Srinagar: The United States vowed on Wednesday to utilise “all available avenues” to ensure Masood Azhar was held accountable but China warned Washington that this attitude could complicate an already tense situation in South Asia. “We can confirm that we circulated a draft UNSC resolution with UK and French support,” said a US State Department […]
Jammu: Keeping in view the large movement of government forces including army on the Srinagar-Jammu highway during the parliamentary elections and associated possibility of any fidayeen terror attack on Forces’ Convoys, the government has notified specified days in a week for the movement of their convoys from Srinagar to Jammu. During these days, no civilian […]
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has asked the United States to play its due role in resumption of dialogue between Pakistan and India. The demand was made during a telephonic conversation between Qureshi and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, said a statement issued by the Foreign Office on Tuesday. Tensions between India […]
Srinagar: Before filing nomination papers, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti visited various shrines to receive blessings for the electoral success during the upcoming parliamentary polls. Mufti is contesting from South Kashmir’s Anantnag parliamentary constituency. She will have to face tough fight from the congress’s GA Mir and National Conference’s Husnain Masoodi. The party […]
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 […]
Srinagar: Congress on Tuesday promised to review the dreaded Armed Forces Special Powers Act and reduce Army footprints in J&K. In its manifesto that was released on Tuesday, the Congress said said that Dialogue was the only way forward for the resolution of Kashmir issue. “Dialogue is the only way to understand the aspirations of the […]
Srinagar: With people alleging hardships during passport verification process, a top Passport Officer has said there are clear instructions from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) that police can neither go to the house of a passport applicant nor can they ask the applicant to come to a police station. The MEA has given a clear […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Private Diagnostic Centers Association (JKPDCA) has said that 80 percent doctors of public hospitals are in nexus with private diagnostic centers President, JKPDCA, Umar Iqbal said that the public hospitals, especially in Srinagar, have become corruption dens. “80 percent doctors, including the noted ones, working in SMHS hospitals are involved […]
Jammu: A BSF officer and a minor girl were killed Monday as India and Pakistan troops exchanged heavy shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, sparking panic among border residents, officials said. A BSF officer was killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistani army along LoC in Poonch district, […]
Srinagar: One of Kashmir’s oldest schools, Tyandale-Biscoe Mallinson Society (TBMS) has threatened its ex-employee and other related “people” with stern legal action for “propagating” the court order against a complaint, asking the crime branch to look into the allegations of corruption and embezzlement involving the family of the school principals (of Biscoe and Mallinson). Following […]
