Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Srinagar Municipal Corporation’s Deputy Mayor Sheikh Imran said here on Monday that he was attacked by BJP and RSS corporators. Sheikh Imran was hit on his head during a meeting of…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) As elections to the Lok Sabha and the state assembly are likely to be held by March this year in Jammu and Kashmir, political parties are engaged in…
New Delh, Jan 19 (IANS) Around 50-70 Kashmiri Pandits, including school children, observed a silent protest here on Saturday at Raj Ghat– the resting place of Mahatma Gandhi — commemorating the 29th year of their…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Filmmaker Ashvin Kumar, who still awaits a censor certificate for the release of his film “No Fathers In Kashmir”, says censorship has no place in modern democracy. The filmmaker, son…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) A day after he advocated India should hold talks with Taliban in Afghanistan, Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday sought to justify his stand of not holding talks with…
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IANS) Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday accused Mehbooba Mufti of ordering killings of militants when in power and now visiting their families to seek votes in the next elections. Mehbooba…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said it is for the Election Commission of India (EC) to decide when to hold Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, which is…
Srinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) Four weapons have gone missing on Sunday from the guard room of the residence of a Congress leader. Police sources said four weapons have gone missing from the guard room of…
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) National Award-winning director Ashvin Kumar, who received an Oscar nomination for the short film “Little Terrorist”, is still struggling to get U/A certificate for his next movie “No Fathers In Kashmir”….
Srinagar, Dec 21 (IANS) An Indian army officer was killed and another critically injured on Friday in an unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan on the line of control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Kashmir. Defence…
Jammu, Dec 21 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said on Friday he felt sad because the state was being deliberately demonised at the national level. Speaking at an event of the National…
By Sheikh Qayoom Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 17 (IANS) 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…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday met a group of school children from Jammu and Kashmir under the youth exchange programme ‘Watan ko Jano. The group of 244 students…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said that he “regretted” not acting on the Jammu and Kashmir interlocutors report as the then Union Home Minister in 2011. “I deeply…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Terming hybrid warfare — using non-state actors against an adversary nation — as “not the best option”, Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said this tactic was causing more…
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) In the wake of Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Maliks assertions of not “looking to Delhi” on government formation in the state, the Congress on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister…
New Delhi/Jaipur, Nov 22 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “using” Governor Satya Pal Malik to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly “illegally and unconstitutionally”. Charging the Modi government with…
Jaipur, Nov 22 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for using Governor Satya Pal Malik to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly “illegally and unconstitutionally”. “We strongly condemn the way the…
Srinagar, Nov 18 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed on Sunday when militants opened fire at a CRPF camp in Pulwama district. Police sources said militants fired at the CRPF camp…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) In a strike against terrorism and organised smuggling, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized a cache of arms and explosives being smuggled from Pakistan across the Akhnoor border. The…