War no solution, dialogue the only way out: CM
Jammu: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that war is no solution to the Kashmir dispute and dialogue is the only way out to resolve the issue. She also accused the private TV channels of portraying negative picture about the situation in Kashmir during debates and regretted that leaders calling for dialogue are dubbed as […]
Shopian killings: SC restrains govt from taking any coercive action against Army officials
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday restrained the Jammu and Kashmir Police from taking any “coercive steps” against Army officers including Major Aditya Kumar, who have been made an accused in the Shopian firing case in which three civilians were killed. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D […]
On Day three search operation continued in Sunjwan army camp
Jammu: The Army said on Monday that the search operation was underway in its Sunjwan camp, which was attacked by a group of suspected JeM militants, killing six persons, including five soldiers. Three suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad militants involved in the attack were killed in the retaliatory action by the Army inside the camp and a […]
LeT pays tributes to militants killed in Jammu attack
Srinagar: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Mehmood Shah on Monday paid tributes to militants killed in an encounter with government forces at Sunjwan army camp, Jammu. Lashkar spokesperson Dr Abdullah Ghaznavi in a statement issued to a local news agency GNS quoted Shah as saying, “Indian forces only know how to spill the blood of innocent Kashmiris […]
Winter Chill returns to valley as dry spell ends
Srinagar: The winter chill returned to Kashmir Valley after fresh snowfall broke the long dry spell on Monday with moderate to heavy snowfall reported from the higher reaches as plains too witnessed snowfall and rains. The fresh snowfall in the valley closed down the strategic Srinagar-Jammu highway due to slippery conditions and landslides, official sources […]
45-year-old shot dead
Srinagar: A 45-year-old man was killed after he was fired upon by unknown gunmen in Charangam area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday evening. Police sources said that gunmen fired upon Mohammad Mohammad Yousf Rather at Charangam when he was sitting inside a passenger vehicle (Taveera). A resident of Sanzipora, Beerwah, Budgam, Yousuf was […]
Geelani demands prohibition in JK, other states
Srinagar: Hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani Monday demanded a blanket ban on use and sale of liquor in the state while citing prohibition in other states. Geelani appealed to religious scholars to launch a sustained campaign against the use of liquor and make people aware about its ill effects on health, society […]
Swayam Prakash Pani takes over as IGP Kashmir
Srinagar: Swayam Prakash Pani, a 2000-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, took over as the new inspector general of police (IGP) Kashmir Range on Monday, making him the youngest officer to hold the post. Pani (41), an IPS officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, took over the charge of the IGP Kashmir, a police […]
Pro Pak slogan row: BJP repeats demand to seek apology from Akbar Lone
Jammu: BJP MLAs Monday created a ruckus in the assembly as they demanded registration of an FIR against NC legislator Mohammad Akbar Lone for raising pro-Pakistan slogan in the House. As the House assembled this morning, the agitating BJP MLAs rose on their feet demanding apology, suspension of the member and filing of a sedition […]
Suspected militants killed in road mishap
Srinagar: Two persons, who were killed in a road mishap at Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district early Monday, were militants, police said. SSP Sopore Harmeet Singh told a local news agency that the two persons were riding on a motorbike and died in a mishap today. The duo was shifted to nearby hospital […]