India summons Pak envoy, protests civilian killings
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) India today summoned the Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner here and lodged a strong protest against the killing of five civilians in “unprovoked firing” by Pakistani forces, terming the incident “highly deplorable”. Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah was also told that such heinous acts are against established humanitarian norms […]
Govt constitutes 3-member panel to probe KVIB recruitments
Srinagar, Mar 19: Government on Monday constituted a high-level committee to enquire into the selections made by the J&K Khadi Village and Industries Board (KVIB) against various posts. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of a high level inquiry committee to enquire into the selection made by the J&K Khadi Village and Industries Board […]
Sehrai replaces Geelani as Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman
Srinagar, Mar 19: Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai was today elected chairman of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, replacing Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Geelani held the post for 15 years since the party was formed following a split in the Hurriyat Conference in 2003. Sehrai was elected chairman of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat at a meeting of its executive committee after Geelani […]
Modi govt tackles Kashmir through military means only: Yechury
Srinagar, Mar 19: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday flayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for tacking Kashmir through military means only even as he accused his government of having neglected the country’s poor. Addressing the 11th state conference of the Jammu and Kashmir which began at SKICC here today, Yechury said “Kashmir is crown […]
Bhel commissions 1st unit of Kishanganga hydro project in Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 19: State-run power equipment maker Bhel today said it has commissioned first unit of 110 MW of the Kishanganga hydro-electric project (HEP) of NHPC in north Kashmir. Located on the river Kishanganga, a tributary of the Jhelum in Bandipora district, all the three units of the 340 MW project will generate 1,350 million […]
Pak firing kills 5 of family in Balakote
Five soldiers also injured in Mendhar; CM expresses anguish; Akhtar visits injured at hospital
Jammu, Mar 18: As Indian and Pakistani troops once again traded fire and shells across the Line of Control in Poonch, five members of a family including three minor brothers were killed in Balakote while five army soldiers were injured in Mendhar area today, officials said. The “unprovoked and indiscriminate” shelling of civilian areas almost […]
Nine injured in Indian shelling: Pak
Muzaffarabad: At least nine people, including two minor girls, were injured in heavy shelling by Indian troops in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Nakyal sector on Sunday, an official said. “Indian troops started heavy mortar shelling at about 7am in the morning, targeting civilian populations in almost all villages along the Line of Control (LoC),” said […]
BJP mismanaged J&K like never before: Manmohan Singh
New Delhi, Mar 18: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today launched an all-out attack on the Modi government, saying that while it had “messed up” the economy, it was spouting “jumla” (rhetoric) with pipe-dreams about generating 2 crore jobs and doubling farm incomes. Addressing the 84th Congress plenary session here, he also accused the BJP-led […]
Omar urges India-Pak to observe ceasefire; targets PDP for not being sincere
Kulgam: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called upon India and Pakistan to uphold the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC), saying innocent lives were being lost to border skirmishes. “Ceasefire was the best gift India and Pakistan gave to the areas near the border and the LoC, but since the last few years, […]
CM urges religious scholars to show right path to society
Seeks people’s support in retrieving Wakf properties
Srinagar, Mar 17: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today appealed religious scholars, Imams and custodians of shrines to lead the society in getting it out of the difficult issues by showing the right path as they have been ordained. Addressing a gathering of Imams, religious scholars and executives of J&K Muslim Wakf Board here after lunching […]
