No backchannel talks going on with India: Pak
Says need for enabling environment for meaningful dialogue
Islamabad: Pakistan stopped short of categorically denying its involvement in some kind of backchannel talks with India though Islamabad has been insisting publicly that New Delhi should create an “enabling environment” for “meaningful dialogue”. Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry at the weekly press briefing was asked by several journalists about reported backchannel talks with […]
Eastern Ladakh Row: India, China agree to resolve outstanding issues expeditiously
New Delhi: India and China held detailed deliberations on disengagement in remaining areas of eastern Ladakh and agreed to jointly maintain stability on the ground, avoid any new incidents and resolve the outstanding issues in an “expeditious manner”. A day after the 11th round of military talks that lasted for 13 hours, the Indian Army […]
Tourism ministry plans mega event in JK on April 11-13
New Delhi: The Ministry of Tourism will organise a mega event to showcase the myriad tourism products of Jammu and Kashmir from April 11 to 13, an official statement said on Saturday. The event titled ‘Tapping the Potential of Kashmir: Another Day in Paradise’ will be held in Srinagar. Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj […]
Plea seeks repeal of provisions criminalizing begging
SC asks Centre, four states to respond
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and four states, including Maharashtra and Gujarat, to file their response within three weeks on a plea seeking a direction to repeal the provisions criminalising begging. A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan and R Subhash Reddy noted in its order that though a notice was issued […]
Two arrested for ATM burglary attempt
Jammu: Two people were arrested on Saturday for allegedly attempting to loot an ATM in Rajouri district, police said here. An FIR was registered on April 7 based on a complaint from a J&K Bank official that unidentified people had broken locks and entered the cabin of an ATM and damaged it in a attempt […]
AGH Chief among seven militants killed in Kashmir

Srinagar: Seven militants, including militant outfit Ansar Ghazwatul Hind’s chief Imtiaz Ahmad Shah, were gunned down by security forces in two encounters in south Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama districts, police said on Friday. “Five militants have been killed in a Shopian operation, while two others were killed in the encounter at Nowbugh in Tral area […]
Covid Surge: No region in the world spared as virus cases, deaths rise
Warsaw: Hospitals in Turkey and Poland are filling up fast. Pakistan is restricting domestic travel to bring a surge in coronavirus infections under control. Even Thailand, which has weathered the coronavirus pandemic far better than many nations, is now struggling to contain a new COVID-19 surge. Even countries where vaccine rollouts are finally getting some […]
JK integral part of India: VP Naidu
Says we need no unsolicited advice from others
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India, and the country is capable of solving its own problems, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said here Friday, asking other nations to “confine themselves to their domestic problems” rather than giving unsolicited advice to India. On his first Jammu and Kashmir visit since the August […]
Eastern Ladakh Row: India, China hold 11th round of military talks
Focus on further disengagement
New Delhi: India and China held another round of military talks on Friday to take forward the disengagement process in the remaining friction points such as Hot Springs, Gogra and Depsang in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the development said. The 11th round of the Corps Commander-level talks began at around 10:30 am at the […]
Army jawan shot dead in Anantnag
Srinagar: Militants shot dead an Army jawan, who had come home on leave, in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Friday, police said. The ultras shot at and injured Havaldar Salim outside his residence at Goriwan in Bijbehara area of the district, a police official said. Salim was rushed to the hospital but he succumbed […]