Agencies New Delhi : The Congress on Wednesday cited a media report to claim that Pakistan has “officially allied” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said a vote for him would be a vote for the neighbouring country. Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala launched a scathing attack on Modi over the report quoting […]
Srinagar : Joint Resistance leadership (JRL) comprising of Hurriyat Syed Ali shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Jammu Kashmir liberation front (JKLF) has called for a complete shutdown on Thursday the 11th April 2019. “Tomorrow’s complete shutdown is against the so-called Indian parliamentary elections that are going to start from tomorrow from Baramullah parliamentary constituency, […]
Srinagar : National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday led a protest march against the restriction on movement of civil traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway. The protest march was held at Pantha Chowk on the Srinagar-Jammu highway. While the army stationed in the Valley has said they don’t have any information about the closure of […]
Jammu : Dogra Swabhimaan Sangthan(DSS) chief and candidate for Jammu and Udhampur Lok Sabhaseats, Choudhary Lal Singh, was Wednesday detained with supporters en route to Kishtwar, officials said. The former ministerwas detained in Assar.area of the Doda district, the officials said. Singh, a two time-minister and two-times MP, is contesting from both Jammu and Udhampour Lok Sabha constituencies as candidate of the DSS, which was floated by him last year after resigning as BJP minister over Rasana rape and […]
Agencies Islamabad : Pakistan’s Premier Imran Khan has said he believes there may be a better chance of peace talks with India and settle the Kashmir issue if Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party BJP wins the general elections. India will go to elections in seven phases beginning from Thursday. “Perhaps if the BJP (Bharatiya […]
Agencies The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday arrested JKLF chief Yasin Malik in connection with an alleged funding case, officials said here. Malik was brought to Delhi on Tuesday evening after a special NIA court in Jammu gave the go ahead for his custodial interrogation by the probe agency, they said. The Jammu and Kashmir […]
Srinagar: The Rashtriya Swayamasevak Sangh (RSS) leader who was critically injured in an attack in which his PSO was killed inside Kishtwar hospital, succumbed to injuries at Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu on Tuesday afternoon. Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana told a local news agency that Chandrakant Sharma (RSS leader) succumbed to his injuries […]
Srinagar: Army has been called for a flag march amid curfew in Kishtwar district following the attack on RSS leader inside a hospital where he works as a medical assistant. His PSO was killed on the spot in the attack while gunmen decamped with the rifle of the slain policeman. Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, Angrez Singh […]
Agencies Tehran : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that the United States was the real “leader of world terrorism” after Washington blacklisted Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a “foreign terrorist organisation”. “Who are you to label revolutionary institutions as terrorists?” Rouhani asked in a speech broadcast live by state television. Speaking at a ceremony to […]
Agencies NEW DELHI — A day after the release of the BJP manifesto which promised removal of article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that it was hindering development of the state. In an interview to a TV channel, Modi said former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s […]