Air Chief Marshal A P Singh meets PM Modi
New Delhi: Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A P Singh on Sunday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is understood to have discussed the security situation arising out of the rising tensions between India and Pakistan over the deadly Pahalgam terror attack. The meeting came less than 24 hours after Navy Chief Admiral […]
NCW comes out in support of Pahalgam attack victim’s wife over her online trolling
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has extended its support to Himanshi Narwal, wife of Lieutenant Vinay Narwal who was among those killed in a recent terror attack in Pahalgam, saying it is not right to troll a woman on the basis of her ideological expression or personal life. Himanshi Narwal had asked […]
Pakistani troops violate ceasefire along LoC in J-K for 10th day
Jammu: Pakistani troops continued unprovoked small arms firing in different sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, prompting effective retaliation by the Indian army, officials said on Sunday. The ceasefire violation by Pakistan was reported from eight places spread across five districts in the Union Territory during the intervening night of […]
Dismissed trooper appeals for justice, says married Pak cousin after getting nod from CRPF
Jammu: A day after being dismissed from service for allegedly concealing his marriage with a Pakistani woman, CRPF trooper Munir Ahmed on Sunday said he married his cousin nearly a month after getting permission from the force’s headquarters last year. Addressing a press conference here, Ahmed, a resident of Jammu’s Gharotra area, said their marriage […]
Pahalgam attack: Pakistan shuts ports for Indian ships after New Delhi bans imports from Islamabad
Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistan has banned Indian-flagged ships from entering its ports with immediate effect after New Delhi imposed fresh punitive measures, including a ban on the import of goods and entry of Pakistani vessels into its ports, against Islamabad amid heightened tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack. India on Saturday imposed a ban on the […]
Man’s body found in Kulgam; Mehbooba, Ruhullah call for probe into allegations of ‘foul play’
Srinagar: Residents of a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district found the body of a 22-year-old man on Sunday amid allegations that the deceased was picked by security forces for questioning in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, officials said. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, National Conference Lok Sabha member Aga Ruhullah Mehdi and […]
Committed to take ‘firm and decisive’ action against terrorists, their backers: PM
New Delhi: Terrorism is the “biggest threat” to humanity and India is committed to take “firm and decisive” action against the terrorists and their backers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, against the backdrop of escalating tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad over the horrific Pahalgam terror attack. He made these remarks after holding […]
CM Omar calls on PM Modi, discusses situation in JK
New Delhi: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and discussed various issues, including last week’s terror attack in Pahalgam, officials said. The meeting at the prime minister’s residence lasted around 30 minutes, they said. This is the first meeting between the two leaders since the April 22 terror attack […]
Punitive action against Pakistan: India bans imports and Pak ships entry
Suspends postal services after terror attack New Delhi: India on Saturday imposed a ban on the import of goods originating from or passing through Pakistan, halted the exchange of mail and parcels, and prohibited the entry of Pakistani ships at Indian ports in fresh punitive measures against Islamabad in view of the cross border linkages […]
2024 Srinagar grenade attack: NIA chargesheets three accused, linked with banned ISIS terrorist outfit
New Delhi: The NIA has chargesheeted three accused, linked with the banned “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK)” terrorist group, for their involvement in the 2024 Srinagar market grenade attack which killed one woman and left several other civilians injured, an official statement said on Saturday. In its chargesheet […]