SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police have registered a case after a marriage hall in Khanmoh area of Srinagar outskirts was allegedly trespassed on 2 June to hold People’s Democratic Party (PDP) workers’ meeting, which was attended by District Youth President Srinagar Zuhaib Yusuf Mir. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that a complaint […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said that militants are resorting to attacks on innocent civilians to provoke security forces so that they will do something in desperation. “The attack on innocent civilians in Kashmir is the result of sheer desperation. They are not even sparing girls and women now. It is their […]
DOHA — Qatar, Iran and Kuwait on Sunday summoned India’s Ambassadors and the key Gulf nations expressed their strong protest and condemnation of the controversial remarks of a BJP leader against Prophet Mohammed. Seeking to defuse a diplomatic row, spokespersons of the Indian Embassy in Qatar and Kuwait said that the Ambassadors “conveyed that the […]
NEW DELHI — Several middle eastern countries including Saudia Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain have called out for a boycott of Indian products from their superstores on social media. The outrage comes after Bharatiya Janta Pary (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma allegedly made some objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammed during a panel discussion on an Indian news […]
SRINAGAR — NC vice-president Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the BJP “suddenly waking up” to denounce the insult of any religious personality has nothing to do with having “offended” the sentiments of Muslims in the country but is aimed at an international audience. The National Conference leader’s remarks came after the BJP, seeking to defuse […]
NEW DELHI — The BJP on Sunday suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled its Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal for their alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad, as it sought to defuse the row over the issue. Amid protests by Muslim groups over the remarks, the party also issued a statement aimed […]
SRINAGAR — The shell-shocked nine-year-old daughter of police constable Saifullah Qadiri often breaks down as she remembers her father and is overcome with regret for asking him to accompany her for tuition classes on May 24, the day he was gunned down by militants. A student of class 3, Syed Safa Qadiri’s world came crashing […]
SRINAGAR — Is the Centre too fragile to withstand a peaceful protest by mainstream political parties in Kashmir, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti asked on Sunday. Her remarks came after reports that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address a rally against the Centre in the national capital over killings in Kashmir. Mufti said it is […]
QAZIGUND — In a shocking incident, an infant was found dead in a Nallah in Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday, officials said. An official said that the body of baby was found near a bridge in Nallah Yathvathur at Manigam area of Qazigund today afternoon. “The body was fished out and […]
JAMMU — A Hizbul Mujahideen militant, who had been active for the last six years, was arrested in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Sunday. Talib Hussain, a resident of Rashgwari in Nagseni tehsil, was arrested in a joint operation by police, Rashtriya Rifles and the CRPF, the police official said. […]