Agencies Washington : India and Pakistan were “pretty close” to resolving the Kashmir issue, in phases, during the regime of then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday. “They came pretty close on resolving the Kashmir issue – phased movement referendum during […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police in north Kashmir’s Sopore in Baramulla district arrested three timber smugglers and seized illicit timber. A police official said that acting on information a police team headed by SDPO Rafiabad and SHO Police Station Panza under the supervision of SSP Sopore arrested three notorious timber smugglers in the forest area […]
Srinagar : Two boys drowned in river Jehlum in Shilwat area of Sumbal in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday. An official said that two boys identified as Mohammad Shafi Bajran, 15, and Mohammad Kafeel Bajran, 8, sons of Abdul Rashid Bajran of Kalakoot Rajouri drowned in river Jhelum. He said that soon after the […]
SRINAGAR : Due to frequent landslides and erratic weather conditions on the National Highway, the Divisional Commissioner on Tuesday directed concerned officers to divert all trucks, loaded with mutton and poultry supplies from Jammu to the Valley through Mughal Road so that the adequate stocks are maintained for the ongoing marriage season and upcoming Eid-ul-Zuha festival […]
Agencies Srinagar : PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said US President Donald Trump’s “disclosure” on third party mediation on Kashmir is a “huge policy shift” and India and Pakistan must seize the opportunity to forge peace through dialogue. Trump claimed during his meeting with Pakistan Premier Imran Khan that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had […]
Srinagar : Three special police officers were arrested on the outskirts of Jammu city for allegedly possessing 75 grams of heroin, police said on Tuesday. Sunny, Khurshid Ahmad and Javed Ahmad Mir were arrested at the Brigade road near Miran Sahib on Monday evening when the trio were travelling in a private car, an officer […]
Jammu, Jul 23 (KNS): National Conference has strongly condemned the recent statement of the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik. The party said his remarks are unconstitutional and cast a shadow on the credibility, independence and neutrality of the high office of the Governor. The party leaders reminded the Governor that he holds […]
An official said that Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling on Indian posts in Krishna Ghati sector of Mendhar. The armies of India and Pakistan on Tuesday fired at each other’s positions along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. An official said that Pakistan army initiated unprovoked […]
Body of a farmer was recovered on Tuesday from Wopzan orchard in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. According to initial reports, the deceased has been identified as Nazir Ahmad Bhat, son of Late Gh Qadir Bhat of Wopzan Herpora. Official sources told a local news agency that Bhat was a farmer by profession. […]
“President Trump says PM Modi asked him to mediate between India & Pakistan on Kashmir! If true, PM Modi has betrayed India’s interests & 1972 Shimla Agreement” Donald Trump’s stunning claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to mediate on the Kashmir issue triggered a massive political row on Tuesday even as the […]