SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Union home ministry has invited representatives of Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) for talks in New Delhi on Oct 22, weeks after both Ladakhi groups withdrew from dialogue following the Sept 24 police firing that left four dead and over 70 wounded during violent protests demanding statehood and Sixth…

SRINAGAR: A minor girl trolled for hugging her teacher during the inauguration of a coaching centre in Kashmir’s Anantnag on Oct 12 has said that teachers are “spiritual fathers” and urged authorities to take strict action against the online abusers who pushed her to the verge of depression and self-harm.“I am an online student and…

JAMMU: Jammu police busted two major drug networks and arrested eight drug peddlers, including four women, and recovered 500 gms of heroin (chita) worth crores of rupees from their possession.Police said on Sunday that the rackets were busted in Rajeev Nagar (Bahu Fort) and RS Pura areas in Jammu district, leading to the recovery of…

SRINAGAR: J&K Peoples Conference chief and Handwara MLA, Sajad Gani Lone, Sunday endorsed AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s criticism of chief minister Omar Abdullah’s statement that he doesn’t have sufficient power to repeal Public Safety Act (PSA).“It is for the first time that someone from the rest of the country has called a spade a spade,”…