Poonch: Four civilians were injured as the exchange of shelling and firing between the armies of India and Pakistan continued for the second consecutive day Tuesday in several sectors along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. A police officer said Pakistan army attacked Indian posts by resorting to “unprovoked” shelling […]
Srinagar: Police have booked a youth under Public Safety Act (PSA) in south Kashmir and shifted him to Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu. Official sources said that Aijaz Ahmad Wagay son of Ghulam Mohammad Wagay, a resident of Hardu Dalwan, Charisharief was shifted to Heranagar jail in Kathua in Jammu region last evening after he was […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah said that the BJP-RSS and its cronies in the state are trying their level best to destroy the special status of our state. Addressing an election campaign rally at Pattan, Omar said: “Our state is facing onslaught on its special status and integrity. We are […]
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti has warned that no one will be left to shoulder the tri-colour, if article 35A is abrogated. She castigated BJP Chief Amit Shah over his anti Kashmir remarks, stating that any fiddling with Article 35-A will turn the situation in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today came down heavily on Congress and other opposition parties for their stoic silence on statement of former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for advocating separate PM for Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was a reflection that they were with gang working to disintegrate the country. Mr Modi, while addressing a […]
Srinagar: The Hindu right wing Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is trying hard to woo the Shia voters in Kashmir ahead of parliamentary and the incoming assembly polls so as to make effective inroads into the power corridors of Kashmir. The BJP has been eyeing on the Shia voters from past one decade, firmly believing that […]
Kabul: The US special envoy for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad visited Kabul on Monday and exchanged views with Afghan leaders, local media reported on Tuesday. As part of his multination trip to facilitate intra-Afghan peace talks, Khalilzad arrived in Kabul on Monday and immediately started meeting Afghan officials, the newspaper Daily Outlook Afghanistan […]
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday criticised the Congress party for its election promise that the application of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Jammu and Kashmir will be reviewed. “So Congress wants to amend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. It wants to deprive them (armed forces) of immunity in what is literally a […]
Jammu: The registration for the annual Amarnath Yatra through Baltal and Chandanwari routes began on Tuesday, officials said. Nobody will be allowed to undertake the yatra without securing a permit which is valid for a specified day and route, they added. The registration of pilgrims is being undertaken through 440 designated branches of the Punjab National […]
Srinagar: Army Commander, Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Tuesday chaired a joint key security meeting of various security agencies to review the current situation in Kashmir and to evolve a strategy for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. The Northern Army Commander, who is on a two-day visit to the valley, chaired a joint key security […]
