The traditional birth announcement joined the 21st century yesterday with news of a baby boy for the Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed, and his wife Princess Haya. Sheikh Mohammed made the ...

Known as Sher-i-Kashmir, Sheikh Abdullah was the founder of the NC and a pivotal figure in Kashmiri politics. His birth anniversary, on December 5, was previously observed as a public holiday but ...

Following the abrogation of J&K’s special status in 2019, the administration had scrapped two public holidays: December 5—Sheikh Abdullah’s birth anniversary, and July 13—which ...

Deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary on Thursday said that the Omar Abdullah government will soon restore public holiday on the birth anniversary of late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, which falls ...