JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reviewed the progress of various national highway projects here and said that there should be no unwarranted or procedural gaps. A dozen major highway corridors and one expressway, spanning over 1,800 kilometres, are currently in various stages of execution in the Union Territory. These […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday said the assault on Kashmiri shawl vendors in Uttarakhand’s Mussoorie after police refused to guarantee their safety was very disturbing. “The physical and verbal assault on Kashmiri shawl vendors in Mussoorie, who had to flee when police refused to guarantee their safety, is very disturbing. […]
LAHORE — Pakistan’s incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday termed the Pahalgam terror attack “deeply disturbing and tragic” while saying that India needs to act responsibly. “Loss of human life in Pahalgam incident is deeply disturbing and tragic. I extend my deepest condolences to the victims and their families,” Khan said on his […]
JAMMU — National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday voiced strong support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid rising tensions with Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam attack. Calling for national unity and cautioning Islamabad against further provocations, Abdullah said, “We have given our full support to the prime minister. After that, we should […]
SRINAGAR — The father of the zip line operator, who is being questioned by investigating agencies for chanting “Allahu Akbar” during the Pahalgam attack, said too much was being read into his son’s use of the invocation, which is frequently uttered by Muslims in most situations. A tourist from Ahmedabad who was on the zip […]
DEHRADUN — A video went viral on the social media here on Tuesday in which two Kashmiri shawl vendors in Mussoorie can be seen being slapped by a group of local men and forced to shut their shop. In the video, they were seen being abused and slapped repeatedly by a group of three persons […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday have set the ball rolling for the deportation of 60 Pakistanis, one of them the mother of Shaurya Chakra awardee who was killed in a terror attack, officials said. They were all collected from various districts and taken in buses to Punjab, where they will be […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday attached immovable property of a designated terrorist under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in Sopore area of Baramulla district. The property belonging to Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo, son of Abdul Khaliq Kandoo, resident of Kralteng, Sopore — a designated terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and […]
AHMEDABAD — A tourist from Ahmedabad who was on a zipline ride at Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam inadvertently captured on video the terror attack in which 26 people lost their lives last week. In the video, which has gone viral on social media, Rishi Bhatt is seen enjoying the ride even as the attack unfolded […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said “divisive forces” spreading “communal hate” on social media in the aftermath of Pahalgam attack must be identified and dealt with firmly to maintain peace and harmony. The former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir said she has received distress calls from Kashmiri […]