Govt sets up tribunal to review ban on JeI, JKLF

New Delhi: The Centre has set up a tribunal, headed by Justice ChanderShekhar of the Delhi High Court, to adjudicate if there exists sufficient cause to ban the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir (JeI) and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front-Yasin Malik (JKLF-Y) faction. The decision has been taken by the Home Ministry exercising the powers […]
Azhar listing: China claims positive progress, says issue will be resolved

Beijing: China on Monday claimed that “positive progress” has been made to resolve the issue of designating Pakistan-based JeMchiefMasoodAzhar as a global terrorist by the UN and accused the US of scuttling its efforts by taking the matter directly to the Security Council. China last week defended its repeated attempts to block the listing of […]
ITBP command in Leh activated to counter Chinese ‘build up’
New Delhi: India operationalised its strategic ITBP command in Leh-Ladakh district on Monday after moving it from Chandigarh as part of a plan to counter the ever-increasing Chinese military buildup in the region. The North West (NW) frontier of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), tasked to guard the 3,488-km long Sino-India border in peace times, […]
People in JK should give mandate to one party, says Omar

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah favours early Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and has expressed the hope that the people of the state will give mandate for a single party rule, instead of a coalition government in the state as has been witnessed since 2002. In an interview to PTI, the former chief […]
‘Infamous’ Major Gogoi may face ‘reduction of seniority’

Court martial proceedings against Major, driver completed
New Delhi/Srinagar: The court martial proceedings against Major Leetul Gogoi, who was at the centre of the 2017 ‘human shield’ controversy, have been completed and he may face reduction in seniority as a punishment for “fraternising” with a local woman in Srinagar last year, officials said. The court martial process against his driver, Sameer Malla, […]
New SOP’s say SP-rank officer will lead CRPF convoys in Kashmir
Number of vehicles in a convoy restricted to 40 at one time
New Delhi: CRPF convoys moving to and from the Kashmir Valley will now be commandeered by a higher SP-rank officer and a single motorcade will not have more than 40 vehicles at any point of time, the paramilitary force has ordered in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 troops during a […]
JKPM biggest platform for youth: Shah Feasal

Says will welcome politicians with unblemished record
Says will welcome politicians with unblemished record
Took the fight against terror right in its backyard, says PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he took the decision for the Indian Air Force to conduct Balakot air strikes as he thought that “the game” should be played from where terrorism is being remote-controlled. Addressing a ‘Main bhi Chowkidar’ event, he said Pakistan is in a fix because if it acknowledges […]
‘Hostile situation’ at LoC: Pak Army chief to brief parliamentarians next week

Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa will brief the parliamentarians next week on “hostile situation at the Line of Control” in the aftermath of recent tension with India, media reports said on Sunday. The briefing, to be held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on April 4, will be attended by the […]
Govt extends deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar till Sep 30
New Delhi: The government Sunday extended the deadline for linking PAN with biometric ID Aadhaar by 6 months till September 30, as per an official statement. However, quoting of Aadhaar will remain mandatory for filing income tax returns (ITRs), following the Supreme Court order. This is the sixth time the government has extended the deadline […]