Ban on JKLF ‘undemocratic’: JRL
Calls for shutdown on Sunday
Srinagar: Separatists Saturday said the Centre’s decision to ban Jammu and Kashmir Liberatation Front headed by Yasin Malik was “undemocratic” and “political vendetta”. Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), an amalgam of separatist groups, called for a general strike on Sunday to protest against the ban imposed by the government on the JKLF. “The Government of India’s […]
Mehbooba to contest from Anantnag
Srinagar:Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti will be the PDP candidate from AnantnagLokSabha constituency but the party has decided not to field any candidates for Jammu and Udhampur seats in a bid to prevent division of “secular votes”. Announcing the party candidates, PDP chief Mehbooba said Aga Mohsin will be the party candidate for Srinagar seat. […]
Boycotting Pak Day event: Omar, Mehbooba see LS polls behind govt’s move
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have said the Centre’s decision to boycott the Pakistan Day function at its High Commission in Delhi was due to the LokSabha polls. India has decided to boycott a reception at the Pakistan High Commission to mark that country’s national day as several […]
Don’t view Pakistan with a pre-partition eye: Pak Prez to India
Islamabad: It would be a “mistake” for India to view Pakistan with the eye of pre-partition and its desire for peace should not be misconstrued as a sign of weakness, President Arif Alvi said on Saturday as Islamabad displayed its military might on the National Day. Alvi was addressing the annual Pakistan Day Parade here […]
Imran Khan welcomes PM Modi’s greetings
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has welcomed his Indian counterpart NarendraModi’s greetings on the eve of its National Day, saying time has come to begin a “comprehensive dialogue” between the two countries to address and resolve all issues, including the “central issue” of Kashmir. According to official sources in New Delhi, Prime Minister Modi […]
Five militants, minor boy killed in separate encounters
Protests staged in Sopore, Pulwama and Shopian: dozens injured
Protests staged in Sopore, Pulwama and Shopian: dozens injured
Villagers tried hard to get the teenager freed
Srinagar: This is not “jihad” (armed crusade) but “jahalat” (benighted), a village elder pleaded to Pakistani militants in North Kashmir’s Hajin area while asking them to release a 12-year-old boy who was held captive and subsequently killed on Thursday. Videos of the village elder of Mir Mohalla of Hajin surfaced on social media, showing him […]
Encounter in Shopian ends SPO’s sojourn with militancy
Shopian: Nearly a year after Special Police Officer (SPO) decamped with his weapon from Police Station Shopian, Showkat Ahmad Sheikh who had joined the militants in August last year was among the two ultras killed in Gadhapora gunfight on Friday. A former Special Police Officer identified as Showkat Ahmad Sheikh, son of Abdul Majeed Sheikh […]
Yasin Malik-led JKLF banned
New Delhi: The Yasin Malik-led Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) was banned by the Centre under anti-terror law on Friday, officials said. The outfit has been banned for alleged promotion of secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, they said. They said the organisation has been banned under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. […]
ED slaps Rs 14.40 L penalty on Geelani
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has levied a penalty of Rs 14.40 lakh on Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in a 17-year-old case of illegal possession of USD 10,000 in alleged contravention of the foreign exchange law, officials said Friday. The foreign currency, that equals to about Rs 6.90 lakh, has also been […]
