Denied invite to PM Modi’s swearing-in Pak clamours for dialogue

Islamabad/Karachi: Pakistan has tried to downplay India’s decision not to invite Imran Khan for Narendra Modi’s swearing-in on Thursday, claiming that the Indian Prime Minister’s “internal politics” do not permit him to extend an invitation to his Pakistani counterpart. The government on Monday announced in New Delhi that it has invited leaders from BIMSTEC countries […]
SCO summit: No decision on meeting between premiers
New Delhi: India’s policy of not having talks with Pakistan unless it stops cross border terrorism remains unchanged and no decision has been taken yet on any meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Bishkek next month, official sources said. India has […]
Two militants killed in Kokernag encounter

Anantnag: Two militants were killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Kachwan forests of Kokernag belt of Anantnag district, police said Tuesday. An official said that on specific inputs about the presence of militants in forests of Kachwan area of Kokernag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district a joint team of forces including […]
Violence in JK: 61 security personnel, 11 civilians killed in 4 months, says MHA
Jammu: Sixty-one security personnel and 11 civilians were killed while 142 people were injured in 177 terror-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in the first four months of 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said. The statement by Sulekha, Director, MHA came in response to an RTI plea filed by social activist Rohit […]
Bandipora rape case: Medical report finds insufficient evidence to confirm sexual assault
Srinagar: The medical report of a three-year-old girl, who was alleged to have been raped in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, has found insufficient evidence to confirm sexual assault, officials said Tuesday. The report had leaked on social media and the medical superintendent of SKIMS Medical College Hospital, Bemina said it was “authentic”. In the […]
Court issues notice to MS SKIMS
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday directed Director, SKIMS to explain how medical report of Sumbal rape victim has been leaked on social media sites. The report of SKIMS Medical College, Bemina has ruled out rape of the child girl by stating that there were no marks of injury on any part of the […]
Reservation rule for border dwellers, backwards areas category amended
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has amended reservation rules for border dwellers and backward areas category, officials said here Tuesday. The amendment was carried out through a notification issued late Monday night by the Social Welfare Department, the officials said. They said the department amended the rules for “person claiming reservation on backward area […]
Admin orders cancelation of appointments made on basis of CBHE certificates
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration Tuesday ordered cancellation of appointment made on the basis of certificates issued by the Central Board of Higher Education (CBHE), New Delhi, which has turned out to be a fake institution. “The government has directed all the administrative secretaries/head of departments/deputy commissioners/managing directors of the corporations, boards etc functioning […]
Pak woman married in India gets a breather
Delhi HC sets aside 'leave India notice'
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday set aside the ‘leave India notice’ issued to a Pakistani woman married to an Indian man and residing here since 2005, saying the Centre did not follow procedure when it ordered her deportation. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A J Bhambhani also set aside […]
Getting tougher on terror, annulling Article 35A on new govt’s agenda
New Delhi: Zero tolerance towards terrorism and checking illegal immigration will be the focus areas of the second Modi government, which may also take some tough actions like implementing the NRC across the country and annulling Article 35A in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP-led NDA has received a landslide mandate in the just-concluded Lok Sabha […]