Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday that talks with Mamata Banerjee are underway for a possible coalition to ‘take on BJP in the general elections.’ Abdullah, who called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here during the day, said they had mainly talked about the prevailing situation in the […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday asked the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to reciprocate over the bonhomie offer by the cricketer-turned-politician, Imran Khan whose party emerged as the single largest party in the erectly held polls in Pakistan. Addressing a gathering on party’s raising day in Srinagar, […]
Srinagar : Government forces on Friday suddenly cordoned off the business center of Srinagar, Lal Chowk and started Cordon and Search Operation (CASO), sources said. Witnesses said that forces laid Cardon from Ghanta Ghar to Court Road area and started searches triggering panic among people. They said that besides frisking, the commuters and pedestrians were also […]
Srinagar : IAS topper Dr Shah Faesal on Friday has lashed out at Indian media for spreading hostilities in the region. He expressed anguish over a section of India media for their criticism to the election of Imran Khan as Prime Minister of Pakistan. Taking to social networking site twitter Shah wrote: “India is being shamed […]
Srinagar : Militants hurled a grenade on a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker in Zerpora area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, leaving four personnel injured. Reports said that the militants hurled a grenade on the CRPF bunker on Bijbehara-Pahalgam road near the govt girls higher secondary school. They said the […]
Srinagar : A militant was killed in an ongoing gunfight at Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports said that a joint team of army, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon at Check Sudal village today in the afternoon. A police officer said that the gunfight broke out following the joint team of forces intensified […]
SRINAGAR : Continuing his public outreach programme, the Governor N.N. Vohra visited the frontier district of Kupwara to review the pace of developmental works in the district. Immediately after landing, he held a detailed interaction with the elected representatives – MPs, MLAs and MLCs. During their interactions with the Governor, the elected representatives raised several issues of […]
Srinagar : Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said today that the decline in stone-pelting incidents in the Valley when the anti-militancy operations were suspended for Ramzan vindicated her stand that it was a positive initiative which needed to be continued to improve the situation. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday, […]
Srinagar : Government forces today claimed to have averted a major tragedy by detecting an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by militants in Nowgam area of the city, police said. The forces detected an IED planted near Nala Kadal in Nowgam area on the busy Parimpora-Panthachowk bypass road today morning, a police official said. A […]
New Delhi: Government forces have killed 581 militants since 2015 while 69 personnel died in ceasefire violations, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre told the Lok Sabha today. In 2015, 108 militants were killed by government forces followed by 150 in 2016, 213 in 2017 and 110 in 2018 (up to July 22), Bhamre […]