BJP seeks seats for West Pakistani refugees in JK assembly
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir BJP unit Tuesday batted strongly for grant of seats reserved in the state assembly to displaced people of Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK). Twenty-five seats are reserved for the people from that region. State BJP chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi said after a long struggle of more than seven decades, “the time has […]
UNSC members hail Azhar’s designation as global ‘terrorist’
United Nations: The listing of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN Security Council has been termed as a “significant achievement” by the member nations in holding perpetrators, organisers and sponsors of acts of terrorism accountable. The 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the powerful Security Council blacklisted Azhar on […]
German envoy bats for India’s permanent UNSC place
New Delhi: India must have a permanent seat in the UN Security Council as its absence hurts the credibility of the UN system, Germany’s new Ambassador to India Walter J Lindner said Tuesday. Lindner presented his credentials to President Ram Nath Kovind in Hindi on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters after presenting his credentials, Lindner said […]
Guv chairs high-level security meeting ahead of Amarnath yatra
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik chaired a high-level meeting here to review security arrangements ahead of the annual Amarnath Yatra which is scheduled to commence on July 1. The meeting, held at Raj Bhawan here, was attended by Governor’s Advisor K Vijay Kumar, Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam, senior Army, police, […]
Police recovers skeleton of missing man in Handwara
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday found a skeleton of a man who has been reported missing for for nearly two years at forests of Hangnikote in Vilgam, Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports said that some locals while collecting the Morel Mushroom Spores (Guesh) in the forests spotted the human skeleton along with an identity […]
Man booked for hate comment on Facebook
Jammu: An FIR has been registered against a man for allegedly making an objectionable comment on Facebook against a particular community on a sensitive issue in Kathua district, officials said Tuesday. Police have taken cognisance of the matter and legal action as warranted under law will be taken against the accused, they said. “An FIR […]
86 militants killed in JK this year so far: Army Commander

Says ops against militants to continue
Udhampur: Asserting that the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir is “under control”, the Army said Monday Pakistan is continuing with its anti-India activities along the Line of Control (LoC) by trying to infiltrate militants into the Valley and promoting drug trade. General Officer Commanding in Chief (GoC-In-C), Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said […]
Ahead of the ‘big day’ BJP begins prepping up for celebrations

New Delhi: Buoyed by exit poll predictions, the BJP has started preparation to celebrate Lok Sabha election results on May 23 in a big way at the party headquarters here. Most exit polls Sunday forecast another term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with some of them projecting that BJP-led NDA will get more than 300 […]
Bhaderwah limps back to normal as day curfew lifted

Bhaderwah/Jammu: Day curfew was lifted from Bhaderwah town on Monday since its imposition last week following the killing of a person in a firing incident and subsequent violence, DG of J&K Police Dilbag Singh said. The DGP along with Jammu Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma and Jammu Inspector General of Police M K Sinha visited the […]
Apathy: Pellet victims stage protest, demand ban on pellet guns

Srinagar: A group of pellet victims, who were injured during law and order situations in the Kashmir Valley over the past few years, Monday held a protest here demanding complete ban on the use of pellet guns by security forces. The protestors, under the banner of Pellet Victims Welfare Trust, held the protest at Press […]