1954: US Envoy in India Cables Washington

“Prime Minister Nehru’s statement in the House of People yesterday that US members of (the) UN observer group in Kashmir can no longer be regarded as neutral and hence their continued presence is improper was featured in eight column headlines in (the) local press today and may be regarded as (the) chief positive Indian step […]

Kejriwal, Modi two sides of same coin: Hurriyat (G)

SRINAGAR:  The Syed Ali Geelani-led Hurriyat Conference Saturday said that Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Admi Party (AAP) was no different than BJP or Congress. “We consider Arvind Kajriwal and Narendra Modi as the two sides of the same coin because both of them favor the illegal and unjust occupation of Kashmir by India,” a statement issued […]

1-day-old baby abandoned near Makhdoom Sahab’s shrine

SRINAGAR: In a fresh case of baby abandoning, the police on Saturday recovered a newly-born female baby near the shrine of Makhdoom Sahab in old city here. Police said it recovered the baby from vicinity of the shrine, which is located atop the Koh-i-Maran mountain in the middle of old Srinagar. The baby, said to […]

Palpora residents hold protests over water logging

Srinagar: Irked at government failure to dewater the area, the residents of New Colony, Palapora, which falls under Eidgah constituency of Srinagar, Saturday staged a protest. Men, women and children carrying black flags, placards and banners assembled at Press Enclave here and staged a protest before police swung into action and detained more than two […]

Jama’at reiterates its claim on Geelani’s house

Srinagar: Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) on Saturday reiterated its claim that the Hyderpora house of its erstwhile leader and Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani actually belongs to it and that the latter is only ‘lifelong custodian’ of the property. JeI amir Mohammad Abdullah Wani said the recent meeting between senior party members and Hurriyat (G) […]

Kashmir shuts over Lolab killings

Kashmir shuts over Lolab killings

Srinagar: Curfew-like restrictions continued for the fourth consecutive day Friday in Kupwara town of north Kashmir, while a complete shutdown was observed in rest of the Valley in response to the call given by Hurriyat Conference (G) over the killing of seven alleged militants in Lolab forests by Army last week. Here in the capital […]

7 policemen killed in Naxal ambush in Ch’garh

Raipur: A Station House Officer (SHO) and six police jawans were Friday killed and two others injured, one of them critically, in a Naxal ambush in Maoist-hit Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, police said. Naxals also torched vehicles of the police personnel and looted their weapons before fleeing the spot, they said. The incident took place […]

Army JCO shoots himself dead

Srinagar: A Junior Commissioned officer (JCO) committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in central Kashmir’s Budgam district late Friday, reports said. JCO, Surinder Singh of 2 Rashtriya Rifles posted at Soibugh Army camp, shot himself with his service rifle, a local news agency GNS quoted sources as saying. “After hearing gunshot his […]

‘Soldier among 5 arrested for stone pelting’

Srinagar: An Army trooper was among five persons arrested by police for stone pelting in Lolab, Kupwara on Friday, a local news agency said. “After Friday prayers, a group of youth was protesting near Radnag village against killing of seven alleged militants in Lalpora (last week). The protesters also hurled stones at forces deployed in […]

Lt Gen PR Kumar to be new Army DGMO

New Delhi: Lt Gen PR Kumar will tomorrow take over as Director General Military Operations (DGMO) from Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, who is retiring on Friday. “Lt Gen Kumar will take over as DGMO tomorrow from Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia who will retire today after a tenure of more than 18 months,” an Army release […]