Boycotting Pak Day event: Omar, Mehbooba see LS polls behind govt’s move
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have said the Centre’s decision to boycott the Pakistan Day function at its High Commission in Delhi was due to the LokSabha polls. India has decided to boycott a reception at the Pakistan High Commission to mark that country’s national day as several […]
Students bear brunt of Baramulla encounter, schools closed for 10 days
Srinagar: The students enrolled in the government schools in Bandi Village of Baramulla district had to bear the brunt of the encounter between militants and government forces that left two militants dead. A day after encounter was over, the district administration in Baramulla have ordered for closure of all educational institutions located in Bandi village […]
Don’t view Pakistan with a pre-partition eye: Pak Prez to India
Islamabad: It would be a “mistake” for India to view Pakistan with the eye of pre-partition and its desire for peace should not be misconstrued as a sign of weakness, President Arif Alvi said on Saturday as Islamabad displayed its military might on the National Day. Alvi was addressing the annual Pakistan Day Parade here […]
Imran Khan welcomes PM Modi’s greetings
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has welcomed his Indian counterpart NarendraModi’s greetings on the eve of its National Day, saying time has come to begin a “comprehensive dialogue” between the two countries to address and resolve all issues, including the “central issue” of Kashmir. According to official sources in New Delhi, Prime Minister Modi […]
Congress takes potshots
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday took a dig at Prime Minister NarendraModi for sending best wishes to his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan on the eve of its National Day, alleging that he had been on good terms with the Pakistani establishment even earlier. “Remember Modiji…you embraced (then Pakistani premier) Nawaz Sharif, called him to […]
Ray of hope
On Pakistan’s National Day, India boycotted all the events that were organized to mark the event. In New Delhi where a senior Minister would grace the occasion and join the celebrations at the Pakistan High Commission, no one turned up from the Indian side. Similarly, in Islamabad the Indian envoy who is scheduled to join […]
Sopore gunfight ends, two militant bodies recovered
Several youth injured during clashes
Several youth injured during clashes
New Delhi has no political resolution, says Er Rasheed
Srinagar: AwamiItehaad Party (AIP) President and former MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Saturday condemned the ban on Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) led by Muhammad Yasin Malik and slapping of Public Safety Act (PSA) on Dr. Hamid FayazAmeere-e-Jamat-I-Islami. In a statement issued here, ErRasheed said that “such harsh and suppressive measures will […]
Guns fail to fall silent on LoC
Jammu: Pakistan army Saturday resorted to unprovoked firing on forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, a defence spokesman said. The small arms firing from across the border in Poonch sector started at around 5.30 pm, he added. The Indian Army retaliated befittingly, the spokesman said. He said there was no […]
Six arrested in Rajouri
Jammu: Police have arrested six persons for their alleged involvement in creating nuisance and apprehension of breach of peace and tranquility in Rajouri district, officials said Saturday. Police took into preventive custody four persons for their alleged involvement in unlawful activities and apprehension of breach of peace and tranquility of an area, they said. The […]
