SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the Public Safety Act (PSA) detention of Mehraj Malik, providing major relief to the Aam Aadmi Party legislator who had been in preventive custody since September last year, sources said. Advocates representing Mehraj Malik said the court set aside the detention order after hearing a habeas
JAMMU, Apr 27: Six persons were taken into custody during an intensified anti-narcotics crackdown in Jammu and Kashmir, with police recovering contraband substances and over Rs 23 lakh in Doda and Kathua districts, officials said on Monday. In a separate action, properties worth over Rs 73 lakh linked to drug peddlers were also attached in
Srinagar, Apr 14: A series of mild earthquakes have been recorded in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir and in Leh district of Ladakh over the past few days, causing concern among residents, though no major damage has been reported so far. According to officials, three earthquakes struck Doda district in the last 72 hours.
BHADERWAH, Apr 11: One of the oldest educational institutions in Jammu and Kashmir, the Boys Higher Secondary School in Bhaderwah, has received a major boost with the government deciding to redevelop the 106-year-old institution into a heritage school. The foundation stone for the Rs 3.06 crore redevelopment project of the 20th-century institution—earlier known as Amar