A Kashmiris is denied its right to self-determination, Pakistan’s envoy to the UN has alleged that this is the cause of ‘flare-up’ which threatened regional peace and security. “Denial of the right of self-determination” to the people of Kashmir through an “independent plebiscite, promised to them by various Security Council[Read More…]
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Kashmir: Militant, 3 soldiers killed in encounter
Kulgam protest: 30 injured, two teenagers hit by pellet guns
A civilian was killed while more than 30 others were injured after government forces opened indiscriminate fire on civilians trying to reach the encounter site in Frisal area of Kulgam district, Rising Kashmir reported. According to the doctors at Anantnag district hospital, more than 15 people had bullet injuries and[Read More…]
Pak Army releases ‘Sangbaaz’ song to express solidarity with Kashmiris
Kashmir highways re-opens after snow blockade
Visa denial to 2 Kashmiri sportsmen standard adjudication: US
Two Kashmiri athletes denied US visa due to Trump’s policy
Snow-fall paralyses life in Kashmir
Roads in Kashmir are blocked with snow. Travelling through roadways is not an option in Kashmir anymore. And due to rising demand of air-tickets, there has been an intense inflation of price on Saturday came at a cost of Rs 38,379. At the same time, the cheapest ticket from Srinagar[Read More…]
Kashmir avalanche: Four more bodies recovered, death toll reaches 14
The bodies of four army personnel who went missing after avalanches struck an army camp and patrol in Gurez area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district have been recovered. It took the total death toll to 14 with army spokesman Rajesh Kalia saying that the search operation had been stopped.[Read More…]
Militants dead in an encounter in Ganderbal
Dangal girl Zaira Wasim slams BJP leader for his patronising effort
Dangal actor Zaira Wasim, who has been trolled in social media after Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti called her ‘role model’, on Friday, had a fresh Twitter spat with Union Minister Vijay Goel. The BJP leader tweeted a painting of a Burqa-cladded woman, tagging Zaira Wasim in the comment.[Read More…]
Third party has no role in Kashmir row: India tells UK
India set aside a discussion on the Kashmir issue saying that no third party had any role to play in resolving the dispute between the two countries in UK Parliament. MEA was aware of the development but added that all problems between India and Pakistan can only be resolved bilaterally.[Read More…]
Bandipora: LeT Militant killed in encounter in Kashmir
A Lashkar-e-Taiba militant on Thursday was killed while a policeman was injured in an encounter in Bandipora district of north Kashmir. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation on specific intelligence input about presence of militants in Hajin area of Bandipora, a police official said. During the search[Read More…]
At least 87 killed, thousands injured in Kashmir : PHR report
A report published by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) claimed that at least 87 people were killed and thousands injured in the violent clashes that erupted in Kashmir after the killing of militant leader Burhan Wani by security forces. The report described the excessive and indiscriminate use of force against[Read More…]
15 Pak soldiers killed in past week in retaliatory fire: BSF
The BSF on Friday said it had killed 15 Pakistani paramilitary personnel while retaliating to cross-border shelling and firing in which two Indian civilians were killed and two injured in Jammu region. Firing mortar shells and using automatic weapons, Pakistani troops targeted civilian areas and forward security posts along the[Read More…]
Kashmir: Pakistani troops violate ceasefire along LoC in Naushera district, Indians retaliate
Another ceasefire violation was reported along the LoC in Naushera sector of Rajouri district late Monday night. Pakistani troops fired from small arms and shelled mortar bombs on forward posts as Indian forces retaliated. “There was ceasefire violation by Pak troops along the LoC in Naushera sector of Rajouri district”, a defence[Read More…]
Olive branch! India ready to help Pak act against terror: Rajnath
India is ready to help Pakistan take action against terrorists in Pakistan, including in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. Pakistan should close down the “factory of terrorism”, Rajnath Singh said while addressing a Regional Editors Conference. Referring to the army’s surgical strikes on Pakistani territory,[Read More…]
Kashmir: Gunmen snatch rifles from security guards at a TV tower
Five service rifles were snatched away by separatist guerrillas from TV tower guards in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said on Monday. According to the police the militants attacked the guards posted at a Low Power Transmitter station of public service broadcaster Doordarshan in Dalvash village late Sunday night. As reported[Read More…]
Pakistan shouldn’t talk about condition of women: Indian envoy in UN
Rejecting references by Pakistan on the condition of women in Kashmir, India said that innocent women have suffered for long due to persistent terror attacks by ‘proxies of Pakistan’. The statement was made by Counsellor Mayank Joshi in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, reports PTI. Joshi exercised India’s Right[Read More…]
Whole of Kashmir, including Gilgit and Baltistan, an integral part of India: Mohan Bhagwat
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in his annual Vijayadashami address said the whole of Kashmir, including Gilgit and Baltistan, is an integral part of India. He said, “Kashmir is an integral part of India. So is Gilgit-Baltistan. A large part of Kashmir is free of tension and violence. We must act[Read More…]
Big blow! Lashkar-e-Taiba suffered maximum damage in surgical strikes
Terror outfit Lashker-e-Taiba or LeT suffered the maximum damage in the cross-Line of Control surgical strikes on terror launch pads carried out by the Indian army with assessment reports of radio intercepts indicating that around 20 of its terrorists were killed. The assessment reports available from Indian army field units[Read More…]
Stern warning! India won’t count bullets if attacked: Rajnath Singh
India will retaliate and “not count the bullets” if attacked, home minister Rajnath Singh said after assessing security on border with Pakistan in the wake of surgical strikes. Singh, who visited BSF’s Munabao Border Outpost, assured the security personnel that the government will do everything to improve the border infrastructure,[Read More…]
Day 92: Curfew in Srinagar as 12-year-old succumbs to pellet injuries
Curfew was re-imposed in Srinagar after 12-year-old Junaid Ahmad succumbed to pellet injuries. The boy was killed after security forces fired pellet guns at protesters in Srinagar on Saturday evening, sparking widespread anger in the city and prompting authorities to impose a curfew As per the police, security forces fired[Read More…]
Nawaz Sharif’s envoy says US no longer a world power
Mushahid Hussain Syed, special Kashmir envoy of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was quoted as saying, “The US is no longer a world power. It is a declining power. Forget about it.” He was speaking after the conclusion of an interaction at the Atlantic Council, one of the top American[Read More…]
Kashmir: Terrorists strike Army camp in Baramulla, one BSF jawan killed
Terrorists opened fire on 46 Rashtriya Rifles army camp in Baramulla district of north Kashmir late night on Sunday. In the ambush, one BSF jawan lost his life while three were injured in the exchange of fire that continued for hours. The camp where the ‘Fidayeens’ (suicide) attacked is located[Read More…]