Modi only PM unable to conduct assembly polls on time in J&K: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday hit out at Narendra Modi, saying he is the only Prime Minister since 1996 who has been “unable” to conduct Assembly elections on time in Jammu and Kashmir. Omar tweeted, “Modi ji cements his status as the only Prime Minister since 1996 unable to conduct elections […]
US agrees with Russia, China on pulling troops from Afghanistan
Washington PTI: The United States on Friday agreed with rivals Russia on China on a goal of withdrawing foreign forces from Afghanistan, a key component of a peace deal being negotiated by Washington. Zalmay Khalilzad, the US envoy negotiating with the Taliban, met with Russian and Chinese representatives in Moscow as he seeks international […]
Highway: One-way traffic, towards Srinagar today
Srinagar: One way traffic has been allowed to ply on Highway from Jammu towards Srinagar on Saturday, officials said. According to traffic police department officials the traffic NHW-44 will be one way towards Sringar. They said that from Nagrota Jammu traffic will be allowed to move from 0700 hrs. to1300 hrs, from Jakheni Udhampur- […]
6 children, 3 women among 15 killed in raids on terror hideouts in Sri Lanka
Colombo (PTI) Six children and three women were among 15 people killed when suicide bombers blew themselves up during a shootout with security forces in Sri Lanka’s Eastern province, police said Saturday. The security forces continued their hunt for members of the local terror group National Thowheeth Jamath (NTJ) which was behind the deadly Easter Sunday […]
US imposes sanction on Pak; may deny visas to Pakistanis
Washington, Apr 27 (PTI) The US has imposed sanctions on Pakistan after Islamabad refused to take back its citizen deportees and visa over-stayers from America, warning that it may withhold visas of Pakistanis beginning from its senior officials. The State Department on Friday said that consular operations in Pakistan remain unchanged as of now but as […]
Air India’s operations hit globally due to technical glitch: official
New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) Hundreds of Air India passengers were left stranded at several airports across the world due to a glitch in its check-in software, the airline said Saturday. The airline’s “server is down”, an official said. “SITA server is down. Due to which flight operation is affected. Our technical teams are on work […]
Forces launch search operation in Shopian orchards
Shopian, April 27: Government forces on Saturday morning launched a search operation in orchards of Heff Shirmal belt of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Official sources said that on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the orchards, a joint team of forces including 44 RR, 178 Bn CRPF and SoG Shopian launched search and […]
As HM made best efforts to find a lasting solution for Kashmir issue: Rajnath
Says time has come to review article 370, 35A
Mumbai: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that he tried his best to find a lasting solution to the Kashmir problem. “As home minister, I made maximum number of visits to Jammu and Kashmir and tried to find a long-term solution to the region’s problems, though it could not yield the desired results,” […]
Vajpayee formula only way forward to resolve Kashmir: PM Modi
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s formula is the way forward to resolve the Kashmir issue and that the coalition between Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was a ‘Mahamilawahat’ (mixture) of oil and water. “Atal Ji formula of Insaniyat, Kashmiriyat and Jamhooriyat is the […]
Yasin Malik to face trial in Jammu court for 30 year old cases
Gunning down of IAF personnel, Rubiya Syed kidnapping to be heard in Jammu court
Jammu: Decks were cleared Thursday for the trial of JKLF chief Yasin Malik in Jammu in two nearly 30-year-old cases relating to gunning down of IAF personnel and the Rubiya Syed kidnapping, with the Jammu and Kashmir High Court striking down a 2008 order that had transferred their hearing to Srinagar. In a 27-page judgement, […]
