Kartarpur corridor: Sidhu accepts Pak invite, writes to Qureshi
Chandigarh, Nov 25 (PTI) Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday accepted Pakistan’s invite to attend the ground-breaking ceremony of a corridor to the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara across the border on Wednesday, saying this initiative would open “the borders of hearts and the mind”. The foundation stone of the Dera Baba Nanak-Kartarpur Sahib corridor on […]
JeM militant killed in Pampore shootout: Police
Srinagar: Police ok Sunday claimed to have killed a militant in a brief shoot at Khrew area in Pampore of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. ” A JeM militant was killed in a brief exchange of fire at Khrew, Pampore” police said in a tweet. The body has been recovered along with arms and ammunition. A […]
India to expedite 3 projects to ‘stop its share’ of Indus waters from flowing into Pakistan
New Delhi: India has decided to fast-track three projects, including construction of two dams, to arrest the unutilised water of its share under the bilateral Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, government officials said. The three projects include the Shahpur Kandi dam project, a second Sutlej-Beas link in Punjab and the Ujh Dam project in Jammu […]
Shopian killings: JRL calls for complete shutdown on Monday
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik has called for complete shutdown on 26th November Monday. The trio in a statement issued here said that the protest call has been given to strongly protest and denounce the killing of 17 Kashmiri’s by forces ‘brutal action’ during […]
Two Indian ministers to attend opening ceremony of Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan
New Delhi: India will send Union ministers Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Hardeep Singh Puri to Pakistan next week to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Saturday while responding to an invite to her by Islamabad for the event. Earlier in the day, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood […]
17-year-old youth killed, 20 others injured in forces action at Shopian
Srinagar: A 17-year-old youth was killed and twenty others suffered injuries during clashes in government forces action in parts of Shopian and Kulgam districts of south Kashmir. Reports said that following the killing of six militants in a gunfight at Batagund, the youth took to streets near the encounter site and its adjoining areas and pelted […]
Top commanders killed in Shopian encounter, soldier identified
Srinagar: Top commanders of Hizb ul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Toiba among six militants and a territorial army soldier were killed in a fierce gunfight in Batagund area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday. Report’s said that a joint team of army’s 34RR, CRPF, and SOG Shopian launched a cordon-and-search operation in Batagund village during pre-dawn hours. […]
Updated: Six militants, soldier killed in J-K encounter
Srinagar, Nov 25 (PTI) Six militants and a soldier were Sunday killed in an encounter between ultras and security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said here. The six were killed in an encounter at Hipura Batagund village in Kapran area of Shopian district of south Kashmir, Srinagar-based defence spokesman […]
Mufti, Omar could have easily contacted me if they were serious about forming govt: Guv
Gwalior: Defending his decision to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday said PDP president and ex-chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, and NC vice president Omar Abdullah could have easily contacted him if they were serious about forming a government. The Jammu and Kashmir assembly was abruptly dissolved by Governor Satyapal Malik Wednesday […]
Fractured Hopes–A poem
By Bariya Hamid O Father! O Father! I would like to see her again. I hear her sobs every night, With thy name in murmurous sighs. She paints me for your image And unbosoms thy lofty dreams. “He will return,” she tells me so And takes me into her arms; Gives me kisses, sweet […]