Need for society to reform: Owaisi on triple talaq
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said there was need for society to reform and that the AIMPLB would meet in Bhopal early next month to take a view on the apex court judgment on triple talaq. Reacting to the Supreme Court majority judgement striking down the practice of instant talaq, he said, “Judicial pronouncements […]
Petitioner challenging Article 35-A claims “anecdotal evidence”of being resident of JK.
Srinagar The petitioner behind the second challenge to Article 35A of the Constitution, which accords special rights and privileges to residents of Jammu and Kashmir, says she has “anecdotal evidence” to suggest her family is originally from Kashmir, and that they had left it 200 years ago, Indian Express reported. Charu Wali Khanna, a lawyer and former […]
18 passengers injured in us accident at Handwara Village
Eighteen passengers were injured, three of them critically, after a bus they were traveling on turned turtle in Chontipora village of Mawer area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday, police said. The accident occurred today morning when the bus was on its way to Handwara from Mawer. Station House Officer (SHO) Qalamabad […]
Gunfight rages in Handwara
A gunfight erupted between militants and forces in Handwara area of Kupwara district in northern part of Kashmir. Special Operations Group (SOG) Handwara and Army’s 6 RR cordoned off Hingnikoot Ramhal area of Handwara after “specific input” about the presence of militants, sources said. They said that militants hiding in the area opened fire on […]
No kashmir dialogue amid violence, says SC
A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said, “Talks with whom? No talk can take place unless the violence stops.” The Supreme Court on Monday said that no meaningful discussion is possible in Jammu and Kashmir unless violence stops. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice […]
Kashmir file missing of article 35 A in Union Home Ministry
New Delhi, Aug. 19: A 63-year-old file containing legal opinion on Article 35A has vanished from North Block’s high-security vaults at a time the provision, which grants special rights and privileges to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir, faces a legal challenge to its constitutionality. Sources said the 1954 file contained the then attorney-general’s opinion […]
Government on right track in Kashmir: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday said the Centre was handling the Jammu and Kashmir situation seriously and was on the right track since its actions had shown “very good results”. He also said that the Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh should be built either through consensus among the parties involved or through […]
Youth attempts suicide in Handwara in north Kashmir
A youth consumed some poisonous substance to end his life in Handwara district of north Kashmir, police said today. An official said that the youth (name withheld) consumed some poisonous substance at his home in Zachaldara area of Handwara. He was shifted to Public Health Centre Zachaldara for treatment. Police have registered a case in […]
PDP worker shot dead in South Kashmir
Unidentified gunmen on Saturday shot dead a man in Dialgam area of Anantnag district in south Kashmir. Sources said that gunmen barged into the home of Ishaq Parray, son of Abdul Gani, resident of Ugjan village of Dialgam, and opened indiscriminate fire on him. He was shifted to a hospital where doctors declared him dead […]
Search Operations conclude in Shopian villages
Search operation launched by government forces in nearly a dozen villages in Shopian district of south Kashmir ended after several hours on Saturday. An official said that the operation has ended peacefully.It was not known immediately if any arrests were made during the operation that was launched in ten villages of the district early today […]
