JAMMU — Police on Saturday stopped PDP president Mehbooba Mufti from meeting the families of three people found dead a day after being picked up for questioning by the Army following a militant attack in Poonch last week, her colleagues said. On December 21, four soldiers were killed and three others injured in an ambush […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said he had no expectations from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Jammu and Kashmir visit but hoped that incidents like the civilian deaths in Poonch will not be repeated. “I have no expectations from his visit. Can he bring back the dead? Does he have that power? […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said shunting out army officers will not address the Poonch civilian deaths case and called for an investigation to find out why innocent people were “tortured” to death. Three civilians were found dead a after they were picked up by the Army for questioning following a […]
PULWAMA [Mudasir Maqbool] (KIMS) — In a noteworthy development, the BJP experienced a massive turnout as prominent youth activist Arshid Bhat, founder of Awam Ki Awaaz, along with hundreds of supporters, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of General Secretary (Org) Shri Ashok Koul, Waqf Board Chairperson, and Minister of State Dr. […]
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday said that the militancy is alive in Jammu and Kashmir and it cannot be finished by the use of military or police. He urged the Centre to find ways to address the root cause of the menace. The former chief minister said the common people […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Vikar Rasool Wani Saturday alleged the BJP was misleading the public by claiming that normalcy has returned in the Union Territory even as frequent militant attacks continue to kill people and security personnel. He asked the government to take more effective steps to check the rise of militant […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Ghulam Ahmad Mir has been appointed as the General Secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC) and Incharge of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Mir thanked party’s top leadership including Chairman Smt. Sonia Gandhi and President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge for appointing him as General Secretary of All India Congress Committee. Mir in a […]
NEW DELHI — The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) floor leaders will hold a march from the main gate of the old Parliament building to the Vijay Chowk on Thursday against the suspension of 143 MPs for the remainder of winter session. According to the Congress leaders, the INDIA bloc floor leaders will first […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti said that her party will continue struggle for the restoration of special status of Jammu and Kashmir. In response to the Supreme Court’s decision on December 11, upholding the Centre’s move to revoke Article 370, which granted special status to the erstwhile state, Mufti said that […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Manpreet Singh Mani, Joint Secretary of All India Youth Congress, visited the Aripal area in Tral today. During the visit, he met with local residents and assured them of his commitment to address their issues. He visited Block Development Office (BDO) Aripal and raised grievances of the people. He alleged that there […]