Civilian traffic resumes on Srinagar-Jammu highway
Mughal road still closed due to slippery road conditions
SRINAGAR: Civilian traffic resumed on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir valley with the rest of the country after remaining suspended on Monday, when only security forces were allowed to ply. However, due to fresh landslides at Chanderkote on Tuesday morning, heavy traffic jam was witnessed on the highway between Qazigund […]
NC reiterates demand to release all political leaders
Jammu: The National Conference (NC) on Monday reiterated its demand of releasing all political leaders from detention and restoration of political activities in Jammu and Kashmir. Terming the detention of political leaders “unprecedented and undemocratic”, NC Secretary Rattan Lal Gupta said it was imperative to release all the leaders and others detained since August 5 […]
Forces prepare SOP to counter nuclear war
Guwahati: Following a possibility of a full fledged war between India and Pakistan and resorting to the use of nuclear weapons the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force are on a mission mode to counter any such evenltuality. A highly-placed source revealed that Indian Army, Navy and Air Force are preparing a plan to counter […]
UK updates advisory for British nationals to be “vigilant” in J&K
London, Aug 3 (PTI) The UK government on Saturday updated the travel advisory for its citizens travelling to Jammu and Kashmir, warning them to “remain vigilant” and up to date with the developments, citing reports in the national media over a heightened security threat in the state. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) updated […]
Desist from any ‘political adventurism’: CPI(M) to Centre on J-K situation
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) The CPI(M) said on Saturday that the government should desist from any “political adventurism” in Jammu and Kashmir that will have grave consequences for the country and demanded explanation on steps being taken in the state. The party’s politburo in a statement said the “unprecedented” cancellation of the Amarnath Yatra […]
Tourists, pilgrims leave Valley in wake of J&K advisory
Srinagar, Aug 3 (PTI) Tourists and Amarnath Yatra pilgrims started to leave the Kashmir Valley on Saturday in the wake of J&K authorities issuing an advisory, asking them to cut short their stay citing security threats. An official at Srinagar Airport said Indian Air Force flights have been pressed into service “as per requirement”. Jammu and […]
Alcoholic kills his toddler daughter for crying ‘too much’
Mumbai, Aug 3 (PTI) Irked by frequent crying of his one-year-old daughter, an alcoholic allegedly strangulated her to death in Latur district of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday. The accused Shivaji Lale strangulated the toddler to death inside a room in his house in Nilanga taluka of the district, about 475 kms from Mumbai, on Thursday […]
Cong wants PM to make statement in Parliament on J-K situation
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) Condemning the government’s decision to curtail the Amarnath Yatra, the Congress on Saturday said the entire country is worried and Prime Minister Narendra Modi should make a statement in Parliament on the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a press conference at the Congress office here, senior party leader Ghulam […]
Afghan Peace Talks will take a hit says Pakistan over ‘Kashmir situation’
KARACHI: Pakistan on Saturday threatened that the situation in the state of Jammu and Kashmir will have serious repercussion on the ongoing Afghan peace process if ‘things go out of hand’. According to ARY News the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi ‘vehemently opposed India’s nefarious designs and increased aggression in occupied Kashmir and […]
