Pak Hindu MP calls for peace with India
New Delhi, (PTI): A Hindu parliamentarian from Pakistan Saturday made a fervent appeal to the governments of India and Pakistan to defuse tension in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, saying New Delhi will benefit the most if the two neighbours joined hands. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, a member of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), offered […]
Pak writes to UN rights chief over alleged violations in Kashmir
Islamabad (PTI) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has written a letter to the UN rights chief over alleged human rights violations in Kashmir. Qureshi said his letter to UN High Commissioner for the Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday was a follow up on his letter dated December 16, 2018 over “the deteriorating human rights […]
Omar thanks PM Modi for speaking against attacks on Kashmiris
Srinagar,(PTI): National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for breaking his silence on attacks against Kashmiris in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack and expressed hope that such incidents would not recur. “Thank you @narendramodi Sahib. Aaj aap ne hamaray dil ki baat keh di (you have conveyed the feelings of our […]
Four CRPF men, five civilians Injured in road mishap in Baramulla
Baramulla: At least four Central Reserve Police Force personnel (CRPF) and five civilians were injured in a road mishap in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that a CRPF vehicle collided with a four wheeler (Tata Sumo) near Pandit Colony in north Kashmir’s Baramulla this afternoon. In the mishap four […]
Modi denounces harassment of Kashmiris says Valley youth are victims of terror
Srinagar: Breaking his silence over the hounding and harassment of Kashmiris in mainland Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the youth should not be targetted and ‘Kashmir is with us in our fight against terror’. Modi was speaking at a public rally in Rajasthan’s Tonk. “Our fight is against terror, the enemies […]
NC activists protest against harassment of Kashmiris outside valley
Srinagar, (PTI) The National Conference Saturday took out a protest march here against the intimidation and harassment of the people of Kashmir outside the valley and demanded such attacks be immediately stopped. Scores of NC activists, led by party general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, assembled at the party headquarters ‘Nawai-Subah’ here and took out a protest […]
Day 2: Sopore shuts to mourn militants killing
Bilal Ahmad Sopore: A Complete shutdown is being observed on second consecutive day in Sopore town and Zaingeer belt of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday against the killing of two militants in Warpora area of Sopore on Friday. All the shops and other business establishments are closed in the town,while as thin movement […]
Delhi court defers hearing on Shabir Shah’s bail plea
A Delhi court Saturday deferred the hearing on the bail plea of separatist leader Shabir Shah, arrested in a decade-old money laundering case, till April 2. Shah’s bail plea came up for hearing before Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora. The court had on February 18 sought response from the Enforcement Directorate on Shah’s bail […]
Two engineers killed in landslide in J&K
Jammu, (PTI): Two engineers of a private company engaged in construction of 1,000-MW Pakal Dul hydroelectric project were killed in a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Saturday. The deceased were identified as senior mechanical engineer Gurmeet Singh and resident electric engineer Vijay Gupta, residents of Jammu and Kathua respectively, they said. […]
Modi govt doesn’t want to accept there is ‘job crisis’: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi(PTI): Firing a fresh salvo at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Saturday alleged that the government “did not want to accept” that there was a “job crisis” in the country, and said the PM should hold discussions with the youth to address the issue. During an interaction – Shiksha: Dasha Aur […]
