Author: Emaad Makhdoomi

SRINAGAR: A surveillance image of a terrorist, dressed in traditional Pheran attire, suspected of being involved in the Gagangir attack in Jammu and Kashmir has surfaced.   However, investigators are still determining whether the individual, armed with an AK-47, was responsible for the October 20 attack that claimed seven lives. The suspect is seen entering […]

SRINAGAR – A labourer from Uttar Pradesh was injured in a terrorist attack in the Tral region of Pulwama district on Thursday morning. Shubam Kumar, a 19-year-old resident of Bijnor and son of Pritambar Singh, sustained a gunshot wound to his hand when terrorists opened fire in Batagund village, Tral.   Kumar was immediately rushed […]

SRINAGAR: The newly elected members of Jammu and Kashmir’s Assembly took their oaths on Monday, marking a pivotal moment for the region’s political scenario. The swearing-in ceremony was conducted under the supervision of Protem Speaker Mubarak Gul.   The event took an unexpected turn when Shagun Parihar, the youngest legislator from Kishtwar representing the BJP, […]

SRINAGAR: Security forces launched an extensive search operation today to track down the terrorists behind the killing of a local doctor and six migrant workers in the Gangangeer area of Ganderbal district.   The attack occurred last evening, prompting an immediate joint operation by the police and Army to locate the attackers, believed to be […]

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Intelligence Wing Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) has taken down a terror recruitment network linked to the newly established group, Tehreek Labaik Ya Muslim (TLM), considered to be a splinter faction of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).   A senior official of CIK told The New Indian that TLM was reportedly being […]

SRINAGAR: Six migrant workers were fatally shot, and five others were injured when terrorists attacked a construction site near Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.   The dead have been identified as Gurmeet Singh, Dr. Shahnawaz, Anil Kumar Shukla, Mohammad Faheem, and Jagtar Singh. Those injured include Inder Yadav, Mohan Lal, Mushtaq Ahmad Lone, […]

SRINAGAR: The newly formed Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, passed a significant motion today, calling on the Central Government to reinstate statehood to the region.   In its first official cabinet meeting, the Cabinet endorsed a resolution urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration to return full statehood to Jammu and […]

SRINAGAR: Omar Abdullah took oath as the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory on Wednesday. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha led the swearing-in ceremony for Abdullah and his chosen team at the Sheri-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC).   Among those who were sworn in as ministers are Surender Choudhary, NC MLA […]

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) is poised to nominate party chief and former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, along with one leader each from the Kashmir Valley and Jammu region, for the Upper House of Parliament. Meanwhile, NC leader Surinder Choudhary, who recently defeated BJP’s J&K chief Ravinder Raina in Nowshera, is […]

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha extended an invitation to Chief Minister-elect Omar Abdullah and his appointed Council of Ministers to take their oath of office at SKICC on October 16.   This follows the recent lifting of Presidential Rule in Jammu and Kashmir, which was initially imposed after the PDP-BJP coalition disintegrated on June 19, […]