Srinagar: Reacting to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement that the centre was ready to hold Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah said this should put to rest the motivated speculation that elections in the state will happen only after the general elections. “An important assurance on the […]
Jammu: Paramilitary BSF on Friday recovered heroin worth Rs 15 crores on Indo-Pak international border in Akhnoor sector here. “On specific information of Border Security Force’s G-branch, a joint BSF-Army this morning carried out a search operation in the area ahead of border fence in Akhnoor Sector of International Border,” official sources here said. They […]
Srinagar: Thousands of people participated in the last rites of a wealthy militant here in Koil village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Ishfaq Yousuf Wani, a resident of Koil Pulwama who joined militant ranks in July this was killed at Bandarpora gunfight on Friday morning. Government Forces including 55 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army had […]
New Delhi: Blaming the ‘Nehruvian blunder’ for the present impasse in the militancy-hit state, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said ,’ Kashmir today, is a result of successive Congress governments’ mistakes in the state.’ The Minister said if then Prime Minister (Jawaharlal Nehru) has had not intruded into then Home Minister’s domain, situation would […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday criticised the authorities for what he said depriving people of the basic amenities in biting cold. He said that frequent cordon-and-search-operations (CASOs) were a collective punishment. Addressing a Friday gathering at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Mirwaiz said: “It is painful to see people of […]
Srinagar: The directorate of health services, Kashmir (DSEK) on Friday issued a health advisory as the cold wave intensified across the region with summer capital Srinagar recording minus 7.7 degrees Celsius – coldest in nearly three decades. The health department has issued the following dos and don’ts for the people: Wear warm clothes in layers. […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police is set to get non-lethal pepper-ball launching systems and anti-riot gas masks to deal with law and order situations in the state, officials said Friday. The department has floated tenders for seeking technical bid from manufacturers and dealers of these two products, they said. A pepper-ball launching system, also […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Friday questioned the timing of the NIA arrests before the next year’s Parliamentary elections, saying “national security is best served by being just and inclusive, not suspicious of an entire community”. Mehbooba said though national security is supreme but declaring suspects […]
Srinagar: Government Friday ordered cancellation of Jammu and Kashmir Group Mediclam Insurance Policy for all state government employees including employees of PSUs, autonomous bodies, universities, pensioners and IAS officers. The cancellation will come into effect from midnight of December 31, 2018. A communique informed: “Sanction is accorded to the revocation, withdrawal of Govt order regarding […]
New Delhi: All foreigners have to respect Indian law and those found in violation are liable to be punished but that does not mean they are blacklisted forever, a Home Ministry official said on Friday after a Reuters journalist was denied entry into India for allegedly violating visa rules. The action against Cathal McNaughton, chief […]
