Hold assembly elections before LS polls in JK: JKNPP
Jammu: The JKNPP Tuesday demanded that assembly elections be held before the LokSabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying any delay in the state polls will amount to “subversion of democracy”. The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party also appealed to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take a decision about holding assembly elections […]
Musharraf sabotaged breakthrough on Kashmir: PML (N) Senator
Lahore: Pakistan’s former dictator Gen Pervez Musharraf was responsible for no breakthrough on the Kashmir issue as he launched the Kargil operation without the civilian government’s approval to “sabotage” the talks with India and topple the Nawaz Sharif government, a close aide of the then prime minister said Monday. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader and Senator […]
2018 saw 191 youth getting involved in militancy, say officials
Jammu: As many as 191 local youths joined various militant outfits in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018, 65 more than 2017, a senor Army official said Monday. The new recruits mostly hailed from the restive south Kashmir region, he added. “As many as 191 Kashmiri youths joined militancy in 2018,” the official told PTI. In […]
Kashmir a political problem, can’t be ended by development packages: Shah Faesal
Srinagar: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal Monday said India and Pakistan should hold dialogue to resolve Kashmir issue as it was a political problem that cannot be ended by development packages. “When the politicians are asked what the issue is, they say ‘Kashmir is a problem. Give them monetary packages’. Some portion of the 2004 […]
Traders, industrialists at loggerheads over toll tax in JK
Jammu: Lobby groups of traders and industrialists in Jammu and Kashmir have locked horns over the demand for removal of toll tax at Lakhanpur which generates a revenue of over Rs 1,000 crore annually. While the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) has threatened to start an agitation if the governor administration failed to […]
NIA arrests JeM operative for providing logistics during CRPF camp attack
Srinagar/New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammad operative in connection with the attack on a CRPF camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Lethpora, according to an official statement. The accused, Fayaz Ahmad Magray, is an active OGW (over ground worker) of proscribed organisationJaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), it said. “He is a key conspirator who […]
Two absconders nabbed in Samba
Jammu: Two persons, who were wanted in separate criminal cases for a long time, were arrested in separate operations in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana, police said Monday. Shoukat Ahmad, a resident of Goran village, was arrested by Kathua police from Gungad village of Samba district Monday, a police spokesman said. He […]
BJP upbeat after Modi rally, says will form next govt in JK
Jammu: Buoyed by the ‘massive’ participation of people in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally, the BJP Monday expressed confidence that the party will form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir. Modi addressed the rally at Vijaypur along Jammu-Pathankot highway in Samba district Sunday after laying foundation stones of various projects, including the much-awaited AIIMS. […]