From 17,489 Million Units (MUs) in 2020-21 to just 14,660 MUs in 2025-26, Jammu and Kashmir in nearly past five years has recorded a decline in hydel power generation by over 16 percent—reflecting an average annual fall of nearly 3-5 percent. The official figures available revealing the power generation of J&K in MUs from 2020-21 to January 2026 states that there has been a power generation fall by 16.18 percent. The figures reveal that in the year 2020-21, J&K had generated a total of 17,489.83 MUs of power followed by 17,170.62 MUs in the year 2022-23. It also said that…
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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted one weeks’ interim bail to jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to visit his ailing father, Live Law reported. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain allowed Rashid to either remain in the hospital or residence where his father is located, in the presence of at least two police officials in plain clothes. The Court noted that admittedly, Rashid is a member of Parliament and was earlier permitted to file nominations, campaigning and attend the parliament sessions in custody parole. Rashid has been in jail since 2019…
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian an unlawful entity under the UAPA was a “flagrant injustice” to the underprivileged sections of society. She also alleged that banning such “altruistic institutions” without any solid evidence of anti-national activity “shows a deep seated prejudice and ill intention”. In a post on X, Mehbooba said, “Every single day the j&k government acts as a mute bystander & a timid enabler of vicious assaults on J&Ks identity & dignity. Declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom as an unlawful…
A special NIA court has extended the remand of separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah by ten more days in connection with a terror case dating back three decades, officials confirmed on Monday. Shah was presented before the court following the conclusion of his previous ten-day remand. He has filed a bail application, which is expected to be heard during the next court session, officials added. During the hearing, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) requested additional custody time for further interrogation. After considering the arguments, the court granted the agency a ten-day extension of his remand. Shah was arrested by the…
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday quashed detention order of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Mehraj Malik, who was booked under Public Safety Act in 2025. Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani announced in open court that the Public Safety Act (PSA) detention of Mehraj Malik has been quashed. Malik was booked under PSA last year.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi returned to Islamabad on Sunday after a brief departure that had caused confusion, as Pakistani political and military leaders urgently worked to revive ceasefire talks between Tehran and Washington. Araghchi had left Pakistan’s capital late Saturday but came back before heading to Moscow, according to Iranian state media. He had also visited Oman, a previous mediator in the talks, located across the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The White House had announced on Friday that envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would go to Islamabad for a second round, but shortly after Araghchi’s departure was reported,…
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has declared Darul Uloom Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom, located in the Imam Sahib area of Shopian district, an unlawful entity under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Officials stated on Monday that the action is based on alleged ties to a banned organization and multiple irregularities. The order, issued by Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir Anshul Garg, stated that the decision followed a review of various inputs, including a dossier submitted by the Senior Superintendent of Police of Shopian on March 24, 2026. The institution, recognized as a major educational center in south Kashmir, is accused of being…
Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Health and Education Sakina Itoo warned that no officer found accepting bribes would be spared, asserting a zero-tolerance policy against corruption in the Union Territory. The warning comes days after the government attached a senior education officer in Baramulla district following complaints of corruption. “If there is any information against any officer, especially for bribery, action will be taken. That officer will not be left like this,” minister Itoo said on the sidelines of a function at the Government Degree College for Women here. The minister said the National Conference government led by Chief Minister…
US President Donald Trump appeared to lose his footing and stumble while being rapidly evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner venue after a gun scare triggered panic and a full-scale security response in Washington on Saturday night. Footage circulating on social media showed Trump faltering briefly in a corridor as Secret Service agents hustled him out of the ballroom at the Washington Hilton, where moments earlier, the sound of gunfire had thrown the gathering into disarray. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were quickly evacuated from the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner. As security personnel rushed the…
US President Donald Trump Saturday cancelled envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s trip to Pakistan for talks on the war with Iran. On Friday, the White House said the pair would head to the country on Saturday – but now Trump says “we have all the cards, they have none! If they want to talk, all they have to do is call!!!” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has departed Islamabad, Pakistan, after holding high-level meetings and delivering Tehran’s list of demands for ending the war to Pakistani officials. US President Donald Trump later cancelled a planned trip to Pakistan by…