No one willing to take up JeM leadership in the Valley: Army
Srinagar: Lt Gen K J S Dhillon Wednesday said after the Pulwama terror attack the security forces launched an offensive against the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in the valley, resulting in a situation where no one is willing to take up the leadership of the outfit. “Forty-one militants were killed. Twenty-five of them belonged to JeM. Thirteen […]
Pak militant trained by 26/11 mastermind Lakhvi arrested
Srinagar: A Pakistani militant, who was indoctrinated and trained by 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, was arrested from Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said here on Wednesday. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) activist Mohammad Waqar Awan, who was tasked with reviving militancy in certain areas of the Kashmir valley, was arrested earlier this week […]
ED summons daughter of Shabir Shah’s 19 year old daughter
Case relates to 2005 when she was just 5-year-old
Srinagar: The 19-year-old daughter of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah has been summoned twice by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case of 2005. Sama Shabir, who is studying law in Manchester in the United Kingdom, was issued summons at her home in Srinagar. The first date for her to appear before […]
PDP will be part of next govt in JK: Mehbooba in Shopian
Leads protest rally in Pulwama against suspension of LoC trade
Shopian: Former Chief Minister and Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that her party “will be part of next Jammu and Kashmir government”. Addressing the first workers’ convention in Shopian after 2016 agitation at Circuit House, Mehbooba claimed that PDP has “already took a lead against their opponents in first phase […]
Terror funding case: Delhi court sends Yasin Malik to judicial custody till May 24
New Delhi: A Delhi court Wednesday sent JKLF chief Yasin Malik, arrested in a case related to funding of separatists and militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir, to judicial custody till May 24. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal also sought reply from the defence counsel on a plea of Tihar jail authorities seeking to produce […]
NIA summons Geelani’s grandson for questioning
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has summoned Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani’s grandson, Anees-ul-Islam Shah for questioning. Geelani’s grandson- Anees-ul-Islam Shah was in news after he courted a controversy after securing a single-post government job in the aftermath of 2016 agitation for which rules were allegedly bent. Anees is a son of incarcerated […]
Tired of listening to PM beat his own trumpet on Pak: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said he was tired of listening to Prime Minister Narendra Modi “beat his own trumpet” on “what he did” to Pakistan and asserted that people also want to hear him speak about issues such as demonetisation and hate speeches. He also wondered whether the prime minister […]
Mega earthquake overdue in Himalayan region, warn experts
Himalayan region unprepared for such calamity
Himalayan region unprepared for such calamity
Anantnag records 13.63 percent voter turnout
Srinagar/Anantnag: The restive Anantnag district witnessed a 13.63 percent polls during the first leg of three-phase polling for the Parliamentary constituency. The polls however, were incident free. Addressing media persons here this evening, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K, Shailendra Kumar said that the overall percentage recorded in the District during today’s polling was 13.63 with […]
40 polling booths with zero votes
Srinagar: Home turf of former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, the Bijbehara assembly segment under the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat, reported highest concentration of polling stations where zero votes were cast. Among the 65 booths in Anantnag where zero votes were cast, 40 were located in Bijbehara, one of the six assembly constituencies where voting took […]
