Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and goverment forces at Dadsara village in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 42 RR, SOG and CRPF cordoned off Dadsara village late this evening. A police officer said that the cordon was laid following inputs about […]
New Delhi: Even as the trends of counting for Lok Sabha elections showed the BJP heading towards a landslide win, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described it as ‘a victory of India’ and promised that together with the people, he would build a strong and inclusive India. In a post on social media, the […]
Islamabad: A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi cruised back to power so hoped by his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan, Islamabad favoured peaceful resolution of disputes with India and said it was ready to hold negotiations on all outstanding issues. During an “informal chat” with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, […]
Srinagar: The Kashmir Working Journalists Association (KWJA) on Thursday condemned the action of State police for hurting the religious sentiments of its member and senior journalist, Amrit Pal Singh Bali. Vice President, KAWJA , Hakeem Irfan in a statement said that Singh had gone to cover the press conference of National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) has termed the report released by a rights group that depicts grim and serious picture of the torture being inflicted by government forces on the “people of Kashmir as an eye-opener” for all those who believe in sanctity and dignity of the human life and spirit. The Hurriyat M spokesman said […]
Srinagar: Even as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) managed to stage a comeback with a vengeance in majority of Indian States, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi tipped to lead the country for second term, Jammu and Kashmir saw the massive win of National Conference on all three seats—Anantnag, Srinagar and Kupwara with huge margins leaving Peoples […]
Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Thursday said the country has rejected an alternative to the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “second term” is not a “fluke”. Omar also requested the BJP leader to “take everyone along” in the coming five years as “this country belongs to all”. “We fought the election and tried to […]
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, who won from the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, Thursday expressed hope that the new government at the Centre would do justice with the state and engage in a dialogue with Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue. Speaking to reporters at the NC headquarters, Farooq Abdullah thanked his party leaders, […]
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday on his election victory and vowed to work with him to take the bilateral ties to a new height. The BJP was set to return to power Thursday as the partial vote count released by the Election Commission showed that it was leading […]
Srinagar: Suspected militants Thursday afternoon hurled a grenade on a CRPF bunker at Wazirbagh, however, no injuries were reported in the incident. “A grenade was tossed at the CRPF bunker near Tagore hall which exploded away from the bunker of 25th battalion of CRPF. No damage was caused in the attack,” Inspector General of CRPF […]
