Governor pitches for people-centric governance
“J&K needs a sincere outreach to redress day-to-day problems of the people”
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 30:Governor Satya Pal Malik today called for giving a renewed push to the “Mission on Delivering Governance” and “Mission on Delivering Development” to bring Jammu and Kashmir back on course. “Our collective priority should be to reach-out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to mitigate their problems through good governance and address […]
India-Pak considering some steps to ‘narrow the gap’: Pak FO
Islamabad: Encouraged by the “recent overtures”, Pakistan and India are considering some future steps, including opening the Kartarpur border for the Sikh pilgrims, to “narrow the gap” between the two neighbours, the Foreign Office said today. “In the wake of recent overtures by both Pakistan and India to lessen the ever-widening gulf between the two […]
Amid shutdown, Valley on edge ahead of Art 35 A hearing
Strike observed in Poonch, Rajouri, Chenab Valley
Srinagar: Life in Kashmir came to a standstill today due to a complete shutdown called by separatists against the legal challenge in the Supreme Court on the validity of Article 35A, which bars people from outside Jammu and Kashmir from acquiring any immovable property in the state. The situation across the valley, however, remained peaceful […]
Two militants killed in Bandipora encounter
Buried at Sheeri Gantamulla graveyard
Bandipora: Two foreign militants were today killed in an encounter with security forces in Hajin area of Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said. Giving details, a police spokesman said that Police and Security Forces today in the early morning hours jointly launched a search operation based on credible inputs about the presence […]
Salahuddin’s second son arrested by NIA
Shifted to Delhi, to be produced before NIA special court today
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today arrested Syed Shakeel Yousuf, son United Jihad Council (UJC) chief, Syed Salahuddin, in connection with a 2011 terror funding case for allegedly receiving money from outside. He was flown to New Delhi in a flight around 3 pm today and is likely to be produced before the NIA […]
Hizb militants’ father among several detained in Pulwama
Families of two militants allege setting ablaze of their houses in Shopian District
Pulwama/Shopian, Aug 30: Government forces on Thursday detained Riyaz Naikoo’s father, Assadullah Naikoo, 70, during a nocturnal raid on his house; besides, arresting several youth from different areas of Pulwama. Sources privy to the matter said that the police raided the house of Assadullah Naikoo at Beighpora Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district and […]
J&KCA multi-crore scam hearing adjourned till Sep 25
Srinagar: Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of J&K Cricket Association multi-crore scam case up to September 25, as the counsel of one of the accused in the case, Bashir Ahmad Misgar pleaded disability to advance arguments on charge and said that they were not supplied with the relevant […]
Body found in toilet in Katra town: police
Jammu: The body of a man was found in a toilet in Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishnodevi Devi cave shrine in Trikuta hills of Reasi district in J&K today, police said. Information was received that the body of one Gurab Kumar of Akhnoor was found in a Sulabh toilet at Katra today, a […]
HM favours taking help of clerics, scholars to check radicalisation
New Delhi, Aug 30: To check the radicalisation attempts by terror groups like ISIS, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has pitched for taking help of clerics, scholars and the National Commission of Minorities to build a counter-narrative. The issue was discussed at a high-level meeting, chaired by the home minister and attended by Union Home Secretary […]
‘India rejects Pak’s objections on 2 hydropower projects as talks conclude on Indus Waters Treaty’
Lahore, Aug 30 : India has rejected Pakistan’s objections on its two hydropower projects on the Chenab river, a Pakistani official said today, as the crucial high-level bilateral talks on the Indus Waters Treaty concluded here. After the conclusion of talks, the first official engagement between India and Pakistan since Imran Khan became Prime Minister […]
