Jammu: Heavy shelling and firing started on Saturday between the Indian and Pakistani armies on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district. The Pakistani army resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate targeting of defence and civilian facilities in Mankote area using small arms, automatics and mortars, the Defence Ministry sources[Read More…]
New Delhi: Pakistan has violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir as many as 351 times since January 1 this year, the government said on Monday. Of these, 209 cases occurred in January while 142 instances were noted since February 21, Minister of State[Read More…]
Srinagar: Hundreds of people, including several gun-toting militants, attended the funeral of a slain Lashkar-e-Taiba commander in south Kashmir despite people’s movement being restricted and internet curfew clamped across the Kashmir Valley on Monday, a day after four civilians and two insurgents were killed in a shootout with the Army.[Read More…]
Srinagar: Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar city on Monday to prevent separatist-called protests, police said. Separatist conglomerate, Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) headed by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik, have called for a valley-wide protest shutdown against the killing of three civilians and a[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 17: Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar city on Saturday to prevent a separatist-called protest, police said. The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), a separatist conglomerate headed by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik, has called for the protest against shifting of local detainees[Read More…]
An engineer of the Border Roads Organization (BRO) was killed and eight others were reported missing after an avalanche hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said on Saturday. On Friday, the avalanche struck a cab at Sadhna Top in Tangdhar area. Search teams rescued a child from the vehicle[Read More…]
Srinagar: National Conference’s Working President Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that the Central government must respect and restore the conditions on which the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India is based. “Promises made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir must be fulfilled. Centre should ensure that the conditions on[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a class VII question paper prepared by the Bihar Education Board has claimed that Kashmir is not a part of India, but a separate country. The error came to light after it was highlighted by a student from Vaishali on Tuesday. The examination, which is being[Read More…]
Three civilians were killed and over 20 were injured when an unidentified person hurled a grenade towards a police party in Tral of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. As per the locals, the grenade was hurled towards a police party stationed near a bus stand. The injured[Read More…]
Union home minister, Rajnath Singh said his purpose is to provide Rs one crore as monetary relief to the families of personnel of central armed forces killed on duty. The minister addressed a Sainik Sammelan at the Khanabal headquarters of the 90th battalion of CRPF on Sunday. He said, “It[Read More…]
Congress’s high-level policy and planning group of Jammu and Kashmir affairs reached Jammu on Sunday. Led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the high-level group is all set to meet different sections of society during two days of the tour. The group is comprised of senior Congress leaders, Karan Singh,[Read More…]
As many as 250 members of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), a youth wing of the ruling BJP, were arrested before they could take out a Tiranga (Tricolour) rally through restive Srinagar to mark Independence Day on Tuesday. BJYM national vice-president Ajaz Hussain and senior BJP leader Ashish Sareen[Read More…]
Amid the debate over the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti met Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in Delhi on Thursday. A three-judge Supreme Court bench is currently hearing a petition against Article 35-A provision. Article 35-A sanctions the Jammu and Kashmir legislature to define the state’s[Read More…]
A man in Rajouri district of Jammu division committed suicide to avoid a Panchayat diktat of drinking a girl’s urine as a punishment for allegedly raping her. Fazal Hussain also recorded an audio message disproving the allegations before committing suicide. The 25-year-old jumped into Samar Sar Lake at Targain village[Read More…]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven people on Monday, for allegedly funding terror groups in Kashmir. Son-in-law of separatist leader SAS Geelani, is also among the seven arrested. Among the arrested are Altaf Shah, Ayaz Akbar, Peer Saifullah, Mehraj Kalwal, Shahid-ul-Islam, Naeem Khan and Bitta Karate. Shah is the[Read More…]
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that India should approach third parties, such as the United States and China, to mediate in the Kashmir issue and sustain peace. Abdullah said India has so many allies across the globe, which can be approached for settling the[Read More…]
CEO of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), Umang Narula on Tuesday said 47 Amarnath pilgrims lost their lives due to a terror attack, accidents and health reasons in a span of 18 days. “Between June 29 and July 16, 19 pilgrims died due to medical reasons and 20 were[Read More…]
An Indian Army jawan killed his major after being angry over ticked off for using a cell phone on duty. The man fired five bullets into the major’s chest, killing him on the spot, according to Hindustan times. Major Shikhar Thapa of 71 Armed Regiment was presently posted with 8 Rashtriya[Read More…]
Pravin Togadia, the international working president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) was in Kashmir after the Amarnath attack. While addressing the meeting of state-level VHP activists on Sunday, he said, “Kashmir should be handed over to the Army for giving a befitting reply to stone pelters and bank robbers. Once that[Read More…]
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said valley problem won’t be solved till entire country support us. Mufti, who is in the national capital, met Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh to discuss the ongoing chaos going on in the valley and security to Amarnath Pilgrims. “Kashmir me hum[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a video clip showing militants playing cricket using rifles, probably AK47s as wickets was posted on Youtube on Thursday. Believed to be recorded in Southern Kashmir, the video showed six militants, including the cameraman, enjoying the game. The source of the video, which was posted on[Read More…]
In an unfortunate incident, 7 Amarnath pilgrim lost their lives due to an alleged terror attack. Condemning the act and slamming the Kashmir state government, a growing section within the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), including some of its affiliates such as Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), believes that the BJP’s power-sharing[Read More…]
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, Pravin Togadia, slammed Modi government on Tuesday and said the terror attack on Amarnath yatris was a result of its failure to end terrorism in valley. Togadia, alleged Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was a supporter of terrorism and demanded dismissal of the[Read More…]
As terror struck a bus carrying Amarnath Yatris on Monday night, the bus driver managed to save lives of 50 people and moved them to a safer place even as terrorists continued to fire bullets frantically at the vehicle. At least seven people were killed and 19 others were injured after[Read More…]
After terror attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in Anantnag on Monday, in which 7 people lost their lives, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti condemned the terror attack. Mehbooba Mufti, who visited survivors of the attack at an Anantnag hospital, said the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims is a[Read More…]
