Kartarpur corridor, talks with Pak have no connection: Sushma
Hyderabad: There will be no dialogue with Pakistan unless it desists from terrorist activities against India, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj declared Wednesday, in a rebuff to Pakistan a day after Islamabad said it would invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the SAARC summit. She also said the Kartarpur corridor initiative was not linked to […]
Terrorism can be tackled if Pak leadership shows sincerity: Rajnath
Mandi (HP): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday criticised Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in India, saying the menace can be tackled if the leadership in that country works sincerely towards it. Addressing a ‘panna pramukh sammelan’, a meeting of BJP workers, in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi parliamentary constituency, Singh said Naxalism in the country has reduced […]
LeT commander Naveed Jhutt, accomplice killed
Was wanted for Shujaat Bukhari's murder case
Srinagar: Pakistan-born Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Naveed Jhatt, who was wanted in connection with the assassination of journalist Shujaat Bukhari and escaped from custody in February, was gunned down in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday, police said. In a major success for the security forces, “most wanted” Jhatt, who was an associate of 26/11 Ajmal […]
30 people injured during clashes
Srinagar: At least a dozen injured were shifted to SMHS Srinagar after they were hit by pellets during clashes that broke out in Central Kashmir’s Chattergam area following an encounter between militants and forces. Hospital authorities here said that as many as 11 pellet injured were referred to SMHS on Wednesday after they had sustained […]
Will ask Pak for claiming Jhutt’s body: DGP
Srinagar: LeT militant Naveed Jhutt, who was killed in an encounter on Wednesday, was a Pakistani national, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said, adding that they will write to the Union Home ministry to inform Islamabad to take his body. Jhutt, who was wanted in connection with the assassination of journalist Shujaat Bukhari and […]
Militant escapes from encounter site
Srinagar: A suspected militant on Wednesday survived the fierce gunfight and emerged unharmed from the rubble of a house which was badly damaged by explosives in Chattergam area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Naveed Jatt was killed along with an associate who is yet to be identified in the gunfight that broke […]
SAC rescinds controversial Roshni scheme
JAMMU: In a major decision that is bound to raise a political storm in the state, the State Administrative Council (SAC) approved repeal of the Jammu and Kashmir State Lands (Vesting of Ownership to the Occupants) Act, 2001, (commonly known as Roshni scheme). The decision was taken on Wednesday during a meeting of the SAC […]
Guv Malik hints at losing his JK assignment
Jammu: Amid a ranging controversy over his remarks on dissolving the Jammu and Kashmir assembly, Governor Satya Pal Malik has said the threat of transfer remains as it is not in one’s hands. At a function organised to pay tributes to Congress leader and former minister Girdhari Lal Dogra on his 31st death anniversary here […]
Dineshwar Sharma meets Governor
Jammu: Centre’s special representative for Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma Wednesday met Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik at Raj Bhavan here. They discussed about the political and developmental aspirations of the people and a range of issues relating to the internal security situation and initiatives required for protecting and promoting the educational and career interests […]
