Gupkar Declaration: NC Prez convenes meeting of leaders today

Mehbooba Mufti, several others to participate

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has convened a meeting at his residence on Thursday for chalking out the future course of action on ‘Gupkar Declaration’ with regard to the special status of Jammu and Kashmir which was revoked by the Centre last year. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, […]

BJP fumes, warns NC-PDP of serious consequences

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina reacted sharply to the meeting between NC president Farooq Abdullah, his son Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday and warned them of “serious consequences” for conspiring to “bleed Kashmir”. The three former chief ministers met at Mufti’s residence in Srinagar after her release from […]

Scrapping JK’s special status was ‘daylight robbery’: Mehbooba

Wows to continue struggle for restoration of Article 370

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, who was released from detention after 14 months, has vowed to continue her struggle for the restoration of Article 370 and the resolution of the Kashmir issue. She said the Centre’s decision of August 5 was a “daylight robbery”. “We all have to […]

PDP members swarm Mehbooba’s residence

Srinagar: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was almost written off after most of its top leaders deserted it last year, but the scenes at the residence of party president Mehbooba Mufti after her release on Tuesday night following 14 months in preventive detention suggest that there is a lot of fight left in her. From […]

Farooq’s China remarks on Art 370 restoration ‘unacceptable’: Karan Singh

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Karan Singh said Wednesday National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah’s remarks on restoring the special status of Jammu and Kashmir were “totally unacceptable” and could provoke “unrealistic expectations” among the people of Kashmir. “My old friend Farooq Abdullah has made an astounding statement to the effect that Article 370 will be […]

Two militants killed in Shopian encounter

Army claims foiling of BAT attack in Tanghdar

Srinagar: Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Chakura area of Shopian district following information about the presence of militants there, a police officer said. He said the search operation turned into an […]

Two security personnel go missing

Srinagar: Two security force personnel, including a jawan of the SSB, have gone missing along with some weapons and ammunition from Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said here on Wednesday. A special police officer, identified as Altaf Hussain, was reported missing from the camp of a special operations group at Chadoora, the […]

NH44 to remain closed on Fridays till Nov 30

Move necessitated for maintenance of the arterial road: Officials

Srinagar: Traffic authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have suspended movement of vehicles on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on every Friday for next six weeks for maintenance of the arterial road, officials said here on Wednesday. “In connection with the maintenance of the NHW-44, no vehicular movement will be allowed every Friday starting from 16-10-2020 to 30-11-2020,” […]

Protests against Army after youth crushed to death

Srinagar/Ganderbal: An army vehicle Wednesday crushed a Scooty rider to death outside Badami Bagh Army Headquarters here in Summer Capital Srinagar. The pillion rider sustained critical injuries and has been shifted to hospital. In another mishap another two wheeler rider suffered critical injuries after he was hit by an army vehicle in Ganderbal. The death […]