Kashmir Reader

SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Thursday condemned the attack on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and urged the Centre to take steps so that such vulnerable figures are not targeted. It is a very unfortunate thing. He has been attacked several times, and I understand that there is some []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday condemned the attack on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal inside a gurdwara in Maharashtras Nanded town, saying such attacks have no place in a democracy. Badal was injured in a kirpan (ceremonial dagger) attack by a member of the Nihang order inside []

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday said the central government must approach the Supreme Court to get all FIRs registered during the students protests over NEET-UG exam paper leak quashed. His statement comes days after the Supreme Court clarified that its earlier order would not prevent respective state governments from taking steps []

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea filed by a Rajya Sabha lawmaker challenging the alleged deployment of facial recognition technology and other biometric surveillance measures by Delhi Police during the recent student protest at Jantar Mantar here. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and []

Srinaga: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg on Thursday invited people from across Kashmir to attend the Union Territory-level Independence Day celebrations at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar and celebrate the occasion with a lot of enthusiasm. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of full dress rehearsal at Bakshi Stadium, Garg said all arrangements for the August 15 []

Uri: Police have arrested the accused involved in a hit-and-run incident in Salasan, Boniyar, hours after a labourer was critically injured, officials said. The accused has been identified as Mohd Amin Ganie, son of Abdul Rasheed Ganie, a resident of Larri, Boniyar. The vehicle used in the accident has also been seized, officials said.. The []