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Thursday, October 3, 2024
TopicJammu and Kashmir

Topic: Jammu and Kashmir

NC MPs won’t join delimitation exercise, that would mean ‘accepting events of 5 August’

National Conference says delimitation is being conducted on the basis of the J&K Reorganisation Act, which it’s challenging in the Supreme Court.

Farooq Abdullah among three NC MPs now part of panel that will carry out J&K delimitation

The Lok Sabha Speaker has nominated all 5 J&K MPs, including 2 from BJP, to the Delimitation Commission. NC says it will issue a statement today.

Lok Sabha nominates 15 MPs as associate members of Delimitation Commission

The 15 members include Union ministers Kiren Rijiju and Jitendra Singh, who will assist in redrawing of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.

Vehicle-borne IED blast averted by security forces in J&K’s Pulwama district

Inspector-General of Police Kashmir said the Hizbul militants & JeM were working together to target the security forces in a similar manner as the February 2019 suicide attack.

Doctors in Kashmir protest over alleged harassment of healthcare professionals by police

Dr Syed Maqbool, a senior cardiologist in Kashmir alleged that he was beaten up and abused by the policemen, which sparked an outrage within the medical fraternity.

Pakistan Army resorts to firing and shelling along LoC in J&K’s Poonch

Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by small arm firing with mortar shelling along LoC in Balakote sector in Poonch district Tuesday, a defence official said.

Four with ties to Lashkar-e-Taiba arrested in J&K’s Budgam district

As per police records, the arrested persons were involved in providing logistical support and shelter to active LeT terrorists operating in the area.

J&K seeing last phase of militancy, security situation will soon change, says Union minister

In a Facebook Live session, Union minister Jitendra Singh says J&K leaders in custody were not under 'house arrest', rather they were 'house guests'.

36 Kashmir hospital staff asked to self-quarantine after pregnant women test Covid-positive

The staff at Kashmir's Lal Ded hospital include consultants, senior resident doctors, postgraduate doctors, OT assistants, technicians, nurses.

One policeman killed, two injured in militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama

According to officials, the incident took place in the afternoon near Perchoo bridge where a joint patrol of the CRPF and the J&K police was ensuring law and order situation.

On Camera

Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?