THIRUVANANTHAPURAM — CPI(M)’s Rajya Sabha MP A A Rahim on Saturday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking his urgent intervention to protect Kashmiri students and traders allegedly facing threats in various states of the country. Rahim, in his letter, claimed that in the wake of the April 22 terrorist attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam […]
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Mehbooba urges Amit Shah to ensure safety of Kashmiris residing in other parts of country
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday asked Union Home Minister Amit Shah to ensure safety of Kashmiris residing in other parts of the country in view of threats issued by right wing elements following the Pahalgam terror attack. In a post on X, the former chief minister said she spoke with Shah to […]
Pahalgam attack: Amit Shah rushing to Srinagar; vows to hunt down perpetrators
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday vowed to come down heavily on the perpetrators of the terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam and said he was heading to Srinagar where he would review the security situation will all agencies. Shah said he has briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]
Amit Shah reviews development projects, security scenario in J&K
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister chaired two meetings here on Tuesday to review ongoing development projects and the prevailing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Shah, who concluded his three-day visit to the Union Territory, chaired the development review meeting at Raj Bhawan here, officials said. They said Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar […]
Terrorism curbed but not completely eliminated in J&K: Amit Shah
JAMMU — Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has been curbed but “our mission is still not accomplished” as the scourge has not been completely eliminated, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday after meeting the families of 10 police personnel and an engineer who lost their lives in various terror attacks over the past […]
Amit Shah meets family of Kirti Chakra awardee DSP Humayun Bhat
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met wife and 20-month-old son of Kirti Chakra awardee Humayun Muzammil Bhat, the deputy superintendent of police who died while battling terrorists in 2023. The meeting with Fathima and her son Ashar at Raj Bhawan here was a courtesy call by the home minister to the […]
Amit Shah hands over job offer letters to kin of 10 martyred policemen, engineer
JAMMU — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met the families of 10 police personnel and an engineer who lost their lives in various terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir over the past year and handed over job appointment letters to the next of kin, officials said. The minister, who is on a three-day […]
Amit Shah visits forward post along International Border in Kathua
JAMMU — Union Home Minister Amit Shah, currently on a three-day tour of Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday, visited a forward post of BSF along the India-Pakistan border in Kathua district, where a massive operation against Pakistani terrorists is underway for the past fortnight, officials said. Shah flew in a helicopter to the Hiranagar sector […]
Security beefed in Kashmir ahead of Amit Shah’s visit
SRINAGAR — Security was beefed up across Kashmir on Monday ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s arrival later in the day, officials said here. Shah, who is currently in Jammu, is on a two-day visit to the Union Territory to review security measures. He is scheduled to visit the house of deceased police officer […]
Amit Shah holds meeting with BJP MLAs, office-bearers in Jammu
JAMMU — Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who reached Jammu on Sunday to commence his three-day Jammu and Kashmir tour, held a closed-door meeting with BJP MLAs and office-bearers. This is Shah’s first visit to the Union Territory after the formation of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led National Conference government in October. The visit also […]