Four killed as thousands protest at Gaza border
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories): Tens of thousands of Gazans gathered at the Israeli border Sunday to mark a year since protests and clashes erupted there, but fears of mass bloodshed were averted after late Egyptian-led negotiations. Four Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire, one during an overnight demonstration and three 17-year-olds in clashes later Saturday, […]
‘No Fathers in Kashmir’ deserves to be watched, appeals Soni Razdan
Mumbai: Veteran actor Soni Razdan believes her upcoming film “No Fathers in Kashmir” will give the audience a better understanding of the regular lives of the people in the conflict-ridden Valley. The film, directed by Ashvin Kumar, revolves around the love story of two 16 year olds who are searching for their missing fathers. “Kashmir […]
Civilian injured in cross border shelling
Jammu: A civilian was critically injured late Saturday as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Mohammad Mushtaq was hit by splinters of a mortar shell which exploded near his house at Narala village in Mankote sector, […]
Mehbooba questions BJP’s move to rename cities
Calls it an assault on Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti Sunday termed the move to rename cities as an election gimmick, saying it was an “assault” on the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb (cross-culture) that the country is rooted in. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was reacting to Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik’s letter to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath […]
Six booked for not depositing weapons
Jammu: Six persons were booked on Sunday for not depositing their licensed weapons in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. In run up to the Lok Sabha elections, the district magistrate of Kishtwar had issued an order on February 28, directing all licensed weapon owners to deposit their weapons at concerned police stations. […]
Pulwama attack a gift to BJP by JeM, says former RAW chief
Hyderabad: The Pulwama terror attack was a gift to the BJP ahead of the elections and it was ‘alright’ to carry out surgical strikes on terror camp in Pakistan, former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) A S Dulat said Saturday. “I think it is, I mentioned this before, I think it was gift […]
Scrapping Article 370 will end JK’s relation with India: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Hitting back at Finance Minister ArunJaitley for advocating repeal of special status of Jammu and Kashmir, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday that the relationship between the Union and the state would be over if Article 370 of the Constitution is revoked. “Jaitley must understand this. It is not an easy thing to […]
Ahead of LS polls, Congress suffers a setback in Jammu
Former Minister joins BJP, praises Modi
Jammu: In a jolt to the Congress ahead of the April-May LokSabha election, its senior leader and former minister Sham Lal Sharma joined the BJP on Saturday, along with a group of his supporters. Sharma, who resigned from the post of senior vice president of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) in May […]
Blast in car near CRPF convoy at Banihal
Banihal: A CRPF vehicle suffered slight damage when a private car exploded after one of its gas cylinders caught fire on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Saturday, police said. There were no casualties in the incident that occurred near the Jawahar Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district around 10.30 am. The incident triggered memories […]