SRINAGAR — National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah Wednesday said hoping for the restoration of Article 370 from the very people who snatched it would be “foolish,” but his party would keep the issue alive and continue to raise it. “Our political stand will not change. We have never said that we will remain silent […]
SRINAGAR — After J&K National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah announced that party Vice President Omar Abdullah would be the next Chief Minister, the newly-elected MLA Omar said on Wednesday that the decision ultimately lies with legislators and the alliance. “I am very grateful for the confidence that he (Farooq Abdullah) has reposed in me. But […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest in the federal capital caused damages worth Rs240 million to private and public property, a report has revealed. The Islamabad Inspector General’s office has submitted the report to the Islamabad chief commissioner, following the violent protests that took place in the capital over the weekend. The main opposition party’s […]
SRINAGAR — The body of a Territorial Army Soldier who went missing on Tuesday evening from forest area of Kokernag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has been recovered. A top Police officer told GNS that this morning a massive Search Operation was launched by police and army after an Territorial Army soldier went missing yesterday, […]
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed gratitude to the people of Jammu and Kashmir after BJP secured the highest ever vote percentage in assembly polls in the valley. BJP won 29 seats in Jammu and Kashmir elections surpassing its previous highest tally of 25 seats in the 2014 election. As per Election […]
SRINAGAR — After a resounding victory in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, National Conference Vice President and newly-elected MLA Omar Abdullah, on Wednesday expressed gratitude to the voters of the union territory saying that voters have performed their duty, now their responsibility begins. “I am very thankful to the voters of J&K that they utilised […]
JAMMU — A 31-year-old Pakistani intruder was arrested by Border Security Force (BSF) troops along the International Border here, security officials said on Wednesday. Shahid Imran, a resident of Sargodha in Pakistan’s Punjab, was taken into custody from Makwal after he sneaked into this side from across the border Tuesday evening, the officials said. They […]
MUMBAI — The Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) observatory, the largest imaging Cherenkov telescope in Asia built by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), has been inaugurated at Hanle in Ladakh, giving a boost to scientific research. Located at an altitude of 4,300 metres, it is also the highest of its kind telescope in the […]
NEW YORK — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reaffirmed the organisation’s call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon amid escalating tensions in the Middle East region. “We cannot and will not give up on our calls for an immediate ceasefire both in Gaza and Lebanon, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages, and immediate […]
SRINAGAR — From the 28 Assembly seats in the 2014 elections to three seats in the 2024 polls, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Mehbooba Mufti has been decimated in J&K. Mehbooba Mufti suffered a double jolt in this election. While her party got decimated, her daughter, Iltija Mufti also lost her first election […]