Army denies jawan’s abduction by militants
Srinagar: The Defence Ministry Saturday denied reports of an Army jawan being abducted by militants from his home in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, saying he is “safe”. The family of Mohammad Yaseen, posted with the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) Regiment, had on Friday informed the police that some people came to their house […]
Service rifle of policeman snatched at gunpoint in Kishtwar
Jammu: Suspected militants Friday snatched the service rifle of a policeman in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said. The policeman is posted as a personnel security officer (PSO) of district development commissioner, Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana. PSO Daleep Kumar claimed that some masked gunmen intruded into his residence at Shaheedi Mazar area of the […]
Indo-Pak faceoff- Transform crisis into opportunity: China tells India, Pakistan
Beijing: India and Pakistan should quickly turn the page after the Pulwama terror attack, meet each other halfway and transform the present crisis into an opportunity for a long term and fundamental improvement in their bilateral relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. He also said that after the historic Wuhan Summit between […]
Babri Masjid land dispute will be settled through mediation, says SC
Gives panel 8 weeks to complete the process
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday referred the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case for mediation by a panel headed by former apex court judge F M I Kallifulla and gave it eight weeks to complete the process. The other members of the panel will be spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar and […]
Arrested Kulgam youth turns out to be juvenile
Jammu: A teenager who allegedly lobbed a grenade at the Jammu bus stand, killing two men, is under 16 years of age and he told interrogators that he was paid Rs 50,000 by a Hizbul Mujahideen militant for it, officials said Friday. This signals that militant groups have again started using underage boys for creating […]
Attack on Kashmiri’s: PM Modi calls attackers as `crazed people’
KANPUR (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday asked state governments to take strict action if there is any attack on Kashmiris, calling those who targeted them recently in Lucknow “crazed people.” “It is very important to maintain an atmosphere of unity in the country,” Modi told a gathering here, while referring to the recent assault […]
