Washington: (PTI) India’s ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, has briefed lawmakers on the situation in Kashmir and the steps taken by the government to maintain peace after Jammu and Kashmir’s special status was revoked in August. The briefing held on Wednesday, the first such by the top Indian diplomat here for members of […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to place before it the administrative orders imposing communication and other restrictions in the state following the abrogation of provisions of Article 370. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana questioned Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the administration, as to […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the J&K government as to why it has not filed a reply on a plea by the wife of a Malaysia-based NRI businessman, Mubeen Ahmad Shah, challenging his detention following abrogation of provisions of Article 370. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana observed that the […]
Srinagar: Women protestors, including National Conference President Farooq Abdullah’s sister and daughter, who were arrested on Tuesday after they took out a protest march, were released on bail by a court here on Wednesday evening, officials said. Abdullah’s sister Suraiya, his daughter Safiya and 11 other women furnished a personal bond of Rs 10,000 and […]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of diplomatic engagement with India after New Delhi revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a press conference here, Qureshi said Pakistan was not against meetings with India but time was not proper for it. Tension between India and Pakistan […]
Aligarh (UP): Kashmiri students in AMU on Wednesday said they will boycott the annual Sir Syed Day celebrations, including a traditional dinner on Thursday, to express their anguish over the situation in the valley following the revocation of the state’s special status. There are about 1,300 Kashmiri students studying in the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) […]
Chandrapur: Senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Tuesday said political leaders under house arrest in Kashmir will be released if they cooperate with the administration for maintaining peace. Speaking to reporters in the east Maharashtra city before addressing a campaign rally for the party candidate, Hussain pointed out that (post-paid) mobile services have already become […]
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia to protest over alleged ceasefire violations by Indian troops along the Line of Control (LoC) that killed three civilians. The Foreign Office said that Director-General (South Asia and SAARC) Mohammad Faisal summoned Ahluwalia and condemned the ceasefire violations by the Indian troops in Nezapir […]
New Delhi:The GoI and the J&K administration have “suppressed” from the Supreme Court the relevant orders and notifications related to communications shutdown and internet blockade in the valley, a senior journalist has alleged. Executive Editor of Kashmir Times Anuradha Bhasin, who has filed a petition in the apex court on the restrictions imposed by the […]
Jammu: (PTI) A 24-year-old woman was killed on Tuesday in heavy shelling by the Pakistan Army, targeting villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. Shameema Akhtar, a resident of Noona-Bandi, was killed in the Pakistani shelling in the Shahpur sector, Poonch District Development Commissioner Rahul Yadav told […]