Apni Party leader from Jammu quits outfit

Jammu:In a major setback to the Apni Party, one of its co-founders and general secretary from Jammu, Vikram Malhotra on Wednesday resigned from the party, citing “lack of any coherent policy or programme for the future”. Malhotra also claimed that the Apni Party has become a “reflection of the National Conference and PDP , particularly […]

Kashmiri Pandits return to streets in protest

Kashmiri Pandits return to streets in protest

Srinagar: Kashmiri Pandits employed under the PM package hit the streets at various places in the Valley on Tuesday to protest the killing of a woman teacher by terrorists in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. Rajni Bala (36), who belonged to Samba district and was posted at a government school in Gopalpora, was shot […]

Pandit employees threaten mass migration

Pandit employees threaten mass migration

Srinagar: Kashmiri Pandits, employed under the PM package, on Tuesday threatened to undertake mass migration from the valley if the government did not relocate them to safe places within next 24 hours as employees from the community hit the streets at various places to protest against the killing of a lady teacher by terrorists in […]

Will give ‘unforgettable response’: LG

Will give ‘unforgettable response’: LG

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday condemned the killing of a Hindu woman teacher by terrorists inside a government school in Kulgam, saying the assailants will be given an “unforgettable response”. The killing of Rajni Bala (36), who belonged to Samba district but was posted in Gopalpora, Kulgam, is the second killing of a […]

Terrorism will not end in one day: Jaishankar

Terrorism will not end in one day: Jaishankar

Ahmedabad: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said terrorism will not end in one day and expressed confidence in winning the ongoing battle against extremism. Responding to a question from reporters in Gujarat’s Vadodara city about the targeted killing of a teacher by militants in Kashmir’s Kulgam district, Jaishankar said the Centre is confident […]

Panthers Party founder Bhim Singh passes away in Jammu

Panthers Party founder Bhim Singh passes away in Jammu

Jammu: Founder of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party Prof Bhim Singh passed away in Jammu on Tuesday after being unwell for about a month. He was 81. The former legislator hailed from Udhampur district’s Bhugterian village. He has left behind his wife Jai Mala and son Ankit Love, who lives in London. Singh breathed […]

CPWD engineers protest ‘illegal detention’ of two colleagues

CPWD engineers protest ‘illegal detention’ of two colleagues

New Delhi: Members of the CPWD Engineers Association on Tuesday staged a protest outside Nirman Bhawan here over the illegal detention of two colleagues in Ramban district by Jammu and Kashmir Police on directions of Amarnath Shrine Board CEO Nitishwar Kumar. A heavy police deployment was made at the protest site. Later, the Central Public […]

Online booking of chopper service for yatra, HC told

Online booking of chopper service for yatra, HC told

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court was informed on Tuesday that the Amarnathji Shrine Board has decided to do sale of tickets of helicopter services from Jammu and Kashmir online for the yatra. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Datta disposed of a plea seeking direction to the board to […]

Imran’s supporters carrying automatic weapons, says Pak defence minister

Imran’s supporters carrying automatic weapons, says Pak defence minister

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that protesters in the Azadi March were carrying not only guns but also automatic weapons on the orders of ousted prime minister Imran Khan. Khan led his thousands of supporters of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party to Islamabad last Wednesday in a protest and had planned to stage […]