SRINAGAR/JAMMU — The police on Monday carried out raids at dozens of places in Srinagar, Doda and Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir as part of the massive clampdown on terror ecosystem launched after the horrific Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 persons dead. “The searches were conducted in accordance with proper legal procedures in the […]
NEW DELHI — Amid demolition of houses of alleged terrorists in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sagarika Ghose on Monday said after “bulldozer justice” in Uttar Pradesh, which was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court, “bomb justice” is being witnessed in Jammu and Kashmir. In a post on X, Ghose […]
BANDIPORA — Pakistani wives of ex-militants rehabilitated here have asserted they would rather die than return to their old country. The Pakistani women, who had come to Kashmir under the 2010 rehabilitation policy for former ultras, have pleaded the government to allow them to stay or send them in “body bags.” Alyza Rafiq, married to […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Monday expressing shock and anguish over the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and resolved to fight resolutely to defeat the nefarious designs to disturb communal harmony and hinder progress. The resolution, moved by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary during a special session of the […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he will not take advantage of the Pahalgam terror attack to press for restoration of the Union Territory’s statehood. “The security in Jammu and Kashmir is not the responsibility of the UT’s elected government. But I will not use this occasion to seek […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said his government would strengthen people’s crusade against terrorism as it can be defeated only by the cooperation of the public. Abdullah, however, cautioned that the government should avoid any step that will alienate the public. “Militancy or terrorism will finish when people are […]
JAMMU — Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir has questioned the Centre’s motive behind the abrogation of Article 370, stating that the decision was more of a political move rather than an attempt to eliminate militancy in the region of Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly during a special session to address […]
NEW DELHI — A mess worker at the Jamia Millia Islamia Univeristy in the national capital has been detained for allegedly assaulting a Kashmiri woman student on campus, police said on Monday. The alleged assault took place around 9:30 pm on April 27 when a 24-year-old second-year MA student was allegedly assaulted by a 22-year-old […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly moved a resolution on Monday expressing shock and anguish over the barbaric terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people and resolved to fight resolutely in defeating the nefarious designs of disturbing communal harmony and hindering progress. The resolution was moved by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary during […]
NEW DELHI — The government has written a formal letter to the BBC, conveying India’s strong sentiments on its Pahalgam terror attack reportage and terming terrorists ‘militants’, officials said. In a communication to Jackie Martin, BBC’s India Head, the Ministry of External Affairs has conveyed the country’s strong sentiments regarding their reporting on the terror […]