India, Pakistan in UN court for death row ‘spy’ case
The Hague: India will ask the UN’s top court Monday to order Pakistan to take an alleged Indian spy off death row, in a case that could stoke fresh tensions after a deadly attack in Kashmir. Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav was arrested in the restive southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan in March 2016 on charges of […]
Back to square one
The Lethpora attack had an immediate fallout and it was visible once the Cabinet Committee on Security met in New Delhi. The announcement was yet to be made but it was evident that the Indo-Pak relationship has been ripped apart and the relation has touched an all time low. India not only revoked the most-favoured […]
Omar meets Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
Urges to ensure safety of Kashmiri students, traders
New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and sought his intervention to ensure safety of Kashmiri students and traders in various parts of the country. In his 30-minute-long meeting with the home minister, Abdullah also requested Singh to make sure that peace returns to the […]
Don’t make Lethpora attack an excuse to harass Kashmiris: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Saturday cautioned that mischievous elements must not be allowed to use the Pulwama attack as “an excuse to persecute or harass people” from the state, saying the pain of the killings of CRPF personnel must not fuel “such diabolical plans”. “Understand the pain & (and) anguish. […]
Lethpora attack: Two preachers beaten ruthlessly in Shopian
Srinagar: In the aftermath of Lethpora attack, the forces in the intervening night of Friday-Saturday thrashed two religious preachers in South Kashmir’s Shopian district for ‘leading funeral prayers in absentia for slain suicide bomber’. Sources said that at around 3 am on Saturday night, forces barged into the house of Molvi Mohammad Ahsan in Wathoo […]
Clashes erupt in Anantnag against Jammu incident
Anantnag: Clashes erupted between youth and forces in Anantnag town after the youth hit the streets to protest against the Jammu incident in which several vehicles were damaged and burnt on Friday. Reports said that several vehicles among dozens that were burnt by violent mob in Jammu on Friday in protest against Lethpora attack were […]
Sopore residents protest against PDD
Sopore: Inhabitants of Neharpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday staged a protest against the Power Development Department (PDD) for failing to repair their damaged transformer from the past one week. The local residents alleged that the department has failed to repair their damaged transformer. Scores of people including women blocked […]
