Walk the talk: Mehbooba to Imran Khan on Pulwama attack
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said Pakistan was not being blamed for the Pulawama terror attack without any evidence and asked its Prime Minister Imran Khan to walk the talk. However, Mufti said Khan deserves a chance since he has recently taken over the reins of the country. “Disagree. Pathankot dossier was given to […]
HC junks plea asking media to use ‘martyr’ while reporting casualties
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the media to use the words “martyr” or “shaheed”, instead of “killed”, when reporting deaths of security personnel in terror or other attacks. A bench of Chief Justice RajendraMenon and Justice V K Rao declined to hear the application filed by […]
Boycott everything Kashmiri, says Meghalaya Governor
Shillong: Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy on Tuesday supported a call for a boycott of “everything Kashmiri”, including the AmarnathYatra and purchasing products from the state. Roy, who describes himself as a right-wing Hindu socio-political thinker, writer, ideologue on Twitter, went on the microblogging site to air his views. “An appeal from a retired colonel of […]
Jammu witnesses protests during relaxation in curfew
Jammu: Protests were held Tuesday in Jammu city against the Pulwama attack, which claimed the lives of 40 CRPF personnel, even as curfew remained in force here following massive demonstrations. Led by Jammu West Assembly Movement (JWAM) president Sunil Dimple, the activists gathered on road in New plot area of the city and held protest […]
Pulwama encounter: 9 including 3 JeM militants, army Major killed
Brigade Commander, Lt Col and DIG Police left injured
Brigade Commander, Lt Col and DIG Police left injured
Holding polls in JK: MHA briefs EC
New Delhi: A high-level team of the Ministry of Home Affairs, led by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, on Monday briefed the Election Commission about the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of Pulwama attack in which 49 CRPF jawans were killed, officials said. The meeting was held to help the Election […]
Plebiscite can be an option to solve Kashmir: Kamal Haasan
Chennai: Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan has said a plebiscite could have been an option in Jammu and Kashmir earlier to foster peace and disagreed with calls for an immediate surgical strike to avenge the Pulwama killings. Sharing some of his random thoughts on the Kashmir issue at an event here largely attended by […]
Militants using remote motorcycle keys to trigger IEDs in Kashmir: Report
New Delhi: The commonly used anti-theft remote alarms or keys used in motorcycles and vehicles are being increasingly used by militants to trigger IEDs in Jammu and Kashmir, a possibility suspected in the recent Pulwama attack on a CRPF convoy that killed 49 personnel, a latest report has revealed. According to the report, prepared by […]
SC to consider plea for urgent hearing of PIL against Art 370
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would look into the plea seeking urgent hearing of a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir and limits Parliament’s power to make laws for the state. A bench headed by Chief Justice […]
