Srinagar, May 1: The Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Forum (JKCSF), headed by chairman Abdul Qayoom Wani, has expressed serious concern over the exclusion of Urdu from the recruitment criteria for the post of Naib Tehsildar, terming it harmful for administrative functioning as well as the linguistic heritage of Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement
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
NEW DELHI, Apr 22: On the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India will never bow to any form of terrorism, asserting that the sinister designs of terrorists will never succeed. The attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, was carried out by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba on this
NEW DELHI, Apr 22: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Pahalgam terror attack last year and reiterated that India will continue its zero-tolerance policy against terrorism and those who support or harbour it. In a post on X, the Home Minister said, “The grief
NEW DELHI, Apr 22: On the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that the spirit of India remains unbroken and stands firmly united against every act of terrorism. Paying tribute to those who lost their lives, Kharge remembered the 26 civilians killed in the attack in 2025
JAMMU, Apr 22: The long wait for direct train connectivity between Jammu and Srinagar is finally set to end on April 30, when Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with Union Minister of State in the PMO Dr Jitendra Singh, will flag off the Vande Bharat Express from Jammu Railway Station to the Kashmir Valley. Officials
Srinagar, Apr 17: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Friday visited SMHS Hospital to meet Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, the critically ill father of jailed Member of Parliament Engineer Rashid, who is currently on ventilator support. Expressing concern over his condition, Bukhari said that Khazir Mohammad Sheikh’s health is extremely serious and the family
JAMMU, Apr 17: The Government has appointed 20 officers as Executive Magistrates in Reasi district under Section 14(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. As per an official order, the appointed officers will exercise all powers of Executive Magistrates within their respective territorial jurisdictions in the district. The decision has been taken to strengthen