SC dismisses pleas of Army-men challenging FIR against members forces

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday dismissed pleas of over 350 army-men who had challenged the registration of FIRs against members of the armed forces for carrying out operations in Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir where the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is in force. The Centre supported the pleas before a bench of […]

Awantipora, Sopore shut against militant killings

Srinagar, Nov 30: A complete shutdown was observed on second straight day on Friday in Awantipora town of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district against the killing of two militants on Thursday. All shops and business establishments remained closed while public transport was off the roads. Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants — Adnan Ahmad Lone alias Uqaab, of […]

Sub-zero temp continues in Valley

Srinagar, Nov 30: The minimum temperatures remained below freezing point in the Kashmir Valley on Friday as an unabated cold wave continued in the Ladakh region, the weather office said. “Same weather conditions are likely to continue for another five to six days,” a Met department official said. Srinagar city recorded minus 0.9 degrees Celsius, […]

PaK man dies after brief illness in Rajouri

Jammu, Nov 30: A 61-year-old man from Pakistan-administered-Kashmir, who had come to visit his relatives on a permit, died after a brief illness in Rajouri district, officials said Friday. Maqsood Hussain died on Thursday at a hospital. He was a resident of Jhelum district of Pakistan, they said. Hussain had arrived at his relatives’ house […]

“Use of Pak territory for terror not in our interest”

Imran Khan says no military solution for Kashmir; ready for talks with PM Modi

Islamabad, Nov 29: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said he was ready to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi while conceding that it was not in the interest of his country to allow terror activities from its territory. Khan’s remarks came a day after India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj categorically ruled […]

Centre approves Baramulla-Kupwara rail link

‘Project prioritized for implementation’

Jammu, Nov 29: In a significant initiative to expand connectivity in J&K, the Government of India has approved extension of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link upto Kupwara in north Kashmir. “I am glad to inform you that Railways has prioritized the extension of rail link from Baramulla to Kupwara and has sanctioned an updated survey for the […]

BJP’s Bhagat challenges dissolution of J&K assembly in SC

Srinagar: A dissident BJP MLA Gagan Bhagat has moved Supreme Court to challenge the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by Governor Satya Pal Malik. A petition titled Gagan Bhagat Ex-MLA Jammu and Kashmir assembly v/s Union of India through secretary, ministry of home affairs, Government of India and state of Jammu and Kashmir through […]

Two Hizb militants killed in Khrew encounter

Pulwama, Nov 29: Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, who police said were close aides of outfit commander Riyaz Naikoo, were killed Thursday in an encounter with government forces in Khrew area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Based on a credible input about presence of militants at Sharshali Khrew, a cordon and search operation was […]

Second militant killed in Chattergan was Sopore resident

Sopore, Nov 29: The second ‘militant’ killed in a gunfight along with LeT commander Naveed Jatt at Chattergam in central Kashmir’s Budgam district yesterday has been identified as a resident of Sopore in Baramulla district. The slain militant was identified as Mehraj-ud-Din Khan alias Maroof and Kaleemullah, a resident of New colony, Sopore. Mehraj, who […]