SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday carried out searches at more than 30 locations in the city here as part of a clampdown on the terror ecosystem in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack that left 26 people dead. Since the April 22 attack, searches of residences of more than 100 terrorists, […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday appealed to all tourists, visitors and local people who might have any more information, photographs or videos relating to the Pahalgam terror attack to immediately contact it. The probe agency has already taken possession of a sizable number of photographs and videos showing various aspects […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR — The Centre, “at the highest level”, wants to ensure that the Pahalgam terror attack does not derail the process of governance and development in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday. Addressing a review meeting with top officials at the Civil Secretariat, he acknowledged the adverse impact of recent incidents […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking safety of tourists in remote hilly areas of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the recent Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people lost their lives. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh pulled up advocate Vishal Tiwari for filing […]
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 […]
JAMMU — “I am born to serve the Jammu and Kashmir Police and my country, India,” 45-year-old policeman Iftkhar Ali said on Saturday, just days after he and his eight siblings narrowly escaped deportation to Pakistan, a fate averted only through the timely intervention of the high court. For Ali, who hails from Mendhar sub-division […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday lauded Pahalgam terror attack victim Lt Vinay Narwal’s widow Himanshi for her appeal for communal harmony, saying the country should draw inspiration from her. Mentioning Himanshi Narwal’s “don’t want people going after Muslims and Kashmiris” comment, Mehbooba sought to corner National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah for his […]
ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday urged brotherly countries, including Saudi Arabia, to impress upon India to de-escalate and defuse tensions heightened after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. Sharif separately met Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliky, UAE Ambassador Hamad Obaid Al-Zaabi and Kuwait Ambassador Nasser Abdulrahman Jasser in Islamabad when […]
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Friday urged the Centre to act with firmness in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack to penalise Pakistan for its continued export of terror, and pressed for time-bound accountability into the “serious lapses” in security and intelligence in one of the most heavily-guarded regions of the country. The […]