Vijaypur (Samba) : Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is now being fought effectively, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. “Our security forces including the Jammu and Kashmir Police have been battling terrorism,” Modi told a public rally in Vijaypur ...
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Islamabad : Pakistan’s Foreign Office has rejected objection raised by India over Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s telephone call to Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. The row started after Qureshi called Farooq on Tuesday and spoke about Islamabad’s efforts to ...
Read More »Kashmir IAS officer quits against killings, denounces Hindutva forces
Srinagar : Kashmiri Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Shah Faesal on Wednesday said he had quit the coveted service to protest against unabated killings in Jammu and Kashmir and against the marginalization of Indian Muslims by Hindutva forces, “reducing them ...
Read More »Permanent peace eludes J&K, as it has for last 30 years (2018 In Retrospect)
By Sheikh Qayoom, Jammu/Srinagar : It’s been a fairly turbulent year in the state, both security-wise and politically. It saw more violence compared to last year, even though the security forces killed many militants, including some top commanders of militant ...
Read More »Ph.D scholar killed in Srinagar, tension brews in Kulgam, Anantnag
Srinagar : Clashes broke out in Anantnag on Wednesday after reports of a Ph.D scholar being killed in a shootout even as the authorities continued to face separatist protests against Sunday’s civilian deaths in Kulgam for the second consecutive day. ...
Read More »Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent protests
Srinagar : Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of the city here in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday to prevent a separatist-called protest and maintain law and order, police said. There is prohibitory orders in place in Nowhatta, Khanyar, Rainawari, M.R.Gunj, ...
Read More »Separatist shutdown affects life in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar : A protest shutdown called by the separatists affected life adversely across the Kashmir Valley on Monday. Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) separatist conglomerate headed by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik called for the shutdown ...
Read More »Rajnath in J&K to inaugurate ‘smart’ border fence, to visit IB
New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday to inaugurate two pilot projects of “smart” border fencing built under the Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) programme. He will also visit the forward ...
Read More »Turkey to support Pakistan on Kashmir: Qureshi
Islamabad : Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday said that Turkey has agreed to support Islamabad’s bid for a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue at the UN. Qureshi’s comments came at a joint press conference at the ...
Read More »What cost J&K? top cop S.P. Vaid his job?
By Sheikh Qayoom, Srinagar : The shifting at midnight of the Jammu and Kashmir police chief, S.P. Vaid, has triggered an interesting debate in the state. The replacement surprised many although a few in the bureaucratic and police circles had ...
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