Doing away with article 370, 35A will end JK’s accession to India: Farooq
Srinagar: NC chief Farooq Abdullah Tuesday said those saying articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution were supposed to be temporary are “wittingly or unwittingly affirming” that J-K’s accession to India too was “temporary”. The former Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) chief minister asserted that people were unfazed by the threats of the BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP)-RashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh […]
Shabir Shah propelled Kashmir unrest, generated funds with Pak help: ED
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday told a Delhi court that jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah generated funds from Pakistan and other countries to carry out unrest in the Valley. The agency made the submission before Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora while opposing Shah’s bail application in a decade-old money laundering case for […]
KEG regrets stopping govt advertisements to ‘Kashmir Uzma’
Srinagar: Editors body, Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) regretted, yet again, that while it was expecting the lifting of the ban on government business to two major newspapers – The Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Reader, the government has added Kashmir Uzma to the list. The ban, as usual, is unexplained and implemented without conveying to the […]
Notification for phase 4 of LS polls issued
New Delhi: The Election Commission Tuesday issued notification for phase four of LokSabha elections to be held on April 29 in which 71 seats across nine states will go to polls. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal will head for voting in all the seven phases of the general elections. The election will pit the […]
FATF plans Pak’s blacklisting: FM Qureshi
Lahore: Pakistan could be blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) due to “lobbying by India”, Foreign Minister Shah MahmoodQureshi said as he estimated that the country could suffer USD 10 billion loss annually if it remains in the watchdog’s grey list. In June last year, the Paris-based FATF had placed Pakistan on the […]
Don’t act as spokespersons of Pakistan: Modi to Opposition
Jamui (Bihar): Prime Minister NarendraModi on Tuesday lambasted the opposition parties for seeking proof of military operations against terror camps and remarked they appear spokespersons for Pakistan more than political parties representing India. Addressing his maiden rally in Bihar after announcement of LokSabha polls, Modi said the electorate must decide whether they want the madadgars […]
Over 200 writers urge Indians to vote out ‘hate politics’
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the upcoming LokSabha elections, over 200 writers from across the country have appealed to Indian citizens to caste their votes in favour of a “diverse and equal India”, and help eliminate the politics of hate. In an open letter published on the Indian Cultural Forum, writers including GirishKarnad, Arundhati Roy, AmitavGhosh, […]
Reversing the clock: NC to seek restoration of Prez, PM’s posts in JK: Omar
Says his party will revoke PSA, SRO 202 if elected to power
Says his party will revoke PSA, SRO 202 if elected to power
Modi hits out at Omar
Hyderabad: Prime Minister NarendraModi on Monday hit out at National Conference leader Omar Abdullah over his reported statement seeking a separate Prime Minister for Kashmir and asked the Congress and Mahagatbandhan leaders to make clear their stand. Addressing an election rally here, Modi said there were media reports that Abdullah has stated there should be […]
Pulwama encounter leaves four militants dead
Three army men, cop injured
Srinagar: Four militants belonging to a combined group of Lashkar-e-Taiba and HizbulMujahideen outfits, were killed, while three army jawans and a policeman were injured in an encounter in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday morning, police said. Acting on a credible input about the presence of militants in Lassipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, […]