Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three residents of south Kashmir’s Shopian district in a weapon loot case from the Srinagar residence of former Peoples Democratic Party legislator. Those arrested were identified as Parveez Ahmad Wani (35) of Thokarpora, Javid Yousuf Dar (21) of Gundi Darvesh and Subzar Ahmad Kumar […]
Srinagar: The Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday directed German counterpart Heiko Maas’ attention towards the “very delicate situation” in Kashmir and said in needed to be “addressed immediately”. Maas is on an official visit to Pakistan and was briefing the media about the matters discussed in the meeting with Qureshi earlier today. […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Traders fraternity Tuesday criticized the government for ‘harassing’ people of Kashmir and accused it of ‘direct interference in religious affairs.’ Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, KCCI Vice President Abdul Hamid Mir condemned what he termed as repeated harassment of leaders, institutions, and organizations in Kashmir. He said socio-religious institutions were a part […]
Srinagar: A month after a suicide car bombing in Kashmir sparked tensions between Pakistan and India, an internal assessment of the government has concluded that the threat of further escalation in tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours is over. The assessment was shared by a senior official on Monday while giving a background briefing to […]
Srinagar: Three persons were killed due to snow blizzard at Khoni Nallah forests of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district late Monday night. Officials said that five people were trapped in the blizzards at Khoni Nallah near Sadna Top. They were traveling towards Karnah when the blizzard swept Khoni Nallah area at around 1 am. Of them, […]
Srinagar: China will not pick sides in the India-Pakistan dispute as its primary aim is to develop the “poor and backward” Kashmir, a state media opinion piece has said, adding that Beijing is willing to be the mediator to defuse tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad. The editorial of state-owned Global Times dismissed India’s concerns […]
Srinagar: The army on Monday said that 18 militants have been killed in last last 21 days in separate encounters across Jammu and Kashmir. Corps Commander of Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, KJS Dhillon said that out of the 18, 14 were recruits of proscribed militant outfit Jasih-e-Muhammad ad six out of those 14 were main commanders. Gen […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) president Dr. Farooq Abdullah Monday made serious allegations against the BJP-led Centre, saying it ordered the air strike in Pakistan’s Balakot with the “sole purpose” of winning Lok Sabha elections. He alleged the BJP has “failed” on all fronts and it was apprehended that there would be a […]
Srinagar: Pakistan foreign minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has said that his country wants peace, but will not compromise on Kashmir. “Pakistan wants peace in the region but will not compromise on Kashmir. We raised our voice over human rights violations in India-held Kashmir at every forum, including the House of Commons, the United Nations and […]
Srinagar: The mastermind of the February 14 Pulwama militant attack that killed over 40 CRPF personnel is believed to have been killed in an encounter in Tral area of South Kashmir, officials said Monday. The encounter in Pinglish area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district lasted past midnight in which Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant Mudasir Ahmed […]
