Atmosphere of hate must go in Kashmir: Shah Faesal
Pune: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal, who recently quit the service to join politics, called for reviving talks with Pakistan to bring lasting peace in militancy-affected Jammu and Kashmir, his home state. The 2010-batch IAS exam topper, while batting for “credible political solution” in the strife-torn state, said separatists and Kashmiri Pandits should be made […]
‘Chillai Kalan’ leaves on a wet note: Snowfall leads to closure of Highway, flights also cancelled
Srinagar: ‘Chillai-Kalan’, the 40-day harshest period of winter in Kashmir, came to an end on Thursday but intermittent snowfall and low visibility has cut off the valley from rest of the country as Srinagar-Jammu Highway remained closed while no flight has been able to land here so far, officials said. The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has […]
Phone call that widened the rift: Pak summons Indian envoy, protests summoning of its top diplomat
Islamabad: In a tit-for-tat move, Pakistan summoned India’s high commissioner here on Thursday to lodge a protest over the summoning of its envoy in New Delhi following Foreign Minister Shah MahmoodQureshi’s telephonic conversation with a separatist Kashmiri leader and maintained that it would continue to extend support to the people of Kashmir. India’s Foreign Secretary […]
‘PaK FM’s phone call was a case of violation of ‘red lines’ ’
New Delhi: India reacted sharply to Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s phone call to Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and subsequent statement by Pakistan Foreign Office on it primarily to send a “very strong” message that certain “red lines” must not be breached, government sources said Thursday. India was particularly anguished over Pakistan’s statement on Tuesday, […]
India’s response to Qureshi-Mirwaiztele-talk has worsened ties: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said India’s response to telephonic conversation between Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah MehmoodQureshi and separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has reduced the ties between the two countries to the lowest level. “Terming a phone call between Pakistani FM &Mirwaiz Umar Farooqsahab as anti-India has reduced ties to an unbelievable nadir,” […]
BJP has bigger plans, says next J&K CM will be from our party
Jammu: The next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir will be from the BJP as the party will come to power on its own in the state, state in-charge of the saffron party RavinderRaina said Thursday. Addressing a series of meetings ahead of Prime Minister NarendraModi’s February 3 rally at Vijaypur in Jammu, the BharatiyaJanata […]
On Sunday, PM Modi will inaugurate north Kashmir’s first BPO
Jammu: Prime Minister NarendraModi will inaugurate first ever business process outsourcing (BPO) unit in northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday. The prime minister will visit to all three regions of Jammu and Kashmir on February 3 to lay foundation stones for host of projects. “(The) Prime Minister will be inaugurating BPO in Bandipora on February […]
Kashmir story can’t be told through HR reports, Journalistic accounts: Arundhati Roy
New Delhi: The 1997 Booker Prize-winner, Arundhati Roy who is equally at ease writing scathing essays, says she is a “disciplined writer” whose heart lies in fiction as it is a “connective tissue” between many things which are sometimes looked at or studied in isolation. A major part of Roy’s second novel is set in […]
Don’t let Ram temple issue go the Kashmir way: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: Pitching for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Shiv Sena on Thursday said the issue should not become as complicated as the Kashmir matter, which is still awaiting resolution. It also wondered why RashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh (RSS) leaders were not holding the prime minister and other BJP leaders accountable for the delay in temple […]
Govt committed to equitable development of all regions of JK: Prez
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind Thursday said the Modi government was committed to equitable development of the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir and has created a favourable environment for it. Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament at the beginning of the Budget Session, Kovind also highlighted the peaceful conclusion of Panchayat elections in […]