2 terrorists killed, 5 security personnel injured in encounter in Kulgam

Srinagar: Two unidentified terrorists were killed and five security personnel, including an officer, sustained injuries in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said on Saturday. The gunbattle broke out in Adigam village in the Devsar area of the district after security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation there early in the morning. In […]
Cop killed, 2 officers injured in Kathua gunfight

Jammu: A policeman was killed and two officers were injured Saturday in a fierce gunfight with terrorists in a remote village in the Kathua district of poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The encounter at Kog-Mandli in Billawar tehsil occurred amid heightened security arrangements in the district which goes to poll in the third and […]
BJP using J-K to stir emotions in rest of country, Congress will restore statehood: Priyanka Gandhi

Bishnah (Jammu): The Congress will restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Saturday while she slammed the BJP for using the Union territory as a pawn to “stir emotions” elsewhere in the country. Gandhi, the Congress’s national general secretary, also criticised Lt Governor Manoj Sinha saying the current administration was […]
Beware of individuals ‘sent by Delhi’, reject ‘devils in disguise’: Farooq to J-K voters

Srinagar: Ahead of the final phase of voting in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah urged voters to prioritise their honour and dignity by rejecting candidates whom he described as “devils in disguise” and “sent by Delhi”. The third and final phase of the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Article 370 can be restored only by Govt of India: Azad
Bani/Jammu: Asserting that Article 370 can only be restored by the Government of India, chairman of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Ghulam Nabi Azad, took a dig at the National Conference (NC) and the Congress over the “restoration of statehood” of Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have […]
NC-Cong alliance foiled BJP’s plans in first 2 phases, hope it continues in last leg: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday claimed that the National Conference-Congress alliance has been able to keep BJP at bay in the first two phases of polling in Jammu and Kashmir. “We (alliance) have foiled the efforts of the BJP at government formation in the first two phases of polling. We now hope […]
Pak must realise cross-border terrorism against India will invite consequences: Delhi’s strong Right of Reply in UNGA
United Nations, Sep 28 (PTI) In a strong retort, India has slammed Pakistan in the UN General Assembly, saying its “fingerprints” are on terrorist incidents across the world and the country should realise that cross-border terrorism against India will “inevitably invite consequences”. India exercised its Right of Reply in the UN General Assembly on Friday […]
J-K polls: Afzal Guru’s brother looks to win Sopore seat with promise of jobs, development
Sopore (J-K): Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru’s brother Aijaz Ahmed Guroo, who is fighting the Jammu and Kashmir polls from Sopore on development and employment plank, said the challenges faced by the assembly segment mirror the broader problems of the Union Territory. With a promise to uplift the area and create job opportunities for the […]
People pour out on streets in Srinagar over Hezbollah leader’s killing, denounce Israel, US
Srinagar: Anti-Israel protests broke out in several parts here on Saturday against the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon. A large number of people, including children, carrying black flags, poured out on roads in Hassanabad, Rainawari, Saidakadal, Meer Behri, and Ashaibagh areas of the city, officials said. The protestors chanted anti-Israel and anti-US […]
‘J-K administration sabotaged Priyanka’s rally by making chopper landing difficult,’ says Congress
Jammu,: The Congress on Saturday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of sabotaging the party’s campaign through its alleged failure in helping Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s chopper to land in Kathua district’s Billawar constituency, where she was scheduled to address an election rally. Priyanka Gandhi was scheduled address public rallies in Billawara and Bishnah constituencies of […]