Terror funding: Court sends Yasin Malik to NIA custody till Apr 22

New Delhi: A Delhi court Wednesday sent JKLF chief Yasin Malik to NIA custody till April 22 after the agency sought his custodial interrogation in connection with a case related to funding of separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir. Malik was produced before special judge Rakesh Syal where the National Investigation Agency arrested […]
Peace between India-Pak stands a better chance if BJP comes to power: Imran Khan

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Premier Imran Khan has said he believes there may be a better chance of peace talks with India and settle the Kashmir issue if Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party BJP wins the general elections. India will go to elections in seven phases beginning from Thursday. “Perhaps if the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)….wins, some […]
Congress, others fume over Imran’s remark

Say a vote for Modi is a vote for Pakistan
New Delhi: The Congress and other opposition parties said on Wednesday that a vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a vote for Pakistan as they seized on Imran Khan’s remarks that there may be a better chance of Indo-Pak peace talks and settling of the Kashmir issue if the BJP is voted back to […]
Highway blockade: Omar stages sit-in, asks govt to have a rethink

Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Wednesday led a protest march here to defy the state administration’s order banning civilian traffic on Srinagar-Jammu national highway for two days a week. Abdullah, along with his party leaders and activists, staged a sit-in on the highway near Pantha Chowk area in the outskirts of the city demanding […]
MHA defends restrictions
New Delhi: Facing criticism for closing down the national highway connecting Jammu with Srinagar, the Union Home Ministry took refuge in statistics to claim the ban was for only 15 per cent of total weekly hours. Underlining that the ban became necessary in the backdrop of the Pulwama terror attack, it issued a statement on […]
RSS leaders killing: Violent protests erupt in Kishtwar
Kishtwar: Violence broke out in Kishtwar town on Wednesday as angry mourners clashed with police during the funeral procession of the senior RSS functionary killed in Tuesday’s attack along with his PSO, prompting the Army to stage flag march in the area. No one was injured in the clashes, officials said. Curfew remained imposed for […]
Curfew continues for second day
Jammu: The curfew imposed in Kishtwar district following killing of senior RSS functionary Chanderkant Sharma and his PSO remained in force for the second day Wednesday even as police intensified searches to track down those involved in the killing. The cremation of the RSS leader will take place later in the day in Kishtwar town […]
PM Modi still speaking ‘language of tea-seller’: Farooq

Srinagar: NC president Farooq Abdullah Wednesday appreciated Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his statement that war was not an option between India and Pakistan, but attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he was “still speaking the language of a tea-seller”. Addressing a rally at the Idgah area of the city, Abdullah said the Jammu […]
Pak banks on dialogue with India
Says it is the only way to move forward
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that the only way for Pakistan and India to move forward is through dialogue and underlined that major international players have a responsibility towards ensuring strategic stability in the South Asian region. Addressing a National Conference on Strategic Stability in South Asia here, he said that […]
Highway blockade: People, tourists continue to witness inconvenience

Srinagar: Kashmir residents as well as tourists faced inconvenience on the day two of the ban on civilian traffic on Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Wednesday, but the state-appointed magistrates provided some respite by “stamping” special permission on either a piece of paper or palms of travellers. Several people, including the elderly and women, were seen […]