Troops alert along LoC in wake of PaK march, no breach reported

Troops alert along LoC in wake of PaK march, no breach reported

Jammu:  The Army on Friday said there were no reports of any attempt to breach the LoC or any Pakistan military-backed march by locals from Pakistan-administered Kashmir to the de-facto border on Friday. The Army, however, is fully prepared to deal with any eventuality and foil any such march along the Line of Control in […]

Imran Khan warns PaK residents against crossing LoC

Imran Khan warns PaK residents against crossing LoC

Islamabad:  Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday asked the residents of Pakistan administered Kashmir not to cross the Line of Control to extend humanitarian aid to the Kashmiri people after India removed the special status of the state two months back. “I understand the anguish of the Kashmiris seeing their fellow Kashmiris in Jammu […]

NC delegation from Jammu granted permission to meet Abdullahs on Sunday

NC delegation from Jammu granted permission to meet Abdullahs on Sunday

Srinagar:  A delegation of National Conference from Jammu province has been granted permission by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to meet party president Farooq Abdullah and vice president Omar Abdullah, who are currently under detention, here on Sunday. “The delegation led by provincial president Devender Singh Rana and comprising former party legislators will fly from […]

Leaders under house arrest will be released soon: Madhav

Hyderabad:  Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav on Friday said leaders who are currently under house arrest in Jammu and Kashmir will be released soon and they can resume their “normal” political activity. Speaking at ‘Jana Jagaran Sabha’ on abrogation of Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP general secretary said […]

Entire neighbourhood ‘minus one’ has been a good story: Jaishankar

New Delhi:In an obvious reference to Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India’s entire neighbourhood “minus one” has been a “fairly good story” for regional cooperation. The abrogation of Article 370 provisions did come up for discussion in his meetings during the recent US visit, Jaishankar added at a session of the […]

Taliban meet US peace envoy first time since ‘dead’ deal

Kabul: The Taliban met US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Pakistan capital for the first time since President Donald Trump declared a seemingly imminent peace deal to end Afghanistan’s 18-year war ‘dead’ a month ago, a Taliban official said early Saturday. He offered few details of Friday’s meeting between Khalilzad and the Taliban delegation […]

Normal life remains affected in Kashmir

Normal life remains affected in Kashmir

Srinagar:  Normal life remained affected in Kashmir for the 61st consecutive day on Friday as main markets were shut and public transport was off the roads, officials said. Few shops in some areas of the city here were open from 7:30 to 11:00 am, but downed their shutters afterwards, the officials said. However, there were […]

Hajj applications to be filed online now

Process to open Oct 10 for next year

New Delhi: The filing of applications for next year’s Haj pilgrimage will be completely digital and the process will start from October 10, Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi announced on Friday. He also said there will be 22 embarkation points in 2020. “The new embarkation point to be opened for Haj next year will […]

Action against officers for chopper downing in Kashmir: IAF chief

New Delhi: Air Chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on Friday described as a “big mistake” the IAF shooting down its helicopter in Kashmir on February 27, when Indian and Pakistani forces were engaged in a dogfight, and said disciplinary action is being taken against officers held responsible for the incident. A surface-to-air missile of the […]

NIA files supplementary charge sheet against Yasin Malik

Rashid, Asiya, Alam also named

NIA files supplementary charge sheet against Yasin Malik

New Delhi: NIA Friday filed supplementary charge sheet before a Delhi court against JKLF chief Yasin Malik and others in 2017 militant funding case. Separatists Asiya Andrabi, Shabir Shah, Masarat Alam Bhat have also been named as accused in the charge sheet. Former J&K MLA Rashid Engineer has also been named in the charge sheet, […]