India rebuffs Pak for glorifying Burhan Wani
India on Sunday hit out at Pakistan for glorifying Burhan Wani on his death anniversary stating that Islamabad’s “terror support and sponsorship need to be condemned by ‘one and all’.’’ In a strongly worded tweet, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Gopal Baglay said, “First @ForeignOfficePk read frm banned LeT’s script. Now Pak COAS (Pakistan army chief) […]
Show leadership to fight terrorism: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged leaders from the BRICS nations to show leadership in fighting terrorism and boosting global economy, even as he asked the G20 nations to collectively crackdown on terror financing, safe havens, “support and sponsors” of terrorism. At the informal meeting of the BRICS leaders on the sidelines of the […]
Skirmishes can lead to a full-fledged war: Geelani
Expressing grief over the loss of lives in ceasefire violations along indo-Pak border, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Sunday said that “small skirmishes can lead to a full-fledged war between the two in which no country will be a winner and it always culminates at loss of precious lives.” According to the statement […]
Cop wounded in Grenade attack
Militants Saturday night hurled a grenade at a temporary police post at Tral’s Aripal village in Pulwama district, in which one Special Police Officer (SPO) suffered minor injuries. Authorities had imposed curfew in three towns including Tral, the native town of slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, to foil the separatists’ plan to hold a […]
Life limps back to normalcy in Kashmir
Life in Kashmir Valley returned to normal on Sunday after two days of restrictions and strike as the first death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani remained “by and large peaceful.’’ There were no restrictions on the movement or assembly of people anywhere in the Valley on Sunday, officials said. Restrictions were lifted after […]
China, Pak agree on strengthening relations
China and Pakistan have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation on science and technology under the Belt and Road Initiative. The agreement was made on Saturday during a meeting between Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain and visiting Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang who is here for the 18th Session of the Pakistan-China Joint Committee […]
Opposition wants to make Presidential elections as a matter of principle: Meira
Opposition Presidential candidate, Meira Kumar Sunday said that at least 17 opposition parties across India have come together in the name of ideology and principles and want to make this election as ‘an election of principles’. While addressing a presser here at SKICC, the senior All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader said that the […]
Tourist police busts illegal Hajj, Umrah tour and travel agency
Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Tourism Enforcement Wing Sundayclaimed to have busted an illegal, un-registered Hajj, Umrah tour and travel agency operating in Kashmir. The Tourist Police station Srinagar received information that one un-approved travel agency namely INDO SAHAB located at New Delhi is allegedly operating in Kashmir valley illegally and giving frequent advertisements in local […]
Youth tortured, shifted to Srinagar
A youth was critically injured after Army allegedly tortured him in custody in Tral area of Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Sunday. The incident came a day after forces sealed the township to prevent the anti-India protests. Sheikh Murtaza, 29, according to his family members, was called to 42 RR camp in Nader […]
2628 seats filled under PMSSS: Govt
Under the Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) for J&K students, 2628 seats out of 3430 seats have been filled after the first round of counseling which culminated on 6 July 2017. According to the information provided by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), in the professional streams including engineering, pharmacy, nursing, architecture […]
