Congress Chief forms election committee, campaign committee for JK
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday formed the coordination committee, the pradesh election committee and the campaign committee for the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit, it said. AmbikaSoni was named chairperson of the coordination committee, while Ghulam Ahmad Mir was named chairperson of the election committee and the campaign committee. Gandhi also formed […]
PDP leader joins National Conference
Srinagar: Irshad Rasool Kar, former PDP district president of Baramulla Friday joined the National Conference in presence of party president Farooq Abdullah at his residence here. NC vice president Omar Abdullah and other senior leaders were also present to welcome Kar into the party. Kar, son of Congress stalwart late Ghulam Rasool Kar, had unsuccessfully […]
Snow cuts off Kashmir valley
Highway closed for 2nd day, flights cancelled
Highway closed for 2nd day, flights cancelled
Humanitarian, trade exchanges between India-Pak must continue: Indian Envoy
Islamabad: There is room for a leap forward in trade between India and Pakistan in an atmosphere free of distrust and violence, India’s High Commissioner here has said, insisting that humanitarian and trade exchanges between the two countries must continue despite “roadblocks”. India follows a neighbourhood first policy to engage for mutual benefit with its […]
Batamaloo encounter: Valley scribe among eight charge-sheeted for harbouring militants
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed a charge sheet against eight people, including journalist Aasif Sultan, for allegedly harbouring militants and conspiring with banned group HizbulMujahideen, officials said on Thursday. Police had registered a case after militants had escaped from a residential area of Batmaloo in August last year after firing indiscriminately […]
Army pegs number of active militants at 450
Udhampur: The Army on Thursday said 450 militants were operating in Jammu and Kashmir and the terror infrastructure across the Line of Control (LoC) was intact with the full support of Pakistan as 16 militant camps were operating in the neighbouring country and Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK). “The number of militants is more on the north […]
2018 saw 1,599 cases of ceasefire violations along LoC, 20 Army personnel killed
New Delhi: The Army recorded 1,599 cases of ceasefire violations (CFV) along the Line of Control (LoC) and lost 20 personnel in 2018, the government said in the LokSabha Wednesday. In a written response to a question in the LokSabha, Minister of State in the Defence Ministry SubhashBhamre said February 2018 recorded 223 cases of […]
India seeks a revitalized UN General Assembly
United Nations: India has called for a collective international effort towards revitalisation of the 193-member UN General Assembly, saying the “closest institution to a global parliament” must lead the multilateral effort to address challenges faced by the world. India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu stressed that the reform of the […]
Big boost for Pak energy sector as Russia plans to invest USD 14 Billion
Islamabad: Pakistan is set to receive an integrated Russian investment package of USD 14 billion for the country’s energy sector, including offshore gas pipeline and underground storage projects, a media report said Thursday. A Russian delegation headed by Gazprom Management Committee Deputy Chairman Vitaly A Markelov pledged to make the investment during a recent visit […]