30 killed, 40 injured in powerful blast in Pak’s northwest
Peshawar: A powerful bomb blast ripped through a busy market outside a religious seminary in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, killing at least 30 people and injuring over 40 others, officials said. The explosive material was planted in a bike in the Friday Market (Juma Bazar) near an imambargah, a Shia religious place, […]
1992 could be repeated in Ayodhya during ‘Dharam Sabha’: BJP legislator
BALLIA (UP): Controversial BJP MLA Surendra Singh has warned that 1992 could be repeated in Ayodhya, if required, during a “Dharam Sabha” to be held November 25. Taking part in a rally to mobilise people for the event, the BJP lawmaker told reporters Thursday that 5,000 people from his constituency, Bariya, would travel to participate […]
LoC flare up: India, Pak armies hold flag meeting
Jammu: The Indian and Pakistan armies Friday held a brigade commander level meeting at a border crossing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch sector to adhere to ceasefire, a defence official said. The flag meeting comes in the wake of several ceasefire violations by the Pakistan army in the past over one month, during which five […]
JK Governor has a right to take decision: Union Law Minister
Indore (MP): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Thursday that Jammu and Kashmir Governor had every right to take appropriate decision in view of the “uncertain” political situation in the state. Governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision Wednesday to dissolve the J&K Assembly has created a political furore. Talking to reporters here, Prasad said, “The […]
Three arrested for smuggling illicit liquor
Youth arrested with 100 grams heroin
Youth arrested with 100 grams heroin Jammu: Three persons were arrested in separate incidents from Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba and Doda districts on Friday for allegedly smuggling illicit liquor, police said. During a routine checking, a police party intercepted an Alto car at Main Chowk in Samba’s Vijaypur area. A search of the car, which […]
Omar, Guv Malik face off over decision to dissolve assembly
Srinagar/Jammu: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Thursday questioned the Jammu and Kashmir governor’s rejection of a PDP-NC-Congress government on grounds of “different political ideologies”, a decision Satya Pal Malik defended by saying such a coalition could not have led to stability. Addressing the media in Srinagar a day after Malik abruptly dissolved the state assembly, […]
After Omar’s drubbing, Madhav withdraws his comments
New Delhi: BJP general secretary Ram Madhav Thursday withdrew his words after a furious NC leader Omar Abdullah dared him to prove his allegation that his party had tied up with the PDP to form government in Jammu and Kashmir at Pakistan’s behest. The BJP and National Conference (NC) leaders exchanged sharp words on Twitter, […]
Shocked to see BJP raising questions on our credentials: Mehbooba
Says why didn’t BJP seek our record when they shared power with us
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Thursday hit out at the BJP for alleging that regional parties were working at Pakistan’s behest, saying credentials of the NC and the PDP were not questioned when they were in alliance with the saffron party. Mufti’s remark came after BJP general secretary Ram Madhav alleged […]
Haven’t decided on legal course of action yet: PDP
Srinagar: The PDP, which had staked claim to form government in Jammu and Kashmir with the support of the NC and the Congress, said Thursday it has not yet decided whether to challenge in court the governor’s decision to dissolve the assembly. Governor Satya Pal Malik had dissolved the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Wednesday night, […]
