For posting Kashmir ‘favorable’ post Kolkata girl gets rape threats
Kolkata: A teenaged girl from Kolkata was trolled and allegedly threatened with rape on Facebook for a post on the plight of Kashmiris in the wake of the Pulwama attack, she said Wednesday. In her February 15 post, the Class 12 girl condemned the deadly terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 40 CRPF […]
Curfew relaxed in entire Jammu city
Jammu: Authorities Wednesday relaxed curfew in the entire Jammu city for the first time since its imposition on Friday last as the situation improved. However, prohibitory orders will remain in force to maintain law and order. District Magistrate, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, initially ordered relaxation in the curfew in the entire city from 8 AM to […]
Soldier, injured during encounter in Pulwama succumbs
Srinagar: A soldier, who was injured during an encounter last week at Pulwama in south Kashmir, has succumbed to injuries, a defence official said Wednesday. NaikSandeep Kumar, who was injured in an anti-militancy operation on February 12 in Pulwama, succumbed at 92 Base Hospital here on Tuesday, the official said. A local militant was killed […]
Pulwama attack: Share actionable intelligence with us, we will act: Imran Khan
Says Kashmir issue like Afghanistan will be solved through dialogue only
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday assured India that he would act against the perpetrators of the deadly Pulwama terror attack if it shares “actionable intelligence” with Islamabad, but warned New Delhi against launching any “revenge” retaliatory action. In a video message to the nation, five days after the Pulwama terror attack, Khan […]
India rejects response
New Delhi: India rubbished Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comments on the ghastly Pulwama attack, saying disclaiming Pakistan’s link with terrorist attacks is an oft-repeated excuse by the “nerve centre” of terrorism. India’s seven-point hard hitting response came hours after Khan said he would act against the perpetrators of the Pulwama attack if India shares “actionable […]
Freeze in relations: Pak seeks UN intervention
Islamabad: Pakistan has sought the urgent intervention of UN Secretary-General in defusing tensions with India and help facilitate dialogue between the two countries, the Foreign Office said on Tuesday, following one of the worst attacks in Kashmir that killed 49 CRPF soldiers. On February 14, at least 49 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were […]
Promote peace, eschew tendencies of hate: Farooq
Jammu: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Tuesday called for imbibing the spirit of peace and harmony as professed by every religion, saying the need for this is more now than ever before as the society is “ridden with hate and intolerance”. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also called for eschewing tendencies of hate, […]
Denying admission to Kashmiri students: We were under pressure to say so, says Dehradun colleges
Dehradun: Clarifying on their statements of not granting admission to students from Kashmir, two city-based colleges Tuesday said they were under pressure and no decision of such sort has been taken by their management. “We had to do it under pressure from a mob of around 400-500 which was protesting at the gates demanding expulsion […]
