British government, opposition in Brexit crisis talks

London, Apr 4 (AFP) The British government and the main opposition were to hold further crisis talks on Thursday after MPs voted in favour of a Brexit delay that would avoid Britain crashing out of the EU on April 12. With options running out, May switched course and invited Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for talks […]
New Delhi will have to return our rights back: Farooq

Says India not doing justice to people of Kashmir
Says India not doing justice to people of Kashmir
Altering terms and conditions of accession will end JK’s ties with India: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday that the relation of Jammu and Kashmir with India will end if the terms and conditions of the state’s accession to the Union were changed. “2020 will also be a deadline from Jammu and Kashmir to the nation. If you remove those terms and conditions on which […]
PM Modi, BJP responsible for ‘deteriorating’ situation in JK: Azad

Srinagar: Congress leader GhulamNabi Azad Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister NarendraModi and the BJP for the “deteriorating” situation in Jammu and Kashmir saying AFSPA could have been revoked from some districts as “conditions improved” during the UPA rule. The controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act gives sweeping powers to security forces under which they […]
‘Withdrawal’ of security: CEO to write to admin over apprehensions raised by pol parties
Jammu: A day after the Congress alleged that the accommodation and security cover of its leaders in Jammu and Kashmir were withdrawn, the state Chief Electoral Officer said he has informed the Election Commission about the issue and will also write to the state administration. “We are writing to (the state) government to take their […]
By seeking to dilute AFSPA Congress bowing down to terror: PM Modi

Kolkata: Prime Minister NarendraModi Wednesday hit out at the Congress for seeking to dilute the law that protects the armed forces in terror-affected areas and alleged the party is speaking the language of Pakistan. Modi accused the Congress of bowing down to terrorism and alleged that the anti-Modi obsession of opposition leaders like Mamata Banerjee […]
Nobody can dilute AFSPA: Amit Shah
Udhampur: BJP chief Amit Shah Wednesday lambasted the Congress over its stand on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, saying nobody can dilute the AFSPA as the BJP will be standing like a rock in support of security forces. Addressing a rally in Udhampur, Shah said, “The Congress and its leaders should feel ashamed of […]
No civilian traffic will move on JK Highway on two days every week
JAMMU: The administration has decided to close down the arterial Jammu-Srinagar National Highway for civilian traffic for two days in a week. The measure has been announced keeping in view the large movement of security personnel for deployment during the Parliamentary elections. An official said that the associated possibility of any fidayeen attack on security […]
LeT militant involved in ‘arms loot’ held
Srinagar: A Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, the prime suspect in the looting of weapons from the residence of a legislator last year, has been arrested from a hospital here, police said Wednesday. Danish Haneef was taken into custody from a private hospital in Rajbagh area of the city where he was undergoing treatment for injuries sustained during […]
Gunmen shoot former PDP activist in Kulgam
Srinagar: A former PDP activist and a Panch was injured after shot at by suspected militants at Shalipora village in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday evening. Reports said that the masked gunmen believed to be militants barged inside the house of Abdul Majeed Dar son-in-law of Ghulam Ahmad Malla and fired upon him. The […]