Added on March 23, 2019 Press Trust of India

Yasin Malik-led JKLF banned

New Delhi: The Yasin Malik-led Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) was banned by the Centre under anti-terror law on Friday, officials said. The outfit has been banned for alleged promotion of secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, they said. They said the organisation has been banned under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. […]

Added on March 23, 2019 Press Trust of India

ED slaps Rs 14.40 L penalty on Geelani

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has levied a penalty of Rs 14.40 lakh on Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in a 17-year-old case of illegal possession of USD 10,000 in alleged contravention of the foreign exchange law, officials said Friday. The foreign currency, that equals to about Rs 6.90 lakh, has also been […]

Added on March 23, 2019 KV Correspondent

Enrolment in govt schools continues downslide

Srinagar: Bellying the tall claims of the state government to increase the enrollment in government educational institutions across valley, the oldest schools established by the department are witnessed decrease in the enrollment while as dozens are at the verge of closure in different districts. Over the past two years, around a dozen of government schools […]

Added on March 23, 2019 Press Trust of India

India says no to Pak National Day celebrations event

Cites invite to Hurriyat leaders as the reason

New Delhi: India on Friday decided to boycott a reception at the Pakistan High Commission here to mark Pakistan’s National Day as several separatists leaders from Jammu and Kashmir have been invited to the event, the External Affairs Ministry said Friday. It said no Indian representative will attend similar events in Islamabad as well. Over […]

Added on March 23, 2019 Press Trust of India

Lack of engagement creates dangerous vacuum: Pak envoy

New Delhi: Pakistan on Friday said a key take-away from recent developments was that a lack of engagement creates “dangerous vacuum and serious risks” for Indo-Pak ties, and hoped that the “long winter” in bilateral relations would come to an early end. Pakistan High Commissioner to India SohailMahmood, in his remarks at a reception here […]

Added on March 23, 2019 Press Trust of India

Samjhauta blast case: We are weighing options after acquittal of all accused: Pak FM Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is studying the verdict on the 2007 Samjhauta train blast case by an Indian court and the acquittal of all the four accused and weighing its options, Foreign Minister Shah MehmoodQureshi has said. The Samjhauta Express is a bi-weekly train that runs between Delhi and Attari in India and Lahore in Pakistan. The […]

Added on March 23, 2019 Press Trust of India

No room for ‘jihadi outfits’ in Pakistan, announces Imran Khan

Islamabad: There was no room for “jihadi outfits and jihadi culture” in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said amidst intense global pressure on his government to rein in various outfits operating from its soil. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after a suicide bomber of Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) killed 40 CRPF personnel […]

Added on March 23, 2019 Press Trust of India

Pakistan playing politics: India

New Delhi: India on Friday accused Pakistan of trying to politicise the court verdict in Samjhauta Express terror case to “deflect” attention from its “failure” to bring to justice perpetrators of several terror attacks in India and the region. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said there was a complete lack of understanding on the […]

Added on March 23, 2019 Press Trust of India

SCO recommends bilateral talks between India and Pakistan

Beijing: India and Pakistan should resolve their issues bilaterally, the SCO’s new Secretary-General has said, asserting that their participation in the security grouping could become “impossible” without a commitment for an “unconditional” fight against terrorism and separatism. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was established in Shanghai in 2001 with China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and […]

Added on March 21, 2019 KV Correspondent

Valley shuts in protest against ‘custodial killing’

Srinagar: Normal life in Kashmir was affected Wednesday due to a strike called by separatists to protest against the custodial death of a youth. Schools, colleges and universities remained closed due to the strike called by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), an amalgam of separatist groups, to protest against the death of Rizwan Pandit in […]