Jammu: India and Pakistani Army exchanged fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Pakistani Army this afternoon at around 1315 hours fired small arms and resorted to heavy mortar shelling in Naushera sector of Rajouri,” defence spokesman here said. “Pakistani Army this afternoon initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by […]
Srinagar: The bureaucrat turned politician, Shah Faesal has said that attempting military solutions to political problems will lead to only grave yards. “Attempting military solutions to political problems will lead to nothing but graveyards on this side and graveyards on that side,” Faesal tweeted. “Today, on the 25th anniversary of Kupwara Massacre, my solidarities are […]
Baramulla: A soldier of Rashtriya Rifles (RR) has committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon in this north Kashmir district, official sources said on Sunday. The injured soldier, identified as LN Hemant Kumar Panday, was immediately rushed to the camp doctor, who declared him dead on Saturday, said the sources. The reason for […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Sunday termed the statement of People Conference leader Sajad Gani lone as a canard which is reflective of his slyness and buck-passing mind-set. NC Provincial spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar, while rejecting the jibes of Sajad Lone said that he has been caught lying and changing stances quite […]
Srinagar: Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Sunday said that National Conference used Ikhwanis to kill Kashmiris. In a tweet, Lone said NC has been using non-state violent actors to crush dissent. “In the Ikhwan era they had a chit system. Where a name was scribbled on a small chit and passed to Ikhwan […]
Srinagar: Kashmir valley remained cut off from the rest of the country for the seventh day, following closure of the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, due to continued landslides and shooting stones. However, traffic was allowed for a brief period last evening, only to be suspended again due to fresh landslides and shooting stones. ‘Stranded vehicles […]
Srinagar: Train services resumed in the Kashmir valley on Sunday after remaining suspended on Saturday for security reasons, where pro-freedom groups have have called for a general strike on the eve of January 26 ,celebrations. ‘We have resumed all train services in the Kashmir valley after a fresh advisory was received last night from police’, […]
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan deserves credit for the ongoing Afghan peace talks in Doha, as the Taliban only came to the negotiating table due to Islamabad’s incessant efforts. Speaking to reporters in Multan on Sunday, the foreign minister said Pakistan’s stance for a negotiated settlement to the Afghan conflict had been vindicated. He said United States Senator Lindsay Graham […]
Srinagar: Light snowfall was witnessed from upper parts of Kashmir as icy winds blowing after the recent snowfall turn the weather into bone chilling cold. According to the officials Drass town in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh was coldest in the state on Sunday with a minimum temperature of minus 28.7 degrees Celsius, the weather office […]
Srinagar: On the fourth anniversary of Hizbul Mujhaideen Commander, Abid Khan, Tral is observing a complete shutdown. All shops and other business establishments remained closed in the town while public transport remained off the roads. Khan became popular after he shot dead a Colonel of 42 RR and a cop belonging to special operations group […]
