Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said the outgoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been endorsed by Pakistan for a second term. “So much for Modi Sahib telling the country only Pakistan & its sympathisers want BJP to lose. Imran Khan has just endorsed him for a 2nd term – BJP election […]
Jammu: Condemning the killing of its leader and his PSO in Kishtwar, the RSS Tuesday termed the attack a “security lapse” and called for extending the Army’s ‘Operation Allout’ in the hilly district to prevent spread of militancy in the Jammu region. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh said it will not be cowed down by attacks and […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he thinks there may be a better chance of peace talks with India if Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins the general election due to begin on Thursday. Khan said that if the next Indian government were led by the opposition Congress party, […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that peace with India over the “disputed territory of Kashmir” would be “tremendous” for the wider region. Khan told the BBC in an interview that the nuclear-armed neighbours could only settle their differences with dialogue. Asked what message he wanted to send to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
Srinagar: An Indian couple accused of spying on Germany’s Sikh community and Kashmir movement have been charged with espionage, German prosecutors announced on Tuesday. They named the suspects as 50-year-old Manmohan S and his wife Kanwal Jit K, 51, in keeping with German privacy rules for defendants. “Manmohan S. agreed by January 2015 at the latest […]
Srinagar: After questioning for two days before National Investigative Agency (NIA) in Delhi, Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is returning to Srinagar in the afternoon tomorrow. Mirwaiz attended NIA headquarters for two consecutive days where he was questioned in connection with an alleged militant funding case. Sources while disclosing this to Kashmir News […]
Srinagar: Former PDP legislator Aijaz Ahmad Mir has been summoned by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the weapons loot investigation. Mir, who won assembly election from wachi constituency of South Kashmir, has to appear before NIA investigators on April 12 in Jammu. Seven Ak 47 rifles were looted from PDP legislator’s official residence in Srinagar […]
Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday claimed that Omar Abdullah met the top Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leadership after the 2014 elections for more than two and half hours and sought support to become the Chief Minister. He was answering the question that he had put to Omar Abdullah in a rally at […]
Srinagar: After exempting employees, students, tourists and other emergency cases, the government on Tuesday exempted learned advocates of High Court and other courts and all medical emergencies from the restriction order on highway on every Wednesdays and Sundays. Earlier, the government had issued an order, directing that no civilian traffic would be allowed to ply […]
Srinagar: A Rashtriya Swayamasevak Sangh (RSS) leader and his personal security officer were killed by unknown gunman in Kihstwar area of Jammu region. The attack happened inside the premises of District Hospital Kishtwar. The deceased cop was identified as Rajinder Kumar, a Personal Security Officer (PSO) of RSS leader Chandrakant Singh, who was also a […]
