Author: Emaad Makhdoomi

SRINAGAR: A petition was submitted to the J&K High Court last week by former Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) president Mubeen Shah, who has been under the scrutiny of Indian security agencies for alleged ties to Pakistan-backed separatist groups. Shah was detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) following the abrogation of Article […]

SRINAGAR: Two soldiers and two civilians have lost their lives, and two more civilians were injured during an ongoing operation in the Ahlan area of Kokernag in Anantnag district today. The deceased soldiers have been identified as Havildar Dipak Kumar Yadav and Lance Naik Praveen Sharma. The identification of the civilians is awaited as their […]

SRINAGAR: An encounter has erupted between terrorists and security forces in the Kokernag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official informed The New Indian that on Saturday, the Indian Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), along with the 164 Battalion of the CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police, initiated a joint cordon and search operation […]

JAMMU: Without setting a specific deadline for announcing the election timeline, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Friday said that the Shri Amarnath Ji pilgrimage will conclude on August 19, after which a review will be conducted in Delhi to decide on the polls. Addressing a query regarding recent terror incidents in the Jammu region […]

JAMMU: Northern Army Commander General M V Suchindra Kumar toured front-line sectors in Ladakh and praised the soldiers for their unwavering spirit and expertise in facing upcoming obstacles on Friday. #LtGenMVSuchindraKumar, #ArmyCdrNC visited forward areas and was briefed on the cutting-edge technological integration & operational preparedness. The Army Cdr complimented the troops and exhorted all […]

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested an individual from Punjab in the Bus Terminal vicinity of Jammu on Friday. Senior Police authorities said that they had confiscated 33 kilograms of premium-grade narcotics valued at Rs 33 crore. Providing insight into the seizure, Additional Director General of Police, Jammu Zone Anand Jain told The New Indian, […]

SRINAGAR: In a significant ruling, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered the removal of all private schools, including those operated by Jamaat-e-Islami, that have been built on encroached state land. Over 200 schools, including 134 run by Jamaat-e-Islami since the early 1990s, had filed petitions challenging the validity of SO 177, a government […]

SRINAGAR: The representatives of various J&K mainstream political parties on Thursday met the Election Commission of India (ECI) at SKICC Srinagar, requesting prompt Assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir. The political parties represented included the National Conference, People’s Democratic Party, and Bhartiya Janata Party. A five-member delegation from the National Conference (NC), led by Provincial […]

SRINAGAR: A senior delegation of the Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, is arriving in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to assess preparations for the Assembly elections in the Union Territory. Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu will join the CEC during the trip. According […]

SRINAGAR: Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat addressed the political instability in Bangladesh, noting, “It is truly unfortunate that such political upheaval has arisen in our neighbouring country. How a democratically elected government was ousted is troubling. While one can choose many things, one cannot choose their neighbour. Given the current situation in our vicinity, the […]