NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Tuesday review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir which has witnessed a few terror incidents in the recent past, sources said. Shah is expected to discuss the status of the zero-tolerance policy against terrorism and the ongoing operations against terrorists, they said. The review […]
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Inter-ministerial team arrives in Jammu today to probe Rajouri mysterious deaths
JAMMU — The inter-ministerial team of experts constituted under orders of Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive here on Sunday to visit Budhal village of Rajouri district to probe ‘mysterious deaths’. The Union Home Minister ordered the constitution of an inter-ministerial team comprising experts from the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, Agriculture Ministry, […]
J&K determined to wipe-out drug syndicate, narco-terror nexus: LG Sinha
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir is determined to completely dismantle drug syndicate and narco-terror nexus, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday. Participating virtually from Jammu in the regional conference on ‘Drug trafficking and national security’ chaired by home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, Sinha said in 2024 significant improvements were recorded over previous […]
Amit Shah, Dharmendra Pradhan to launch book documenting story of J&K, Ladakh
NEW DELHI — Union ministers Amit Shah and Dharmendra Pradhan will on Thursday launch a book titled “Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages”, according to education ministry officials. “The book attempts to document the story of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh from a perspective and format that enables an overview for both the subject […]
Amit Shah doesn’t deserve to continue as home minister: Ghulam Ahmad Mir
SRINAGAR — The Congress on Tuesday said Amit Shah does not deserve to continue as the home minister of the country and should either resign or be sacked for his “hatred” towards the Constitution and its chief architect Bhimrao Ambedkar. “The whole country, the Congress party and the INDI alliance are together demanding that Amit […]
Goal of terror-free J&K to be achieved soon: Home Minister Amit Shah
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday expressed confidence that the goal of achieving a “terror-free Jammu and Kashmir” will soon be realised and instructed security agencies to ensure complete dominance over terrorism in the region. During a high-level meeting at the Home Ministry to assess the security situation in the Union […]
Omar Abdullah meets Amit Shah, seeks timeline for early statehood restoration
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah here to discuss a range of key issues, including the early restoration of statehood, officials said. This is Abdullah’s second meeting with the Union minister after taking over as the first chief minister of the Union […]
Amit Shah to chair high-level security meeting on J&K on December 19
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to chair a high-level security meeting in the national capital on December 19, official sources said on Saturday. The officials, privy to the development, told ANI that the meeting will primarily focus on critical security issues, with a special emphasis on the situation in Jammu […]
Omar Abdullah vows to take up restoring statehood to J&K with PM, HM soon
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said he will take up with the issue of restoring statehood to J&K with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. “The prime minister and the home minister were busy with elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. But now that they have time, […]
CM Omar Abdullah meets Home Minister Amit Shah, discusses statehood issue
NEW DELHI — The newly elected chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday and discussed issues related to the Union Territory including early restoration of statehood. On his first visit to the national capital after assuming office last week, Abdullah spent nearly 30 minutes with the […]