JAMMU — The BJP’s “mishandling” of the situation led to the revival of militancy in otherwise peaceful Jammu, NC vice president Omar Abdullah alleged on Tuesday. The National Conference (NC) along with its coalition partner Congress will ensure to make the region free once again from militancy after forming the next government in Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday asserted that only her party advocates the resolution of Kashmir issue and speaks about the youths “languishing in jails”. She targeted jailed Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid’s Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), saying a person in jail is contesting elections, while a poor person’s family is […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC) chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday said that the ‘Azadi’ sentiments in Jammu and Kashmir are not over and have “gone underground,” adding that as Kashmiris, they can feel it. In an exclusive interview with ANI, when asked, is the Azadi concept over?, the JKPC chairperson […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi court on Tuesday granted interim bail till October 2 to Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid in a militant funding case. Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, defeated former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Baramulla. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh granted the […]
SRINAGAR — Umer Farooq, the Mirwaiz of Kashmir and head of the Mutahida Majlis-E-Ulema, has expressed grave concern over the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, saying they threatened the interests of the Muslim community and violated fundamental rights. In a two-page correspondence to Jagdambika Pal, who chairs the joint committee of Parliament examining the […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Inspector General of Police V K Birdi Tuesday directed security forces to take proactive measures and maintain close vigil on anti-national elements ahead of the first phase of the assembly polls on September 18 to ensure smooth and peaceful elections in the Valley. The police chief of Kashmir chaired a security and […]
BUDGAM — The body of a minor boy was found under mysterious conditions at Kechwari area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district while the family has alleged murder. Official sources told the news agency Kashmir News Observer, that during the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday, a minor boy was found dead under mysterious conditions with some marks […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police arrested Monday several top leaders from former imprisoned Prime Minister Imran Khan’s opposition party, a day after some people clashed with the police a mile from a protest calling for his release. Among the detainees, accused of inciting violence, was the president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, Gohar Khan, who is […]
JAMMU — Counter infiltration measures have been put in place along the borders to ensure that militants don’t infiltrate and disturb the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, a top BSF officer said on Tuesday. Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF), Jammu frontier, D K Boora was speaking to reporters in Bhaderwah area of […]
SRINAGAR — The 2011 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru’s elder brother Ajaz Ahmad Guru will contest the assembly elections as an independent from the Sopore assembly segment. Ajaz Guru, who took voluntary retirement from the animal husbandry department in 2014, is currently working as a contractor and will submit his form either on Tuesday or […]