Voters will end domination of NC, PDP in Kashmir: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP may not be contesting any of the three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir but the party is confident that the elections in the Valley will end the domination of the National Conference and People’s Democratic Party in the region. A day before Srinagar goes to the polls, BJP national general secretary […]
J&K political parties seek EC’s intervention to stop ‘harassment, illegal arrests’ of party workers
Srinagar: A day ahead of voting for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, the NC and the PDP sought the Election Commission’s intervention on Sunday to stop the alleged harassment and illegal arrest of the workers of the two parties. PDP candidate from Srinagar Waheed ur Rehman Parra accused a senior IPS officer of trying to […]
J&K Police dismisses political parties’ charge of harassment of workers
Srinagar: Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday dismissed charges levelled by political parties about the harassment of their workers as “without basis”. “Statements and speculations of political parties suggesting that police has been harassing their party workers in different ways at the behest of the other is without basis. The Jammu and Kashmir Police […]
Army chief visits command hospital in Udhampur
Jammu: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pande visited the 650-bed command hospital in Udhampur-based northern command and interacted with patients and paramedics, an Army official said on Sunday. The Army chief virtually inaugurated the state-of-the-art infrastructure on April 10 and visited the hospital on his return from a two-day trip to Ladakh on […]
Hope there is resolution of remaining issues: EAM Jaishankar on eastern Ladakh border row
New Delhi: As the eastern Ladakh military standoff entered its fifth year, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India hopes for a resolution of the remaining issues with China and asserted that a return to normal bilateral ties hinges on peace and tranquility at the border. In an exclusive interview to PTI, Jaishankar said the […]
One police officer killed, over 100 injured in clashes during protest in PoK
Islamabad: One police officer was killed and more than 100 people, mostly policemen, injured in violent clashes between security forces and protesters agitating against high prices of wheat flour and electricity in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, media reports said on Sunday. The region witnessed clashes on Saturday between the police and activists of a rights movement amid a […]
Arms, ammunition recovered from hideout in Reasi
Jammu: Security forces on Sunday unearthed a “terrorist hideout” in a forest area in Reasi district, recovering a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including nine Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and three pistols, officials said. The hideout was unearthed by the joint troops of Rashtriya Rifles and police during a search and cordon operation in […]
Army opens fire on suspected Pakistani drone along LoC in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: Army troops opened fire on a suspected Pakistani drone near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. However, the drone returned to the Pakistan side after briefly hovering over the Indian territory late Saturday night, they said. The drone activity from across the border and […]
BJP govt has roadmap to meet ‘aspirations, expectations’ of Ladakh’s population: Rijiju
Leh: The BJP-led government at the Centre has a roadmap to meet the “aspirations and expectations” of the people of Ladakh, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Sunday. He also sought support of the electorate for BJP candidate Tashi Gyalson for continuation of dialogue to address issues such as grant of Sixth Schedule to the […]
Won’t waste time on statehood to J&K as it is already promised: Omar
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday said restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir is not an issue for his party in the Lok Sabha polls, asserting that it will get the statehood anyway in view of commitment by the prime minister and the Union home minister. Abdullah also said the results of […]
