Hurriyat welcomes Trump’s offer to mediate
Srinagar: The moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Tuesday welcomed US president Donald Trump’s offer of mediation between Indian and Pakistan for resolution of Kashmir issue. “People of Kashmir, being the most affected party in the conflict, have always strongly advocated resolution through dialogue at all levels and among India and […]
3 SPOs held for carrying 75 gram heroin
Jammu: Three special police officers were arrested on the city outskirts here for allegedly possessing 75 grams of heroin following which one of them was disengaged from service while necessary action was recommended for the remaining two from Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. Sunny Kumar, Khurshid Ahmad and Javed Mir, both from Kashmir, were arrested […]
25 lakh in demonetised notes seized: Police
Srinagar: Police said on Tuesday that it has seized demonetised currency notes with face value of Rs 25 lakh from a person in Rajbagh area of the city. “On a specific information, Police Station Rajbagh quizzed one person — Mohammad Iqbal Dar, a resident of Kulgam — and recovered demonetised currency notes amounting to Rs […]
Pakistan raises Kashmir at NAM meeting, India objects

UNITED NATIONS: India has strongly rejected Pakistan’s references to Kashmir during the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Meeting in Venezuela, saying the global forum can never be a platform for a “self-serving narrative” that aims to undermine the territorial integrity of one nation by another State. The NAM needs to be in the vanguard of […]
Ban on use of pellet guns: SC tells J&K HC to decide plea in 6 weeks

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court asked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday to decide within six weeks the plea seeking ban on the use of pellet guns for controlling street protests in the state. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note of a letter dated July 4 by the Registrar […]
‘Militants should target corrupt’ statement made out of anger: Guv Malik

Says blood boils at corruption in JK
Says blood boils at corruption in JK
Governor’s statement irresponsible, rues Congress

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress on Monday termed as “irresponsible” the statement of state Governor Satya Pal Malik that militants should stop killing innocent people and target the corrupt. The Congress party, however, said it fully supports any drive to fight corruption in the state but there should not be a […]
IUST student hailing from Pulwama joins JeM

Pulwama: Another student of Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora (IUST) who was missing since June has reportedly joined the banned outfit Jaish e Mohammad as his gun wielding picture has gone viral on social media. The youth has been identified as Aaqib Ahmad Wani son of Ghulam Mohammed Wani resident of Braw Bandina […]
Politics of communalization being pursued in JK: CPI (M)
Calls for inter-regional dialogue, restoration of autonomy
Calls for inter-regional dialogue, restoration of autonomy
FIR against PDP leaders, party men stage demos
JAMMU: The Peoples Democratic Party staged a demonstration here on Monday demanding withdrawal of an FIR against some party leaders, including former MLC Firdous Tak, last week. Tak and some other party leaders were booked for allegedly instigating people after they held a protest near a mosque in Kishtwar district last Friday against the reported […]