Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have busted a militant module in Srinagar with the arrest of its kingpin and recovery of arms and ammunition. Omar Zargar was arrested from the old city, locally known as downtown, a fortnight ago after investigations revealed that he was trying to revive militancy in the city, official sources said on Sunday. Zargar was detained by police at the height of summer unrest...
03:31 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Baramulla: Tension flared up in Jammu and Kashmir again as massive protests erupted in Baramulla after the killing of a 20-year-old youth. The protests have been overnight as the youth was killed on Friday night. Hundreds came out on the street on Friday night demanding action in what they alleged was an army firing. The police had to even resort to a lathicharge. The youth has been identified as Aishiq...
09:57 AM, Feb 11, 2012
Srinagar: In the latest development in the Jammu and Kashmir exam scandal, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has kept the Education ministry portfolio to himself. The move by the Chief Minister came after State education Minister Peerzada Sayeed sent in his resignation over the examgate scandal. Peerzada resigned on Friday following accusations that he used the state education department officials to help his son pass Class 10th board exams. However, Omar...
09:31 AM, Feb 11, 2012
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Muhammad Sayeed has submitted his resignation to UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Sayeed was accused of using "unfair means" to help his son pass the matriculation examination. Sayeed's son also scored a distinction in his Class XII exam, something which protestors and the Opposition said, was highly suspicious and demanded his resignation. "I have resigned from the council of ministers. I have forwarded my...
07:28 PM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the fate of Education Minister Peerzada Mohammed Sayeed, whose foster son's Class 10 exam was allegedly fudged, would be decided in the next 24 hours. Talking to reporters here, Omar said the findings of the Jammu and Kashmir Police's Crime Branch have been discussed with his alliance partner Congress. "We will decide action in 24-36 hours. The minister...
02:02 AM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: There are growing voices of protest in Jammu and Kashmir against Education Minister Peerzada Sayeed after it was alleged that board officials helped his son pass his class 10 exam in 2009. The opposition is aggressively demanding Sayeed's removal. Independent MLA Engineer Rashid said, "I think the CM shouldnt waste another second in asking for the resignation from Sayeed. It is not the question of what he has...
11:33 AM, Feb 09, 2012
New Delhi: Human Rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday demanded that security personnel facing serious charges like rape and murder should stand trial and not hide behind Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Welcoming the Supreme Court statement that personnel involved in rape and murder could invoke AFSPA, Amnesty International's Asia-Pacific Program Director Sam Zarifi said, "for far too long, Indian security forces have used the AFSPA as a cover...
05:03 AM, Feb 09, 2012
Srinagar: In the latest development in the Jammu and Kashmir examgate scandal, the state crime branch is expected to submit its report on Wednesday. Meanwhile, CNN-IBN has accessed the details of the report, which says that prima facie it shows the involvement of officials of both the Board and Education departments. The report points out that Education Minister Muhammad Sayeed Peerzada's son was helped in exams of more than two...
10:06 AM, Feb 08, 2012
Chicago: A Pakistani-American, charged with sending money to the now-believed-to-be-dead al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri, has pleaded guilty before a court here for providing money for terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir. Raja Lahrasib Khan, a Chicago taxi driver and native of Pakistan who became a naturalised US citizen in 1988, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation, resolving charges that...
05:11 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Jammu: Citing the Supreme Court's recent observation, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who has been pitching for partial revocation of Armed Force Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the state, on Tuesday said the statute was not aimed at protecting acts of crime. "AFSPA is for legitimate protection and not for protection of the acts of crime. And that is something we have always maintained," Omar said. The Chief...
04:21 PM, Feb 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir police crime branch is likely to submit its report on the shocking examgate scandal involving a Congress minister on Tuesday. Several education officers have been questioned and documents seized in connection with the case. It was alleged that Education Minister Peerzada Muhammad Sayeed used the help of state board officials to write his foster son's answers in class 10 board exams. Chief Minister Omar...
08:58 AM, Feb 07, 2012
Jammu: Flagging appropriate health care for women and children as a key ingredient in health service expansion and upgradation scheme in the state, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday stressed on ensuring cent percent benefits to pregnant women and newborns under National Rural Health Mission. "The pregnant women and newborn children are entitled under this programme to receive free medical treatment including medicine, investigation, diagnoses and blood...
03:42 AM, Feb 07, 2012
Jammu: Snowfall and heavy rains forced the 300-km-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway to remain closed for the second consecutive day on Sunday. "The highway is closed for second consecutive day today. There is snowfall in the highway at several areas with heavy rains. Besides some landslides have also occurred on the highway," SP Ramban Anil Magotra said. It is snowing at Jawahir tunnel, Banihal, Ramso, Batote, Patnitop areas en route the...
12:40 PM, Feb 05, 2012
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06:10 PM, Feb 04, 2012
New Delhi: The protests over Kashmir's examgate scandal hit another high on Friday after the state Education Minister's son scored a distinction in his Class XII exam. Peerzada Sayeed's son, Imam Sauban, had allegedly passed his Class X exam two years ago with help from Board of School Education officials. Imam has passed the exams with flying colours, something which protestors say, is highly suspected. The demand for an independent...
09:23 PM, Feb 03, 2012
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