Article 35A bridges the gap within opposition
Asserting that the Article 35-A should not be abrogated, Member of Parliament (MP) and National Conference (NC), patron Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that there will be a strong revolt in case the state subject law is abrogated. Pertinently, the NC patron had called for All Party Meeting today to discuss the issue […]
Govt to contest abrogation of Article 35-A, says Law Minister
Following the opposition’s clear threat and agitation call by the separatist groups against abrogation of Article 35-A, the government Monday said it is contesting the case in Supreme Court with ‘full defense’. Minister for Law Abdul Haq Khan said that the government is taking all the cases ‘seriously’ and will contest them in any court […]
JRL calls for Shutdown on Saturday
Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Monday called for a complete shutdown on August 12 (Saturday) against the bid to ‘abrogate’ article 35-A and atrocities against the people in South Kashmir. Terming the ‘ploy’ of Indian rulers and local government to wipe out state subject law in Jammu Kashmir, JRL leaders said that this law was […]
Pulwama gunfight leaves LeT militant dead, says Police
A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), militant was killed in an encounter with government forces at Samboora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district late night on Sunday. “Following a tip off about the presence of some suspected militants, a joint team of Army’s 50 RR, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation at Akram Dar Mohalla, Samboora, Pulwama”, […]
Army foils infiltration bid, five militants killed
Five unidentified militants were killed in a gunfight as Army on Monday claimed to have foiled a major infiltration bid in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Army said that bid was foiled along the Line of control in Machil sector, when militants were trying to sneak into the Valley on Monday. “The group was challenged and […]
Pakistan proposes dialogue on Kashmir, asks India to help in easing strain
India and Pakistan should find an answer to the Kashmir dispute to achieve peace in the region, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said. “We know how to secure our borders, however, lasting peace can only be attained through solving the Kashmir issue,” he said while speaking to media in Sialkot, according to Express News. The […]
Karwan-e-Aman bus ‘breaks free’, resumes LoC trips
After facing suspension for almost two weeks, the ‘Karwan-e-Aman’ bus service, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad resumed its services Monday, officials said. Meanwhile, the PaK national’s held up in Poonch owing to the suspension of bus service staged a protest demanding resumption of the Cross LoC bus service. Pertinently, the cross LoC travel service and […]
Adhocism mars higher institutions of learning
Belying the tall claims of J&K government of improving academic standards in educational institutions, around 700 posts of Associate Professors and Assistant Professors are vacant in Degree Colleges in the state. As per the figures available on official website of JK Higher Education Department (HED), 74 posts of Physical Training Instructors are lying vacant in […]
Doklam row: PLA warns Indian army of stern action
An official of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday warned India of stern action in case its army does not withdraw from the Chinese territory. Senior Col Li Li of the PLA also advised Indian army to avoid confrontation. Sr Col Li, who was talking to a team of Indian journalists, on a […]
Annual Amarnath Yatra ends
After the ‘Charri Mubarak’ (Holy Mace) reached the holy cave of Amarnath on Monday morning the annual yatra that continued for 40 days culminated for this year. Swami Dipendra Giri, the custodian of the Holy Mace, on reaching the cave shrine performed special puja to mark the end of the yatra. Giri was accompanied […]