Amit Shah, PDP lying on AFSPA: Omar Adullah
Srinagar, Apr 4 (PTI) National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Thursday rejected BJP chief Amit Shah’s claim that his party ended coalition with the PDP after it was pressured to dilute the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. He also accused Mehbooba Mufti’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Shah of “lying” about the controversial Act which gives […]
Allegations that NC candidate raised pro-Pak slogans at rally incorrect: J&K CEO
Jammu, Apr 4 (PTI) Allegations that National Conference candidate Akbar Lone raised pro-Pakistan slogans are “incorrect”, Jammu and Kashmir’s chief electoral officer said on Thursday after an inquiry conducted by the poll panel. Senior BJP leaders and its allies had been claiming that Lone, NC candidate from North Kashmir, had raised pro-Pakistan slogans during a […]
PM Modi has only “television”, no vision: Congress
Bhubaneswar, The Congress on Thursday mocked the BJP-led government, saying its “dismal” performance bore testimony of the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has only “television” instead of vision. The Rahul Gandhi-led party also slammed the BJP for criticising its manifesto, noting that the central government had no right to preach on national security, […]
Forces launch search operation in Panzgam village in Pulwama
Pulwama, April 04 : Government forces on Thursday afternoon launched a Cordon and Search Operation in Hajam Mohalla of Panzgam village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area, a joint team of forces including 55 RR, CRPF and SOG Awantipora launched a […]
Indian Army patrol discovers wreckage of World War II US aircraft
New Delhi: A 12 member Indian Army patrol along with a police representative recovered wreckage of a World War II vintage US Air Force aircraft in Roing district of Arunachal Pradesh on March 30. Officials said that the patrol located the aircraft debris covered by thick undergrowth and buried under five feet of snow. “Based […]
Will jail EC for two days if voted to power, says Ambedkar
Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI) Dalit leader and three-time MP Prakash Ambedkar Thursday landed in a controversy for allegedly threatening to put the Election Commission (EC) in jail for two days for not letting political parties speak about the Pulwama terror attack. Taking cognisance of Ambedkar’s statement he made during a rally in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, […]
UP govt suspends IPS officer on graft charge
Lucknow, PTI: The Uttar Pradesh government Thursday suspended 2013-batch IPS officer Satish Kumar, posted as Superintendent of Police of Barabanki, for his alleged involvement in a Rs 65 lakh bribery case. According to an official, it has been alleged that some policemen of the cyber cell took a bribe of Rs 65 lakh from the […]
GoI interested in Kashmir, not its people: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that Government of India has consistent approach towards Kashmir to ‘suffocate’ and ‘deprive them of basic rights’. Mehbooba said that the GoI is interested with Kashmir only and not in its people. “GoI’s current approach towards Kashmir has been consistent only when it comes to repression. […]
If voted to power, NC will review cases against J&K youth: Omar Abdullah
Rafiabad (JK), (PTI) National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah Thursday said cases registered against Jammu and Kashmir youth since 2015, after the PDP-BJP alliance came to power in the state, would be reviewed and the FIRs cancelled if his party is voted to power. Addressing an election meeting here in Chijhama village of Rafiabad in north […]
Squadron leader among two air force officers killed in accident in Awantipora
Srinagar: Two air force officers have been killed while two others have suffered injuries in a road accident in south Kashmir’s Awantipora area of Pulwama district in the wee hours of Thursday. The slain include a squadron leader. Confirming the accident, a senior police official said that the accident occurred a Malangpora outside air force station […]
