NC, PDP and Congress consider JK as their fiefdom: Sajjad Lone
Says 'grand alliance' was to keep him out of power
Srinagar: Hitting out at the PDP, the Congress and the National Conference (NC), People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone Friday said their efforts to form a grand alliance were aimed at keeping a “third front” led by his party out of power. The PDP and the NC consider Jammu and Kashmir their fiefdom and would never […]
Terror attack on Chinese consulate in Karachi repulsed, 7 killed
Karachi: Three heavily-armed suicide bombers on Friday stormed the Chinese consulate in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi, killing four people including two policemen before being shot dead by security forces which foiled the daring attack in the high-security zone, authorities said. The attack was claimed by the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) which said it would […]
Step up security of our missions, CPEC: China tells Pak
Beijing: A concerned China on Friday asked Pakistan to step up security for thousands of Chinese working on CPEC projects after three heavily-armed gunmen stormed its consulate in Karachi, but said it “highly appreciated” Islamabad’s quick response to thwart the attack. Strongly condemning the attack, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters the gunmen […]
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, […]
