Govt impose restrictions old city, other parts of valley
Srinagar, March 1: Authorities on Friday imposed restrictions in Old City of summer capital Srinagar and other parts of south Kashmir including Anantnag town even as the internet speed has been reduced across Kashmir Valley. Reports reaching GNS said that the authorities imposed restrictions in Downtown Srinagar and increased number of police and CRPF men […]
UN chief welcomes Pakistan’s offer to release Indian pilot
United Nation: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday welcomed Pakistan’s offer to release Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured when his MiG-21 went down in Pakistan-occupied territory. His Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters: “The report of the release of the Indian pilot by the Pakistani authorities would be very much a welcome step. We […]
Two militants killed in Handwara gunfight
Handwara:Two militants have been killed in an on going gunfight which broke out between militants andgovernment forces at Babagund village of Langate Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday. A top police official said that the contingents of army’s 22 RR, 92 battalion CRPF and SOG launched a cordon-and-search operation at Khanu Babagund hamlet in […]
Indo-Pak armies exchange mortar shelling in Kamalkote sector
Uri: India and Pakistan armies exchanged heavy gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kamalkote Sector of Uri area of Baramulla district. According to reports, the firing started at around 11:30 PM in which a residential house has been damaged and a local identified as Reyaz Ahmad son of late Nazir ahmad of Gagi Madya […]
Indian pilot to be released: Imran Khan
Islamabad, Feb 28: Pakistan Prime Minster Imran Khan Thursday announced that IAF’s captured pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be released on Friday as a gesture of peace and the “first step” to open negotiations with India. The surprise announcement during a joint session of Parliament came barely an hour after Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood […]
Very happy Abhinandan will return: Says IAF
New Delhi, Feb 28: The Indian Air Force Thursday said it is very happy that captured pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is returning home but dismissed suggestions that it was a goodwill gesture, insisting it was in line with the Geneva Conventions. “We are very happy Abhinandan will be freed tomorrow and look forward to […]
Kashmir politicians welcome IAF pilot’s release
Srinagar, Feb 28: Different political parties of Kashmir Thursday welcomed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s announcement that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by them after his MiG 21 went down, will be released on Friday. “The decision to hand over Wing Commander Abhinandan is a great gesture & shouldn’t be seen in isolation. […]
Art. 370: Govt okays reservation to SCs & STs
Imposes ban on J&K Jama’at-e-Islami
New Delhi: The government on Thursday gave its nod to the promulgation of an ordinance for giving reservation benefits to SCs and STs in Jammu and Kashmir by amending a clause of the contentious Article 370, which gives special status to the state. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired […]
Pak to evaluate dossier on Pulwama with ‘open heart’: Qureshi
Islamabad, Feb 28: Pakistan Thursday said it will evaluate with an “open heart” the dossier handed over by India on “specific details” of the involvement of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in the Pulwama suicide attack on CRPF and the presence of camps of the militant outfit in the country. India handed over the dossier on Wednesday […]
UN following Indo-Pak tensions with ‘deep concern’
United Nations, Feb 28: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is following with “deep concern” the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, calling on both sides to urgently take steps for a “meaningful mutual engagement”. In the wake of the Pulwama suicide attack by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), tensions have escalated between India and Pakistan. Following the […]
