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Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday criticised the Centre for terminating the services of 11 government employees in Jammu and Kashmir, ANI reported. On Saturday, the Union Territory’s administration dismissed the employees, including the sons of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, for allegedly providing information to terrorists.Mufti, ...

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has sacked 11 of its employees, including sons of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, for allegedly working as over ground workers (OWGs) for terrorists, officials said on Saturday. The dismissed employees are from the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the education, agriculture, skill development, power ...

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday quashed a first information report against a college lecturer for allegedly disrespecting the national anthem during an event in 2018, reported Live Law.The lecturer, Dr Tawseef Ahmad Bhat, was booked in September 2018 for allegedly dishonouring the national anthem during a ...

Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that the Enforcement Directorate has issued summons to her mother to appear in person for questioning on “unknown charges”.Officials told PTI Gulshan Nazir was called on July 14 in connection with a money laundering case.The former Jammu and Kashmir chief ...

Five militants, including a Lashkar-e-Taiba commander, were killed in an encounter in Hanjin village of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, the Kashmir Zone Police said.Kashmir Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said that one of the deceased militants, Nishaz Lone, was identified as the district commander ...

Special police officer Fayaz Ahmad died on Sunday after suspected militants barged into his house in Hariparigam area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district and opened fire. The police said that Ahmad, his wife and daughter were severely injured in the attack.Fayaz Ahmed died on the spot and his ...

The Centre must restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood first before holding Assembly elections, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, according to the The Hindu. “Not delimitation-election-statehood but delimitation-statehood-election,” Abdullah told journalists about the timeline that political parties in Kashmir were seeking. “If you have to conduct an ...

Monsoon has entered almost all parts of the country at least a fortnight in advance due to a low-pressure system over the northern Bay of Bengal. PUBLISHED ON JUN 14, 2021 11:41 AM IST Monsoon arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, more than two weeks ahead of normal ...

Sajad Lone claimed that ADG Security has not put his signature on an approval granted for the same.A day after the third BJP leader was shot dead in Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples’ Conference president Sajad Lone has alleged that the government uses security only as a tool. Lone said ...

The municipal councillor who was injured in a suspected militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town on Monday died during the night, The Hindu reported on Tuesday. One person has been arrested in connection with the incident.The toll in the attack climbed to three after Shamsuddin Peer, the ...