Rajouri/Jammu: Police in Rajouri district have started a programme to enhance weapon handling and firing skills of members of Village Defence Committees, which were established in various regions of Jammu and Kashmir in the early 2000s to combat militants. Several training camps were conducted across the district on Sunday, officials said. To further develop weapon […]
Srinagar: PDP president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has been issued a regular passport with a validity of 10 years, after more than three years of legal battle. Authorities had declined to renew Mehbooba’s passport since 2019 citing “adverse” police report, after which she moved the Delhi High Court. The high […]
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said holding the G20 event in Kashmir will not benefit tourism in the Valley till India and Pakistan resolve the “future” of the Union Territory through dialogue. He also said Jammu and Kashmir was suffering heavy losses because of the lack of an elected government. “The question […]
Srinagar: Pakistan is using a mix of social media, local influencers and narcotics to radicalise the Kashmir youth to pick up the gun but Army has launched various people-friendly initiatives to counter the propaganda of the inimical elements, a senior army officer has said. General Officer Commanding of Army’s 15 Corps Lieutenant General ADS Aujla […]
Says Active Militants In Valley At Its Lowest In Last 34 Years Srinagar: The situation in Kashmir has improved vastly over the last few years but the time is not ripe yet for the army to go back to the barracks, a senior officer said here. The number of active militants in the valley is […]
Srinagar: The apprehensions about the influx of Taliban fighters into Kashmir after the fall of Kabul in 2021 did not materialise and no Afghani Taliban has infiltrated into the valley, a senior Army officer has said here. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Chinar Corps Lieutenant General A D S Aujla also said that due to […]
Stanford (California): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has asserted that India cannot be pushed around by China as he underlined that the relationship between the two neighbours is going to be “tough” and not an easy one. Gandhi, who is in the US for a three-city US tour, made the remarks on Wednesday night in response […]
New Delhi; The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to JKLF leader Yasin Malik, who is presently serving a life term, on a plea by the National Investigation Agency seeking death penalty for him in a militant funding case. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh also issued warrants for production […]
Sajad Lone Says NIA Plea ‘Dangerous’ Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday called for a review of JKLF chief Yasin Malik’s case, while People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone termed NIA’s plea seeking death penalty for the separatist leader as “dangerous”. However, Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari said deterrent measures should […]
Says Anjuman organising training for Hajj pilgrims on May 30 Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar has expressed strong resentment against the continuous “illegal and arbitrary detention” of its head Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq who has been under house arrest for nearly four years. In a statement, the Auqaf said that today is […]