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IAF officer gets pre-arrest bail in rape case: ‘Will jeopardise reputation’
A woman flying officer of the Indian Air Force has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by the wing commander, who is posted at Air Force Station, Srinagar.
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 08:36 AM IST
HT Archives: Kashmir bids last goodbye to one of its tallest leaders
A record crowd honored Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah at his funeral in Srinagar, with over a million paying tribute at the Hazratbal shrine.
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 07:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
What IAF woman officer alleged in sexual assault FIR against senior | 10 points
The IAF said it is cooperating with the police. Both the Indian Air Force (IAF) officers are currently stationed in Srinagar.
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 02:19 PM IST
Ahead of elections, Kashmir gets four new district police chiefs
Ahead of the September 18 assembly elections, the police chiefs of four Kashmir districts, including Srinagar, were changed with ECI approval.
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 11:05 PM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar
Altaf Bukhari to contest J&K elections from Srinagar’s Chanpora
Altaf Bukhari has started campaigning in the constituency which comprises the civil lines areas of Srinagar
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 09:48 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
In poll manifesto, PDP vows to restore J&K’s ‘original’ status
Party president Mehbooba Mufti released the manifesto, in presence of senior party leaders, at an event at the PDP headquarters in Srinagar.
Published on Aug 25, 2024 06:15 AM IST
NC ties up with Congress for all 90 seats in J&K polls
NC President Farooq Abdullah confirmed an alliance with Congress for all 90 assembly seats in Jammu & Kashmir, possibly including PDP post-elections.
Updated on Aug 23, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Mir EhsanAshiq Hussain
Alliance talks on the table as Rahul Gandhi, Kharge arrive in Srinagar
Senior Congress leader says majority workers in favour of an alliance with the NC but talks open with other parties as well
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 06:25 AM IST
Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
Congress, NC initiate seat-sharing talks for J&K assembly polls
The National Conference and Congress are in high-level talks for a possible alliance in upcoming UT elections, with Congress open to other like-minded parties.
Updated on Aug 20, 2024 06:46 AM IST
Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
Amarnath Yatra concludes, devotees laud MRTs for making pilgrimage memorable
Amarnath Yatra concludes, devotees laud MRTs for making pilgrimage memorable
Published on Aug 19, 2024 06:33 PM IST
PTI |
NBCC India to develop 406-acre satellite township in Srinagar over next 5 years
The project will incorporate approximately 3,200 affordable housing units, each with an area of 45 square meters, said NBCC
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 02:53 PM IST
On two-day visit, EC team to meet top security officials, Jammu and Kashmir leaders
CEC Rajiv Kumar, who will be accompanied by ECI members Gyanesh Kumar and Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, will hold a series of meetings in Srinagar
Updated on Aug 08, 2024 08:58 AM IST
Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
Terror won’t impact poll plan, J&K admin is fully prepared: Manoj Sinha
Jammu & Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, spoke to Hindustan Times on new ground realities in the region, the surge in terror strikes in Jammu, and the Opposition’s criticism on the alleged crackdown on dissent.
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 09:32 AM IST
Heavy rain causes waterlogging in Srinagar
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an advisory that the intense showers for brief periods will come with the possibility of flash floods, cloud bursts, landslides, mudslides and shooting stones over vulnerable places of J&K & also heavy rainfall at a few places of J&K during next three days
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 05:18 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
J&K grants land ownership rights to west Pakistan refugees
Other than Sinha, the council meeting on Tuesday night was attended by his adviser Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, chief secretary Atal Dulloo, and principal secretary Mandeep K Bhandari
Updated on Aug 01, 2024 06:34 AM IST
Moderate to scattered rain in Srinagar next week: MeT
Kashmir is witnessing sweltering heat from past couple of months and has witnessed long spells of dry weather and there has been deficit rainfall in almost all districts of Kashmir Valley which could not only cause havoc in paddy cultivation but also could effect the horticulture industry
Updated on Aug 01, 2024 05:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
At 36.2°C, Srinagar sees hottest day in 25 years
At 24.6 degrees, Srinagar recorded the third high minimum temperature in 132 years, the meteorologist said
Updated on Jul 29, 2024 08:52 AM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar
Ex-army officer runs 160 km to mark Kargil Vijay Diwas anniversary
Ex-army officer runs 160 km to mark Kargil Vijay Diwas anniversary
Published on Jul 25, 2024 10:07 AM IST
PTI |
Jammu and Kashmir sizzles under heatwave, rain likely soon
The centre said that Wednesday’s maximum temperatures in Jammu & Srinagar were the same at 35.6°C, which is 5.7°C above normal in Srinagar
Updated on Jul 25, 2024 06:08 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Heatwave forces change in school timings in Kashmir Valley
Kashmir experiences heatwave, school timings changed till August 10 due to high temperatures. Srinagar records 35.6°C, above normal. Heatwave to last 3-4 days with passing showers.
Updated on Jul 24, 2024 05:10 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is an intimate portrait of a city with a troubled past and an unsettled present, a book of tales from the Mahabharata that delivers instructions on life, death and everything in between, and a volume that presenting a lesser known aspect of Indian art history
Published on Jul 19, 2024 07:40 PM IST
HT Team
Thousands participate in Muharram procession in Srinagar
Notably, the procession had been banned during militancy from the early 1990s owing to law-and-order issues only to be lifted in 2022
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 09:10 AM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar
J&K admn again gives go-ahead to Muharram procession in Srinagar
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided yet again to allow the Muharram-8 procession from the traditional route in Srinagar this year following last year’s procession on its traditional route from Gurubazar to Dalgate in Srinagar after 34 years, officials said on Sunday.
Published on Jul 14, 2024 10:50 PM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar
J&K HC Bar association ad-hoc chairman Nazir Ronga arrested under PSA
Ronga’s son Umair, who is also a lawyer, said his father has been booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) and jailed at Kot Bhalwal in Jammu. Centre had been objecting to Bar’s constitution, citing its “secessionist ideology”.
Published on Jul 11, 2024 03:53 PM IST
Ashiq Hussain
At 35.7 degrees Celsius, Srinagar logs hottest July day in 25 years
Srinagar was hotter than Delhi (31.7 degrees Celsius), Kolkata (31 degrees Celsius), Mumbai (32 degrees Celsius) and Bengaluru (28 degrees Celsius).
Published on Jul 05, 2024 12:03 AM IST
PTI |
At season’s high of 35.6° C, Srinagar hotter than Kolkata
The 35.6° C was not only six degrees above normal for Srinagar, but the highest for July in 25 years
Published on Jul 04, 2024 12:03 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
NC leaders in huddle to discuss Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls prep
NC leaders, sources said, will be holding threshold discussion on the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls
Published on Jul 04, 2024 11:58 AM IST
Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
Heatwave in Kashmir, Srinagar hotter than Kolkata
At 34.6 degrees Celsius, Srinagar was hotter than Kolkata, which registered a maximum temperature of 31 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
Published on Jul 03, 2024 04:38 PM IST
Press Trust of India
At 34.6°C, Srinagar swelters on season’s hottest day
“There are also chances of a spell of rain/thundershowers at few places of Kashmir division,” he said.
Updated on Jul 03, 2024 09:10 AM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar
PDP reviews poor Lok Sabha polls showing in Kashmir
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti chaired the meeting to review the overall political situation, party affairs and preparations for the upcoming assembly elections
Updated on Jul 01, 2024 07:42 AM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar