SC provided some relief
Days after hundreds and thousands of Kashmiri students were forced to leave various colleges and Universities across India in wake of the backlashes following the attack on a CRPF convoy on February 14 in Kashmir that led to killing of nearly 49 troopers, the Supreme Court has directed chief secretaries and DGPs of states and […]
Tension grips Kashmir as govt launches crackdown on separatists, arrests 150 people
Srinagar, Feb 23 (PTI) Tension mounted in Kashmir on Saturday as the government launched a massive crackdown on separatists and detained over 150 people, mainly from the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir, including its chief Abdul Hamid Fayaz, ahead of a hearing in the Supreme Court on Article 35-A of the Constitution. Though police termed the […]
Popular mood in Kashmir is in favour of peace and end of terrorism: Union minister
Jammu, Feb 23 (PTI) Noting that the popular mood in Kashmir was in favour of peace and end of terrorism, Union minister Jitendra Singh said Saturday that whoever considered herself an Indian and a friend of Kashmir would support the Centre’s actions in the valley to restore peace. He said Pakistan was left isolated at […]
Fresh landslide disrupts traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway, clearance operation underway
Banihal/Jammu, Feb 23 (PTI) A major landslide struck the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district on Saturday, disrupting smooth movement of traffic which was restored after three days of closure owing to fresh snowfall and multiple landslides, officials said. The landslide completely blocked the highway near Maroog around 1 pm, leaving thousands of Kashmir-bound vehicles, […]
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Rajouri
Jammu, Feb 23 (PTI) Pakistani troops violated ceasefire Saturday by targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. “At about 1630 hours, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by shelling with mortars and firing of small arms along the LoC in Nowshera […]
Akali dal activist held trying to hoist tri color in Lal Chowk
Srinagar: Police detained a person after he tried to hoist tricolor at Lal chowk on Saturday morning. Sources said that the man was identified as Deepak Sharma from Haryana and is affiliated with Akali Dal. “He was detained by police and shifted to Kothibagh police station,” sources said. (KNO)
Muzaffarnagar: Woman alleges rape by five men
Muzaffarnagar, Feb 23 (PTI) A 23-year-old woman has alleged that she was abducted and raped by five youths in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place in Muzaffarnagar’s Ghasipura village under Mansurpur police station on Friday, they said. According to a complaint lodged by the woman, she was abducted and confined […]
Trump says India looking at something ‘very strong’ after Pulwama attack
Washington, Feb 23 (PTI) Asserting that there is a lot of problems between India and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump has said New Delhi is looking at something “very strong” in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack. Forty CRPF personnel were killed and five injured on February 14 in one of the deadliest terror attacks […]
Police arrests JKLF Chief, Jamaat leaders
Srinagar: Police on Friday evening arrested Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and Jama’at-e-Islami Chiefs from their residences, police sources said. They said that Yasin Malik was arrested from his Maisuma residence and taken to Kothi Bagh police station. Police also arrested Ameeri Jama’at Dr Abdul Hamid Fayaz, Advocate Zahid Ali (Spokesperson), Ghulam Qadir Lone […]
Pulwama attack: Very, very bad situation between India and Pakistan, says Donald Trump
Washington: Describing the current situation between India and Pakistan as “very, very bad”, US President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration was in contact with both sides and hoped hostilities would soon end in the Kashmir Valley. “Right now between Pakistan and India, there is a very, very bad situation. A very dangerous situation. […]
