SC to fix schedule of hearing of Ayodhya land dispute cases in Jan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday fixed the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute cases for the first week of January next year before an appropriate bench, which will decide the schedule of hearing. A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the appropriate bench will decide the future course of hearing in […]
Pak origin ‘radical’ preacher to take anti-extremism course
London: A Pakistani-origin radical Islamist preacher, who was recently freed from a UK jail after serving part of a sentence for inviting support to the ISIS, will now take part in a compulsory anti-extremism course, according to a media report. Anjem Choudary, 51, was released earlier this month under very strict licence conditions from the […]
Political parties condemn killing of SI and PDP worker
Srinagar: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir Monday condemned the killing of a police officer and a PDP activist by militants in separate incidents in the Valley on Sunday. Imtiyaz Ahmed Mir, a 30-year-old Jammu and Kashmir Police sub-inspector posted in the CID department, was gunned down by terrorists in the militancy-infested Pulwama district of […]
Crippling shutdown brings life to a standstill in Kashmir
Srinagar: Normal life in Kashmir was affected on Saturday due to strike called by separatists to protest against the landing of army in the valley on this day in 1947 to repulse the invasion by Pakistan. Shops, fuel stations, private offices and other business establishments remained closed here in Srinagar, officials said. They said public […]
Stone pelters are over ground workers of militants: Army chief
Says they should be dealt with sternly
New Delhi: A day after a 22-year-old Army jawan was killed in stone pelting in Kashmir, Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said Saturday stone pelters are over ground workers of militants and they should be dealt with sternly. Gen. Rawat also sent a tough message to Pakistan, saying if Islamabad continues to support cross-border terrorism, […]
Panchayat elections worry us owing to its vast spread, says ADGP
Srinagar: The panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be more challenging than the recently concluded municipal elections in terms of security, a top police officer said Saturday, asserting that the forces were prepared to tackle any situation. Panchayat elections in the state will be held in nine phases beginning November 17. The urban local […]
Jaitley wishes that Kashmiris side with Govt, not separatists
Says mainstream regional parties speak one language in Srinagar, one in Delhi
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said the people of Kashmir ought to stand with the government and not with the separatists in the fight against terrorism. “I think it is absolutely essential for all of us …that in this battle, we need the Kashmiri people on our side. It’s a battle for […]
