Five more injured in Pakistani shelling
Jammu, May 22 (IANS) At least five people in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district were injured in Pakistani shelling on Tuesday evening, taking to 13 the number of injured in the ceasefire…
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All hope is not lost: ‘Comrade in arms’ former RAW and ISI chiefs team up in new book
By Saket Suman New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Theirs has been the most vicious of all relations — one was a former chief of India’s RAW and the other of Pakistan’s ISI — but their…
Ramadan ceasefire In Kashmir meaningless if media war continues
By Saeed Naqvi I have never seen the electronic media so totally defiant of the BJP government. Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s avowed intention to calm Kashmir by announcing a Ramadan ceasefire appears to have been…
No racism involved in ‘attack’ on Kashmiris: Delhi Police
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Saturday told Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba that the alleged attack on a group of Kashmiris in the national capital involved a local issue…
Over 100 sheep, goats killed in cloudburst in J&K
Jammu, May 8 (IANS) Over 110 sheep and goats perished and public infrastructure suffered heavy damage in a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said. Sources in district administration said hailstorm…
Separatists ask people to resume normal activities from Wednesday
Srinagar, May 8 (IANS) The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), headed by separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik, appealed to people of the Kashmir Valley to resume normal activities of…
Mufti’s support to separatists killed Thirumani, says Renuka
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Actress Renuka Shahane, who doesn’t mince words on the country’s socio-political scenario, says Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s support to separatists killed a tourist, R. Thirumani. She said instead…
NIA gets 10 day custody of Pakistani militant
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has got 10 days custody of Pakistani militant namely Zabiullah alias Hamza and is questioning him, officials said on Monday. Zabiullah, a resident of Pakistan’s…
Injured in stone-pelting, tourist succumbs in Srinagar hospital
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) A tourist from Chennai, injured in stone pelting on Srinagar-Gulmarg road on Monday, succumbed to critical injuries in a hospital here, police said. The tourist, identified as R. Thirumani, 22, son…
Death of a professor: Why did he cross the thick, dark line?
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) He had a doctoral degree, a contractual job in the university and a bright future ahead in academics. He was married to a girl barely 20 years of…
Second slain militant identified as local LeT commander
Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) The second militant killed in Saturday’s gunfight here has been identified as a local Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, police said. The militant, killed in the gunfight in Chatabal area, was identified as…
BJP-PDP experiment has failed in Kashmir: Congress
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Following an incident of stone-pelting in a Kashmir village on Wednesday, the Congress said the situation in Kashmir is “very serious” and added that the BJP’s experiment of forming a…
One dead, 3 civilians injured in J&K clash
Srinagar, May 2 (IANS) A civilian died while three others were injured on Wednesday in clashes with the security forces near a gunfight site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. Police said security…
Four civilians injured in clashes near J&K gunfight site
Srinagar, May 2 (IANS) Four civilians were injured, one of them critically, on Wednesday in clashes with the security forces near a gunfight site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. Police said security…
J&K Deputy CM must be sacked for remarks on Kathua rape: Congress
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Attacking Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta for his remarks that the Kathua rape-murder case was a “minor issue”, the Congress on Tuesday said it is “absolutely blasphemous”…
SC seeks Centre, J&K’s response on plea challenging Article 35A
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Central and Jammu and Kashmir governments’ response on a plea seeking declaration that the Constitution’s Article 35A was unconstitutional as it deprived the…
Three missing after boat capsizes in J&K
Srinagar, May 1 (IANS) Three persons were missing after a boat capsized in Jhelum River near Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla town on Tuesday, police said. The boat carrying five persons capsized near Khanpora area of…
Three civilians killed by militants in J&K
Srinagar, April 30 (IANS) Three civilians were killed by militants on Monday evening in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla town, police said. The dead were identified as Asif Ahmed Sheikh, Haseeb Ahmed Khan and Mohammed Asghar,…
BJP activist shot at in Srinagar
Srinagar, April 29 (IANS) Militants shot and critically injured a BJP activist here on Sunday, police said. Militants fired at Zubair Majeed Parray in Aluchibagh area, leaving him injured. “He sustained abdominal injuries and was…
Northern Command troops commended for successful anti-militancy operations
Srinagar, April 27 (IANS) Indian Army’s Northern Command chief, Lt Gen. D. Anbu on Friday reviewed security in the Kashmir Valley and commended the security f orces for recent successful anti-militancy operations, a defence official…