Rubaiya is one of the prosecution witnesses in the case involving Malik and nine others against whom the court had framed charges in January last year, more than 31 years after her abduction.
The tweet had caused outrage on social media and netizens demanded his immediate arrest. He later deleted the tweet.
‘Mournings have sadly become the norm & a daily ritual in Kashmir’, Mufti had tweeted
Two Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists planning to sabotage PM Modi's visit to Jammu in April had been killed in the Sunjwan encounter.
The vehicle skid off the Srinagar-Leh National Highway and rolled down the gorge late on Wednesday night, officials said.
According to the prosecution, the 15-year-old girl was kidnapped and taken to an unknown place where the accused sexually assaulted her. She was later found in a forest area.
Following abrogation of Article 370, the J&K govt had in 2020 dropped late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s title ‘Sher-i-Kashmir’ from both the police medals and renamed them as Jammu and Kashmir Police Medal for Gallantry and for Meritorious Service.
Sources said the staff of government-run sub-district hospital at Banihal declared the baby of Shameema Begum of Gujjar Basti Bankoot dead soon after the delivery and the family buried the child in nearby Hollan village.
Two of the labourers were local residents while five others were from West Bengal, one from Assam and two from Nepal.
The 85-year-old ‘Pratham Pujari’ apparently died of a heart attack at his Katra residence, the officials said, adding his cremation will take place at Balganga later in the day.
A labourer was killed and three others rescued when the audit tunnel of T3 on the highway near Khooni Nallah In Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district caved in at the start of the work around 10.15 pm on Thursday.
Ten labourers working at the opening of the tunnel in Makerkote area of Ramban district were buried when a portion of the hillside came off on Thursday evening.
Rescue operations started around midnight as rock breakers are being used to create an opening.
Defending a recent statement by his party president and former Chief Minister of the erstwhile state Dr Farooq Abdullah that films are being used to spread hatred, Omar asked “is it not true?”.
Shrine Board Chief Executive Anshul Garg said the fire started Tuesday evening and the decision to suspend the yatra on the new tracks was a precaution.
The fire triggered the explosion of nearly half a dozen landmines that were part of the anti-infiltration obstacle system, officials said.
The statement assumes significance as it has come when the Supreme Court has agreed to consider listing after summer vacation the petitions challenging Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
One among the angry mob said, “You have made us sacrificial goats. There is no security for us. The government has totally failed. Have we voted for the BJP to meet this fate?”
The bus was on its way from Katra to Jammu, police said, adding that the incident took place at Khanak, around 1.5 km from Katra.
'I heard that he has been killed inside the office and if this can happen at a place where security bandobast is in place, then who is safe?' asks Bitta Ji Bhat, father of Rahul Bhat and a retired assistant sub-inspector of police.
“She is in fact instigating Kashmiri youth to come on the road and indulge in stone pelting,’’ said senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of the erstwhile J&K state, Nirmal Singh.
These units will now be able to file cases and carry out investigations, according to a notification issued by the Jammu and Kashmir home department.
A government order issued by the general administration department asked all its departments to submit details of all the pre-mature transfers done so far by them since April 2021.
The decision was taken at a meeting attended by Jammu-based leaders of the Congress, National Conference, PDP, CPM, CPI, IDP and others.
A fleet of 40 trucks was flagged off in Jammu on Sunday by the director of tribal affairs Musheer Ahmad. These trucks have been procured by the tribal affairs department through the JKSRTC.







