Assembly polls in four states with Lok Sabha elections but not in J&K: EC
New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI) The assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh, Arunachal, Odisha and Sikkim will be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections but not in Jammu and Kashmir due to security reasons, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said Sunday. Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal and Sikkim will go to the polls for all seats in […]
No simultaneous state, LS polls in J-K is Modi’s surrender to Pak, militants: Omar
Srinagar, Mar 10 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “surrendered” before Pakistan, militants and separatists, National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah said on Sunday, soon after the Election Commission’s no to simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The EC announced the schedule for Lok Sabha polls to be held in seven […]
‘Metro Man’ Sreedharan appointed principal advisor to MRTCs in J&K
Jammu, Mar 10 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Governor administration has approved the appointment of “Metro Man” E Sreedharan as the principal advisor to two mass rapid transit systems to be built in Jammu and Srinagar, an official said Sunday. Sreedharan, a retired IES (IRSE) officer, is popularly known as the “Metro Man” for changing […]
Brains behind Pulwama terror attack identified — 23-year-old electrician: Officials
Srinagar, Mar 10 (PTI) Lesser-known Jaish-e-Mohammed operative Mudasir Ahmed Khan, alias ‘Mohd Bhai’, has been identified as the brains behind the audacious strike in Pulwama that left 40 CRPF personnel dead on February 14, officials said on Sunday. Piecing together evidence gathered so far, security officials said that 23-year-old Khan, an electrician with a graduate […]
India’s “claim” of shooting down PAF F-16 fighter jet “completely baseless”: FO
Islamabad, Mar 10 (PTI) Pakistan has rejected as “completely baseless” India’s assertion that a PAF F-16 fighter jet was shot down in a recent aerial combat between their air forces, saying the Indian government continues to “mislead” the people for domestic political mileage. The Pakistan Foreign Office statement came after Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson […]
Amid heightened tensions, Indian team’s visit to Pak for Indus River basin inspection postponed
New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI) Amid heightened tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad, a reciprocal visit by the Indian team to Pakistan for inspection of projects in Indus river basin this month has been postponed, senior officials said Sunday. During the 115th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission held in Lahore from August 29-30, 2018, […]
As lull prevails along LoC, army anticipates ‘shallow infiltration’ by militant groups
Jammu/Srinagar, Mar 10 (PTI) As a lull prevails along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan after a fortnight-long exchange of heavy fire, the army is on high alert anticipating “shallow infiltration” by militant groups to target troops and military installations, officials said on Sunday. The officials, who are keeping an eye on developments along […]
Restrictions in Srinagar as trade bodies call for strike against NIA summon to Mirwaiz
Srinagar, Mar 10 (PTI) The authorities Sunday imposed restrictions in parts of the city here as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order in view of a strike called by various trade bodies against the NIA summon to moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Restrictions under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure […]
Pak violates ceasefire at 4 places in Poonch; targets army posts, villages
Jammu, Mar 10 (PTI) Pakistani troops Sunday resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violations targeting forward posts and villages at four places along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The firing was intense in the Krishna Ghati sector, where the Pakistani troops resorted to mortar shelling and firing by small arms […]
Newspapers run blank front pages in Kashmir to protest ‘denial’ of govt ads to two dailies
Srinagar, Mar 10 (PTI) Most of the leading dailies in the Kashmir valley printed a blank front page on Sunday as a mark of protest against the “unexplained denial” of advertisements to two newspapers by the Jammu and Kashmir government. The Kashmir Editors’ Guild (KEG) had claimed last month that the state government had stopped giving […]
