Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party chief Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari has questioned the Omar Abdullah-led government over the delay in extending a 15-year domicile provision in the union territory, saying the matter was part of an understanding reached with New Delhi. Speaking on Meeras with Pirzada Shakir, Bukhari said nearly six years had passed since the domicile rules were introduced and expressed surprise that no effort had been made to extend the provision. “I am surprised that it has been almost two years, none of them have made an effort to extend the domicile, which came for 15 years and…
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Security forces launched a search operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district after suspected Pakistani drones were spotted near the border, official sources said on Friday. Several suspected drones were seen flying along the LoC in the Rumlidhara area of the Nowshera sector around midnight on Thursday, the sources said. Alert troops opened fire, forcing the drones to retreat towards the border, they said. Following unconfirmed reports of possible movement by an infiltrator in the area, security forces launched a search operation in the forward areas of Nowshera on Friday, the sources said. The…
Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi’s decision to quit the National Conference and resign from Parliament marks the latest and potentially most consequential rupture between the Abdullah-led party and one of its prominent leaders. It revives memories of earlier rebellions that shook Jammu and Kashmir’s oldest regional political organisation. The Srinagar MP said he would formally resign from the Lok Sabha and relinquish the primary membership of the National Conference on Nov. 3, after a prolonged dispute with the party leadership over its position on the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status. His announcement came days after National Conference president…
Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday wrote a letter to party president Farooq Abdullah and questioned party’s leadership position on the restoration of Article 370. In a letter dated August 28, 2026, addressed to the party president, Mehdi referred to remarks made during a press statement on August 25 in which the leadership had questioned how long people would “be a slave” and urged them to stand on their feet. Mehdi said those remarks resonated with the frustration felt by many in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly over the perception that the region’s demands were being pursued from a…
After months of speculation, member of parliament from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency and senior National Conference leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has confirmed he will resign from both the party and Parliament in November. “I have decided to resign from the party and Parliament in November,” Mehdi said as per a report by The Decifer. Mehdi shared the decision with close aides earlier this week, one of them confirmed, saying he plans to step down both as MP for the Srinagar constituency and as a member of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference. Earlier Mehdi had told The Decifer that he has…
Sujit Kumar, the newsly appointed Inspector General of Police for the Kashmir Zone, Friday underscored that anti-terror and counter-insurgency efforts will remain the top priority for the Kashmir Police. Making his inaugural field visit to the summer capital since taking over the reins on Thursday evening, Kumar assessed the on-ground security posture and inter-departmental synergy at key venues anticipated to draw sizeable crowds in observance of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW). When asked about the recent uptick in operational activity across the valley, IGP reiterated the force’s unwavering stance. He noted that security personnel have conducted numerous successful missions in various districts over…
A catastrophic flood that tore through Nepal’s Himalayan border region this week was triggered by the collapse of a glacier and a massive avalanche of rock and ice. It unleashed a torrent that swept through mountain valleys, destroyed roads and bridges and left hundreds dead or missing. The disaster struck on Aug. 26 in the Bhote Koshi river basin, affecting Nepal’s Rasuwa district and areas downstream, while devastation was also reported across the border in China’s Tibet region. The collapse of a glacier sent huge volumes of rock, ice and debris into the Lhende Khola, a tributary connected to the…
The death toll from Wednesday’s catastrophic flash floods in Nepal has risen to 475, Nepal Police said on Friday, as fears of a secondary flood forced Chinese authorities to suspend rescue efforts near the border. More than 900 people remain missing, with at least 910 unaccounted for, according to the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority. In Tibet, three people have died and more than 550 are missing, though it remains unclear whether the figures from both sides of the border overlap. The disaster was triggered by a massive glacier collapse on the Nepal side of the Himalayan…
The Congress party remains committed to its alliance with the National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir but will not join the cabinet until the Centre restores the rights of the people of the Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee chief Tariq Hameed Karra said on Thursday. Karra’s remarks came amid renewed calls from the National Conference for Congress to join the Omar Abdullah-led government. “There is no doubt that the National Conference is interested in including Congress in the cabinet,” Karra said. However, he said the Congress had maintained a “principled stand” since the formation of the government.…
The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor on Thursday ordered a major reshuffle in the Police Department, transferring and posting several senior IPS and JKPS officers, with Sujit Kumar, IPS, appointed as IGP Kashmir Zone and Tijendra Singh as IGP Jammu Zone. As per Government Order No. 438-Home of 2026, dated August 27, M.K. Sinha, IPS (AGMUT: 1996), ADG HQ, has been transferred and posted as ADG CID J&K, replacing Nitish Kumar, IPS. Nitish Kumar, IPS (AGMUT: 1999), has been transferred from ADG CID J&K and posted as ADG Armed Police J&K against an available vacancy. Uttam Chand, IPS (AGMUT: 2002),…