SRINAGAR — Two soldiers died and two others were injured when their vehicle fell into a gorge near the Line of Control in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The Army vehicle they were travelling in rolled down into a gorge at Reyala Murchana Road in Teetwal area of Karnah, they […]
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India’s response to Pahalgam attack should be effective: Asaduddin Owaisi
SRINAGAR — AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday called for an effective response from India to last month’s “barbaric and cowardly” terror attack in Pahalgam. The Hyderabad MP also sought an inquiry into the death of a Kulgam man, who was allegedly picked up by security forces for questioning in the aftermath of the April […]
PM Modi cancelled Kashmir visit after receiving intelligence report on terror attack, alleges Kharge
RANCHI — Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had cancelled his Kashmir visit after “receiving an intelligence report three days before” the Pahalgam terror attack last month. Noting that during an all-party meeting, the Centre accepted “intelligence failure” in the Pahalgam carnage, Kharge said the union government should be […]
Ensure innocent people are not harassed during action against terror, Mehbooba Mufti asks Amit Shah
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday asked Home Minister Amit Shah to ensure that innocent people are not harassed as the government goes after the terror ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir. “Kashmiris have shown that they are not with bloodshed and they share the grief of the nation. My appeal to the home […]
“Kashmiris are open-hearted; pakad-dhakad by Police or Army should be stopped”: Mehbooba Mufti
PAHALGAM — Asserting that Kashmiris are open-hearted and people of the country should trust them, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday met locals of Pahalgam and said that ‘pakad-dhakad’ (summoning for questioning by security agencies) by the Police or the Army should be stopped. Speaking to ANI, Mufti said that following the […]
Woman dies after being sexually assaulted in Srinagar; four arrested
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least four persons have been arrested for sexually assaulting a woman in the Nishat area of Srinagar, police said on Sunday. In a statement, police said, “A woman, originally from Reasi district and presently residing in Nishat, was sexually assaulted by some individuals near Water Works Road in Nishat. She sustained […]
Mehbooba calls for investigation after youth’s body found in Kulgam
SRINAGAR — Residents of a village in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir recovered the body of a youth on Sunday amid allegations that the deceased was picked by security forces for questioning in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said there were serious allegations of foul play in the […]
Congress will back any action by Centre on Pahalgam terror attack: Priyanka Gandhi
WAYANAD, KERALA — Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday said her party would fully support any action the central government takes in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam, in which 26 people were killed. She noted that the Congress Working Committee (CWC) has already passed a resolution affirming this stand. Speaking during her two-day […]
First batch of Haj pilgrims from J&K departed for Saudi Arabia
SRINAGAR — The first batch of Haj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir departed for Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The batch, which comprised 178 pilgrims, was seen off by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at Srinagar airport. The LG interacted with the pilgrims and extended the pilgrims his best wishes. “I extend […]
First flight of Hajj pilgrims from J&K to leave for Saudi Arabia today
SRINAGAR — The first batch of this year’s Hajj pilgrims left the Hajj house on Sunday for the Srinagar international airport to board the special flight for Saudi Arabia. This year, over 3600 pilgrims will leave Jammu and Kashmir to perform the holiest Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj. The first batch of 178 pilgrims, comprising 96 […]