BJP tried to bribe scribes: LPC
Jammu: The Press Club Leh (LPC) has accused the BJP of trying to bribe its members by offering “envelops filled with money”, a charge denied by the party which said the allegations were “politically motivated”. BJP state president Ravinder Raina also threatened to file a defamation suit if the body did not issue a public […]
Last militant of Burhan group among 3 killed in Shopian
Over a dozen persons injured in clashes
Pulwama, May 03: Lateef Dar alias ‘Lateef Tiger’, who was an associate of slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, was killed along with two other militants in an encounter in poll-bound Shopian district Friday. Some seventeen persons were also injured in clashes near the encounter site. The encounter took place at the Adkhara village in […]
Mir urges ‘maximum restraint’ while dealing with protesters
Jammu, May 03: Expressing concern over the “volatile situation” in south Kashmir’s poll-bound Shopian district after an encounter between security forces and militants, Congress leader G A Mir Friday asked law enforcing agencies to exercise “maximum restraint” while dealing with protesters. Three militants were killed in the encounter today, following which clashes broke out between […]
Missing Kangan man held in Kupwara ‘with arms’
Srinagar, May 03: A man who had gone missing from Ganderbal district of central Kashmir allegedly to join the Hizbul Mujahideen militant group was arrested on Friday from Kupwara district, police said. “On a credible input, police, along with security forces, intercepted Shafat Yousuf Malik at a check-point near Chowgal in Handwara of north Kashmir’s […]
HC asks Principal GMC to step down; raps govt for inaction
Srinagar, May 03: The J&K High Court on Friday directed Dr. Samia Rashid to stop functioning as Principal, Government College (GMC) Srinagar in compliance to the judgment passed by the court that quashed her appointment. “The respondent no. 3 (Dr. Samia Rashid) shall stop functioning as principal GMC from today in compliance to the judgment […]
Omar again targets Modi govt for not holding assembly polls in J&K
Srinagar, May 03: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking credit for holding IPL tournament in the country while Lok Sabha elections were on claiming the BJP government at the Centre was the first not to hold Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on time since 1996. […]
India “politicising” FATF proceedings against Pakistan: Pak FO
Islamabad, May 03: India has been “politicising” the proceedings at the FATF against Pakistan, the Foreign Office claimed Friday, a day after the Indian government said it seeks downgrading of Pakistan on the global watch dog’s terrorism financing list. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday that India will ask the global money laundering and […]
Govt would be responsible if anything bad happens to Yasin Malik: Family
Srinagar, May 03: Family of jailed separatist leader Muhammad Yasin Malik Friday expressed worry over his well-being and said the government would be responsible if anything bad happened to him. A Delhi court last week sent Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Malik, arrested in a case related to funding of separatists and militant groups […]
India, Pak troops trade fire in Poonch
Jammu, May 03: The Indian and Pakistani troops on Friday once again traded fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said. “At about 1600 hours, Pakistani army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation with firing of small arms along the LoC in Qasba Sector in Poonch district,” an official said, adding that the […]
2 persons held for stabbing barber in Reasi
Jammu, May 03: Two suspected criminals were arrested Friday for stabbing a barber after a brawl over some issue in Reasi district, police said. The arrested duo — Deepak Kumar alias Kali (an auto-driver) and Varun Kumar alias Kaka — stabbed the barber Balbir Singh in his shop with a sharp-edged weapon at around 10:30 […]
