of compensation in return for acquisition of private []

SRINAGAR : With no significant weather activity forecast till May 25, temperature recorded an increase and settled above normal in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 13.6C against 10.5C on the previous night and it was 2.2C above normal for the summer capital of JK []

Jammu: National Investigation Agency on thursday attached multiple properties in South Kashmirs Pulwama. In a handout, the NIA said that going full steam with its efforts to destroy the terror network in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached as many as seven immovable properties of a top terrorist belonging []

ISLAMABAD: A High Court in Pakistan on Wednesday granted bail to Imran Khan in the 190 million pounds corruption case, in which the jailed former prime minister and his wife are accused of receiving land worth billions of rupees as a bribe from a real estate tycoon. A two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court []

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday emphasized on effective land governance for efficient service delivery, property cards, hassle-free access of land records and necessary certificates to all the citizens. Chaired a review meeting of Revenue Department. Appraised progress of land records modernisation & online services, Sinha said in a tweet, adding, Emphasized on effective []

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reviewed the progress of schemes and projects of Jal Shakti Department today. The Lt Governor said 14.91 lakh rural households in UT now have access to tap Water connection. He further directed officials to complete the works to ensure every household has access to clean drinking water through tap. Our []

JAMMU: Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Srinagar on Thursday evening, officials sources said here on Wednesday. They said Shah will arrive in Srinagar on Thursday evening and will stay for a night. He said that the next day Shah is scheduled to meet various delegations including civil []

SRINAGAR: Former chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Qadir Wani Wednesday said his organisation will participate in Assembly elections if the Centre revokes the ban imposed on it in 2019. We are holding talks with the Centre. We want to get our ban removed and we want to play our role in society. If []

Srinagar: Emphasizing on smooth riding surface of all roads, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today directed concerned officers of PWD for finishing all works on the City roads and ensure pothole free roads across Kashmir Division. He stressed on agencies entrusted with upgradation and development of roads to strictly adhere to []

Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Wednesday chaired a meeting regarding Shri Amarnathji Yatra-2024, wherein he directed concerned officers to enhance the registration process of service providers to saturate the requirement for smooth conduct of pilgrimage. He also asked all stakeholder departments to initiate the tendering process for implementation of developmental []

Jammu/New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has listed one more accused in its charge sheet for his role in delivering arms and weapons from Pakistan to terrorists of banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) by drones, the agency said on Wednesday. Zakir Hussain alias Sonu is the tenth accused against whom charges have been filed in a []

Jammu: A joint security review meeting with a focus on counter-terrorism operations in the Jammu region was held in view of the recent terror attacks on an IAF convoy in Poonch, officials said. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based 16 Corps (also known as White Knight Corps) Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva chaired the meeting which []

Srinagar: Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF) Kashmir, Ashok Yadav on Wednesday visited the forward areas of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu Kashmirs Kupwara district to review the operational preparedness of the troops ahead of the Lok Sabha election. IG Yadav visited Kupwara and Tangdhar areas near the LoC and reviewed the []

Jammu: Five people, including a minor girl, were killed in four separate road incidents in Samba, Poonch, and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Two sadhus, Baba Bhim Giri, 55, and Suresh Kumar, 52, both residents of Narwal bypass, were killed when their two-wheeler was hit by a truck coming from []

Srinagar: Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Srinagar on Thursday evening, officials sources said here on Wednesday.Top official sources said that Shah will arrive in Srinagar tomorrow evening and will stay for a night.He said that the next day Shah is scheduled to meet various delegations including civil []

Jammu:The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has paved the way for the construction of key police projects involving national security matters, modifying an interim order passed in March last year.The interim order had stalled important police projects such as the construction of a battalion headquarters in Kishtwar and an anti-corruption bureau office []

RAMGARH: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday claimed that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir will be merged with India if BJP gets more than 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls. Addressing an election rally in Jharkhands Ramgarh, he said the BJP needed to get over 400 seats to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across []

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared as invalid in the eyes of law the arrest of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha in a case under the anti-terror law, and directed that he be released from custody. The apex court observed that a copy of the remand application in the purported exercise of communication of []

Srinagar: The government has transpired Vikas Gupta (IPS), Deputy Inspector General of Police, Prisons, and posted him as DIG Anti Corruption Bureau, J&K against an available vacancy in the interest of administration. Separately, according to order , two Superintendents of Police Amit Verma, JKPS, Dy. CO Border Bn. Jammu and Surinder Kumar, JKPS, Dy. CO []

New Dehli:Despite being the Prime Minister for two consecutive terms and providing houses to four crore poor in the country in the past 10 years, Narendra Modi neither has a house of his own nor does he own a vehicle.According to an affidavit filed by the PM along with his nomination, he has movable and []

Chairs Review Meeting Of Home Department Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the functioning of Home Department. The meeting was attended by Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to Lt Governor; Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; RR Swain, DGP J&K, Chandraker Bharti, Principal Secretary, Home Department, Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal []

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi Governments decision to abrogate Article 370 is showing results in the poll percentage in Jammu and Kashmir and has enhanced peoples trust in democracy, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. The Home Ministers remarks came a day after about 38 per cent polling was recorded in the Srinagar []

Srinagar: Reacting to the voter turnout in the Monday polling at the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, while DPAP chief Ghulam Nabi Azad remarked that the figures are not high enough to know whether the people are happy or angry with the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, []

Srinagar: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday claimed that his party candidate Aga Ruhullah has won the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat. Abdullah, who was campaigning in Uri area of Baramulla district, also claimed that the INDIA bloc is becoming stronger with every phase of polling. Aga Ruhullah has won Srinagar constituency as per []

Srinagar: Police have registered an FIR against two persons, including an independent candidate, for allegedly creating hindrance in peaceful voting at a polling station during the Lok Sabha elections here, officials said on Tuesday. The FIR was lodged at the Sadder police station on Monday against independent candidate Jibran Dar and his woman supporter Sujata []

SRINAGAR: Election authorities have registered 11 FIRs in connection with poll-related violations in Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Electoral Officer J&K, Pandurang K Pole said they have received 234 complaints of violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) since March 16. We have registered 11 FIRs after taking cognisance of these complaints. We have also issued []

Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency on Tuesday carried out raids at multiple locations in three South Kashmir districts in connection with the probe into the terror killing of a man from Bihar in Anantnag district, officials said here. The SIA sleuths conducted searches at 11 locations in Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian districts in the early []