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Mubarak Guls omission sparks protests outside his residence, party headquarters All four inductees from Kashmir; seven of nine ministers now from Valley LoP Sunil Sharma alleges regional, cultural imbalance Congress will not join council of ministers until statehood restored: Tariq Karra Srinagar, Oct 27: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expanded his []

Congratulates ministers, expresses confidence in their role in advancing J&Ks dev agenda Srinagar, Oct 27: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited the office chambers of newly inducted Cabinet colleagues at the Civil Secretariat here to congratulate them on assuming office and extend his best wishes for their tenure. The Chief Minister personally visited the []

Srinagar, Oct 27: Chief Minister Omar Abdullahs Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani on Tuesday acknowledged resentment and disappointment among National Conference (NC) legislators following the cabinet expansion, saying every MLA aspires to become a minister, but Jammu and Kashmirs Union Territory status poses its own challenges. Talking to media persons here, Wani said it was natural []

Struggle for restoration of Articles 370, 35A to continue Srinagar, Oct 27: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah Tuesday said the party has weathered the most turbulent, sensitive and challenging periods in its history, making countless sacrifices to safeguard and secure the dignity, honour, prosperity and constitutional and democratic rights of the []

Foolproof counter-strategy must choke off logistical, financial support for terrorists Srinagar, Oct 27: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday chaired Unified Headquarters (UHQ) meeting at Lok Bhavan, Srinagar and reviewed the security scenario in the UT of Jammu Kashmir. The meeting was attended by GOC-in-C, Northern Command Lt Gen Pratik Sharma; Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo; []

Charge-sheet filed Srinagar, Oct 27: The Crime Branch Kashmirs Special Crime Wing has filed a charge-sheet against a Ghaziabad resident accused of cheating 12 Srinagar residents of 16.78 lakh through a purported forex investment scheme, police said. The charge-sheet was submitted before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, in a case registered as FIR No. 18/2022. []

Mohd Amin Mir To The Incoming Chief Secretary Dr Sajan Singh Yadav (IAS) Government of Jammu and Kashmir Respected Sir, As you prepare to assume office as Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir on November 1, the Jammu and Kashmir Patwar Association extends its warm welcome and conveys its hope for a tenure marked by []

This is perhaps the most controversial question in the debate. From my perspective, yes, at present the increasing incidence of sexual assault perhaps demands the sameif the crime of rape is proved, let the court give the death sentence to the criminal, which will surely reduce these heinous crimes to a large extent. Yet a []

Srinagar: The Special Crime Wing Kashmir on Tuesday said it had filed a charge-sheet against a Uttar Pradesh resident accused of duping 12 Kashmir residents of rupees 16.78 lakh through an alleged fraudulent investment scheme promising high returns. In a statement , a spokesperson said the Crime Branch Kashmir (Special Crime Wing) had filed the []

Srinagar: Hours after the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet expansion, supporters of senior National Conference leader Mubarak Ahmad Gul on Tuesday staged a protest at the party headquarters in Nawa-i-Subh Complex here, raising slogans in his favour and expressing resentment over his exclusion from the Cabinet. The protest, took place during a meeting chaired by National []

Jammu, Oct 26: A massive fire ripped through a market near Jammu Railway Station, gutting around 40 shops and reducing a bustling commercial stretch to rubble, officials said on Monday. No casualties have been reported in the blaze, which broke out at 10.45 pm in Shiv Market on Sunday. The blaze continued to rage for []

Srinagar, Oct 26: Cold conditions continued across Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday, with Shopian recording the lowest minimum temperature in the Valley at minus 0.1 degrees Celsius, while Nyoma was the coldest among the reported stations in Ladakh at minus 8.4 degrees Celsius. As per the meteorological data, temperatures in Kashmir remained close to the []