India restricted space for peace through its hostile stance, says Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that India has not only wasted the opportunity for normalisation of ties with Islamabad but also restricted the space for peace through its “hostile” stance, according to a media report. The defence minister made the comments yesterday while announcing a policy statement in the Senate, Dawn […]
Infiltration bid foiled in Poonch, says Army
Srinagar: The Army claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district. According to the defense sources, alert troops of the army noticed suspicious movements in Balakote area of the LoC early on Thursday. “Troops fired and the group of intruding militants was forced to withdraw back into […]
CRPF recommends promotion for ‘alert’ constable
Srinagar: The process to give out-of-turn promotion to Constable Raghunath Gaith, who foiled the suicide attack by militants on a CRPF camp in Karan Nagar, has been initiated, a senior officer said Thursday. On Monday, a gunfight broke out between security forces and militants after their attempt to strike the CRPF camp here was foiled. […]
‘Terror’ funding case: Court reserves order on Kamran Yusuf’s bail plea
New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday reserved its order on the bail plea of a freelance photo-journalist, arrested last year for alleged stone-pelting and other offences in the Kashmir Valley, after he alleged that NIA was trying to gag the media. Additional Sessions Judge Tarun Sherawat reserved the order for February 19 after hearing arguments […]
PM’s Arunachal Pradesh visit: China gets angry, will lodge diplomatic protest
Beijing: The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Arunachal Pradesh has not gone well with Chine as Beijing on Thursday voiced its “firm opposition” to the visit. China, claims as part of South Tibet and said it would lodge a diplomatic protest with India. “China’s position on the China-India boundary question is consistent and […]
NITI Aayog report points loopholes in funds release
Srinagar: The NITI Aayog’s statement about Jammu and Kashmir being one of the ‘improved’ states in terms of Healthcare Index notwithstanding, the state has been placed in ‘deteriorated’ category when it comes to transfer of funds from the State treasury to the implementation agencies. The NITI Aayog report, while giving details about the number of […]
Kashmir to host mega tourism event
Srinagar: Kashmir is preparing to host its biggest tourism gathering in three decades, as major players and policymakers in the travel industry across India will meet in the Valley for a convention in March. Fighting negative perceptions and the sliding tourist count to Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department along with the all the […]
Kashmir to host mega tourism event
Srinagar: Kashmir is preparing to host its biggest tourism gathering in three decades, as major players and policymakers in the travel industry across India will meet in the Valley for a convention in March. Fighting negative perceptions and the sliding tourist count to Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department along with the all the […]
Mehbooba visits Ajmer Sharief, prays for peace in JK
Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday visited the shrine of famous Sufi saint Hazrat Khawaja Moin-ud-Din Chishti (RA) and prayed for peace and prosperity in Kashmir. “Returned to Dargah Ajmer Sharif to seek the blessings of Khwaja Hazrat Moinuddin Chishti (RA). Khwaja Saheb’s timeless message to us was, ‘Love towards all, Malice towards none’. […]
JRL calls for shutdown on Feb 17
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Thursday called for a complete shutdown on Feb 17 (Saturday) against the killing of Hurriyat leader, Muhammad Yousuf Nadeem, shifting jail inmates to other jails and Supreme Court (SC) directions on Shopian killings. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik appealed for a complete shutdown […]
