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 […]
SRINAGAR — The barbaric attack on innocent tourists in Pahalgam has awakened the people of Kashmir, who will no longer tolerate violence, Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone said on Monday. Speaking on a resolution passed by the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to condemn the April 22 terror attack that claimed the lives of 26 […]
SRINAGAR — Government today closed 48 tourist destinations for tourists across Kashmir out of 87 destinations while the number of arrivals at Srinagar airport witness steep decline and raids on suspected houses continued for the second week. According to the report, the destinations which have been closed are: Yousmarg, Tousimaidan, Doodpathri, Aharbal, Kousarnag, Bangus, Kariwan […]
NEW DELHI — A 24-year-old woman from Jammu and Kashmir was allegedly molested outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University Gate 8 in Delhi, according to police officials. The incident was reported to the Jamia Nagar Police Station after a call was received about a man misbehaving with a girl near the university’s gate. “It is […]
JAMMU — Congress general secretary Gulam Ahmed Mir on Monday strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack, denouncing it as inhumane and barbaric, and said the party supports the government’s initiatives aimed at safeguarding the country and restoring peace and normalcy. Mir, the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Jammu and Kashmir, highlighted the […]
JAMMU — The unprecedented and spontaneous public outrage in Jammu and Kashmir over the Pahalgam terror attack has offered a glimmer of hope that terrorism may see its end soon with people’s help, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday. While assuring that his government would work to strengthen people’s crusade against the menace of […]
NEW DELHI — Amid demolition of houses of alleged terrorists in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sagarika Ghose on Monday said after “bulldozer justice” in Uttar Pradesh, which was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court, “bomb justice” is being witnessed in Jammu and Kashmir. In a post on X, Ghose […]
BANDIPORA — Pakistani wives of ex-militants rehabilitated here have asserted they would rather die than return to their old country. The Pakistani women, who had come to Kashmir under the 2010 rehabilitation policy for former ultras, have pleaded the government to allow them to stay or send them in “body bags.” Alyza Rafiq, married to […]
JAMMU — Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir has questioned the Centre’s motive behind the abrogation of Article 370, stating that the decision was more of a political move rather than an attempt to eliminate militancy in the region of Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly during a special session to address […]