Pakistan does not want war with India, says Qureshi
Islamabad, Feb 27 (PTI) Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Wednesday that his country does not want a war and asked India to come to the table to resolve all outstanding issues. “Today’s strike demonstrates our right, will and Capability to defend ourselves. We do not want war. We hope India will come […]
Jammu-Srinagar NH opens for stranded vehicles after three days
Banihal/Jammu, Feb 27 (PTI) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was opened for stranded vehicles on Wednesday, three days after it was closed due to multiple landslides and sinking of its 25-metre portion following snowfall and rains, officials said. The traffic on the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, […]
274 Oil Tankers, Trucks reach Srinagar: Govt
SRINAGAR: The prevailing shortage of essential supplies particularly Petrol, Diesel, LPG and Kerosene Oil has ended with arrival of sufficient stocks after clearance of road stretched in Ramban where massive landslides had disrupted the movement of traffic. Upto 6PM a total number of 274 Tankers and Trucks crossed Jawahar Tunnel which included 81 LPG trucks, […]
Shopian Encounter: JeM commander among two militants killed, operation over
Srinagar: A top commander among two JeM militants were killed after an encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Memander area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. IGP Kashmir S P Pani confirmed that two Jaish militants have been killed in Memander and said it was clean operation without any collateral damage. […]
Gunfight starts in Shopian village, one militant killed
Shopian: One unidentified militant was killed in an ongoing encounter between militants and government forces in Memander area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Reports said that one unidentified militant was killed in an encounter as forces and the gunmen engaged in a fight after a search operation was started in the area during the night. […]
NIA teams raid residences of senior separatist leaders
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, Yasin Malik’s house searched
Srinagar: The NIA Tuesday carried out searches on separatists in the Kashmir valley, including Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, in a terror funding case, officials said. The NIA sleuths accompanied by local police and CRPF personnel carried out searches at nearly nine places across the valley, which included the house of Nayeem Geelani, son of pro-Pakistan separatist […]
Move on, war is no option
The air strikes inside Pakistan territory and the promised retaliation by Pakistan is ample proof that the situation is turning worse in the Asian subcontinent as the two neighbours are ignoring calls for peace and settlement of disputes through negotiations. Why is it that the two countries fail to understand the yearning for peace among […]
Pulwama attack and the emerging political scene in Kashmir
Nasir Ahmad Dar This year is a very important year in the context of Indian Politics. It is a year of elections. On one hand we have general elections lining up in a few months on the other hand we will be seeing assembly elections to be held in six other states. These elections, especially […]
Suffering Pashmina Artisans – A Ray of Hope
Hakim Mohammad Ilyas The 2,000-crore Pashmina industry occupies a substantial place in economy of Kashmir. Around 2 lakh people are involved in this craft. Kashmir Pashmina has a prominent position in regard to export and foreign exchange earnings. However, over the past two decades, machine made and mixed pashmina manufactured in and outside state and […]
Governor reviews situation, asks people to remain calm
Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik reviewed the prevailing Law and Order situation in Jammu and Kashmir following the Operation conducted against Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Camp in Balakot. The Governor was briefed about the prevailing Law and Order and Security situation in the State following the early morning operations against JeM. Governor was informed that the life […]