The 87-year-old veteran BJP leader died after a brief illness at the Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu on Wednesday.
Mufti said the BJP has ”converted Jammu and Kashmir into a laboratory” for its experiments which are then replicated across the country.
The bodies of the victims, including three women, were recovered from two adjoining houses in the posh Tawi Vihar in Sidhra area around 1 am, police said, adding that prima facie, it appears that they were poisoned.
As part of a comprehensive revamp of the organisation in Jammu and Kashmir, Gandhi also appointed Vikar Rasool Wani, considered close to Azad, as the new JK unit chief.
The mishap took place at Frislan in Pahalgam area. The jawans were deputed in the area for the Amarnath Yatra.
He said it has become important to prevent the dissemination of fake news in the district by banning the operations of these portals with immediate effect.
From August 5, 2016, to August 4, 2019, the Valley witnessed 3,686 law and order incidents, as per the data shared by the police.
After an idol in Mahalaxmi temple in Subash Nagar area was damaged, police acted swiftly and arrested prime accused Hardeep Singh Chib, they said.
Hyder has returned to India after giving a good performance at a Taekwondo Grand Prix event in South Korea. Hyder said that her Taekwondo journey started in school.
The batch was received at the Srinagar international airport by Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, P K Pole and other senior officials from police and civil administration, they said.
The response received by RTI activist Raman Sharma from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on his queries said over 1,200 more private trees which form the lush green cover of the Valley will be chopped down in the coming days to build the new tarmac around Srinagar.
He said the administration and the people of the union territory have joined hands together to make the yatra a safe and successful event.
Promoted as IGP in 2018, Rath became popular among people for his effective regulation of traffic. However, his stint as IGP-Traffic was short-lived as many questioned his style of functioning.
The restoration of internet services in Ramban district succeeded in the withdrawal of prohibitory orders a day earlier, the officials said.
The nephew is receiving treatment at a hospital in the district, added the police.
Srinagar had 9.3, Pahalgam 3.4 and Gulmarg 4.5 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature.
Indian men’s national football team announced the 25-member squad on Monday that will travel to Bahrain to play friendly matches against the home team and Belarus.
A retired IPS officer who was instrumental in curbing terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in the early 1990s, Khan is set to be given an ”important assignment” in the BJP, the officials said.
The snowfall, which started late in the afternoon on Friday, continued through the night at most places, they said.
As per the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board’s statement at around 2:15 am stampede happened near Gate No. 3 at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan
The valley had been experiencing sub-zero nights for the past week, setting in chilly winter conditions earlier than usual, MET officials said.
Police said two FIRs have been registered under the prevention of unlawful activities act (UAPA) against the students of SKIMS medical college and government medical college Srinagar.
“Due to clear night sky, minimum temperatures dropped across the two UTs of J&K and Ladakh today. Drass town of Kargil district recorded minus 10.4 degrees Celsius as the minimum today.
Smriti Irani is on a two-day visit to Budgam as part of the Central Government’s Special Initiative for the Union Territory of Kashmir.
Officials said 146 tested positive, 25 from Jammu division and 121 from Kashmir division while 138 recoveries, 27 from Jammu division and 111 from Kashmir division division were reported.