BJP demands Mehbooba’s arrest for ‘instigating’ Kashmiris

BJP demands Mehbooba’s arrest for ‘instigating’ Kashmiris

Agencies Jammu: Lashing out at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for allegedly instigating people to defy a ban of vehicular movement on the national highway connecting Jammu with Srinagar, the BJP Wednesday demanded that she be arrested for trying to create law and order problem. “FIR should been registered against former CM Mehbooba Mufti for statements […]

LS Polls: Strike disrupts life in Kashmir

LS Polls:  Strike disrupts life in Kashmir

Srinagar :  Life in Kashmir was disrupted Thursday due to a strike called by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) to protest against polling for first phase of Lok Sabha elections in the Valley and NIA action against Hurriyat Conference leaders and their kin. Shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed due to the strike while […]

Curfew continues for second day in Kishtwar

Curfew continues for second day in Kishtwar

Agencies Jammu :  The curfew imposed in Kishtwar district following killing of senior RSS functionary Chanderkant Sharma and his PSO remained in force for the second day Wednesday even as police intensified searches to track down those involved in the killing. The cremation of the RSS leader will take place later in the day in […]

Omar seeks response from PM Modi over Imran Khan’s ‘endorsement’ for next term

Omar seeks response from PM Modi over Imran Khan’s ‘endorsement’ for next term

Agencies Srinagar:  National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah Wednesday said Narendra Modi will have to answer for Pakistani premier Imran Khan’s “endorsement” for his second term as prime minister. Khan told a small group of foreign journalists in an interview that he believes there may be a better chance of peace talks with India and […]

JRL calls for complete shutdown tomorrow

JRL calls for complete shutdown tomorrow

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, […]

Omar leads National Conference protest against Kashmir highway ban

Omar leads National Conference protest against Kashmir highway ban

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 […]

Former minister Lal Singh detained en route to Kishtwar

Former minister Lal Singh detained en route to Kishtwar

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 […]

Better chance of peace with India if BJP wins elections: Imran Khan

Better chance of peace with India if BJP wins elections: Imran Khan

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 […]

NIA arrests Yasin Malik in alleged funding case

NIA arrests Yasin Malik in alleged funding case

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 […]