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SRINAGAR: BJP dropped Sunday its earlier “Greater Kashmir” charge and backed a PDP-sponsored territorial reorganisation bill for J&K, while National Conference remained non-committal, calling the proposal a “publicity stunt”.The proposal by PDP legislator Waheed Parra seeks 16 new districts across J&K and two additional divisions in Jammu. J&K currently has two divisions — Jammu and…
Stunning images leaked from a scenic Srinagar set have fans abuzz, featuring Kartik Aaryan and Sreeleela hard at work on Anurag Basu’s upcoming film. Caught in candid moments between shots, the pair brings a spark of chemistry against the breathtaking backdrop of Kashmir, which seems poised to play a pivotal role in the film’s narrative….
Filmmaker Vasanthabalan has strongly criticized recent movies. He stated that films like ‘Kashmir Files’ and ‘Dhurandhar’ are spreading hate in a planned way. Vasanthabalan believes cinema should unite people, not divide them. Director Vetri Maaran also made indirect comments against hate politics in films. The discussion highlights the responsibility of filmmakers in shaping public opinion…
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (ANI/ file photo) SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Friday met Iran’s ambassador to India, Dr Mohammad Fathali, and expressed condolences over the death of its top leaders in Israel-US attacks.According to a statement issued by Mirwaiz, he led delegation of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema, an amalgam of religious organisations of Kashmir,…
NEW DELHI: Asiya Andrabi, founder of the women’s separatist outfit Dukhtaran-e-Millat, was on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiring against the State under stringent anti-terror laws.A Delhi court, presided over by Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh also sentenced her associates, Sofi Fehmeeda and Nahida Nasreen, to 30 years of imprisonment. The court directed…
BUDGAM: Donations piled high. Emotions ran higher. At an Imambara in Budgam — a town about 15km southwest of Srinagar — cash, gold and heirlooms spilled across a table Monday, as residents turned up in a steady stream to give for Iran.Money in thick stacks lay beside gold earrings, bangles, rings and a gold biscuit….
Koneru Humpy (Photo by Lennart Ootes/FIDE). NEW DELHI: In a move that has sent shockwaves through the global chess community, India’s veteran Grandmaster (GM) and World No. 5 Koneru Humpy has now officially withdrawn from the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament in Cyprus. Citing a “Level 3” travel advisory and escalating tensions in the Middle East,…
GHAZIABAD: Three more persons, including a minor, have been taken into custody for allegedly filming railway stations and govt offices in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai and passing the “sensitive” material to handlers based in Pakistan. Police said the trio were drawn into the network by Sardar alias Jora Singh, who is the key recruiter operating across…
JAMMU: One person died and another was injured after a landslide struck a hydropower project site, while more than 230 people, including women and children, were evacuated after being stranded in heavy snowfall at the high-altitude Sinthan Top in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Monday.Amid the adverse weather conditions, authorities ordered the…
JAMMU: Panun Kashmir has expelled its chairman, Ajay Chrungoo, for alleged links with US-based separatist lobbyist Ghulam Nabi Fai, a proclaimed agent of Pakistan’s ISI, and has named Tito Ganju as its new chief.The prominent organisation representing displaced Kashmiri Pandits said in a statement on Saturday that senior office-bearers met Chrungoo earlier in the day…
