No statesman exists in India, only politicians do: Omar
Hits out at PM, Cong for silence on 'systematic targeting of Kashmiris'
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday hit out at both Prime Minister NarendraModi and the opposition Congress for not speaking out against the “systematic targeting of Kashmiris” in various parts of the country following the Pulwama attack last week. Addressing a press conference here, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said he […]
Khalsa Aid ferries over 300 students to Kashmir, valley opens up with offers
Srinagar: Days after Khalsa Aid ferried stranded Kashmiri students from Chandigarh to Kashmir, valley has opened up with discounts and free offers for the Sikh community. In wake of the attack on CRPF convoy in Pulwama last week, the students in outside state colleges were physically assaulted, harassed and threatened to leave the state. For […]
People don’t want Kashmiris to be part of Indians: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Some people want Kashmir to be part of India but don’t want Kashmiris to be part of Indians, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Thursday and asserted that the “irony of the situation is depressing”. In a series of tweets, the former home and finance minister also took a dig at Meghalaya […]
SC to hear PIL seeking protection of Kashmiri students
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday a PIL seeking a direction to authorities to protect Kashmiri students who are allegedly being attacked across the country in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror strike. A bench, comprising Chief Justice RanjanGogoi and Justices L N Rao and SanjivKhanna, on Thursday took note […]
Rains lead to fresh landslides on JK highway, road closed
Higher reaches of Kashmir receive fresh snowfall
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar Highway was closed for the second consecutive day Thursday amid five fresh landslides triggered by heavy rains and snowfall in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. Over 600 vehicles are stranded at several places on the highway in Ramban, Udhampur and Jammu districts. There were fresh landslides triggered by rains, which struck […]
Critical Care Ambulance service will soon be a reality in JK
Service to be started from April with a fleet of 416 ambulances
Service to be started from April with a fleet of 416 ambulances
Police registers FIR in ‘anti-national’ sloganeering case
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered a case in connection with allegedly raising of anti-national slogans by some stranded Kashmiri Muslims passengers here and issued a ‘hue and cry notice’ to trace three unidentified persons, officials said. Police issued pictures of the three accused persons involved in raising anti-national slogans. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims […]
People living along IB to get reservation benefits: SAC
JAMMU: The State Administrative Council (SAC under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik has approved the draft amendments in the “Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act-2014” for extending the benefits of reservation to persons residing in the areas along the International Border (IB). International Border (IB) covers a population of around 3 lakhs spread over […]
Kashmir remained a problem because of Nehru, says Amit Shah
Rajamahendravaram (AP): Kashmir remained an unresolved issue only because former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru tackled it in the wrong way, leading to Pakistan indulging in terror acts, BJP President Amit Shah said here Thursday asking the Congress not to politicise the issue. “Kashmir remained a problem only because of Jawaharlal Nehru. Sardar Patel tackled Hyderabad […]
