Doval gave ‘clean chit’ to JeM chief Masood Azhar, claims Congress
(Agencies) The Congress Tuesday cited a 2010 interview of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to claim that he blamed the BJP-led government for the release of JeM chief Masood Azhar in the Kandahar hijacking episode and gave him a “clean chit”. The scathing attack by the Congress comes a day after the BJP latched on […]
Weapon snatching case solved, two accused arrested: Police
Srinagar : Police on Tuesday claimed to have solved a weapon snatching case and arrested two accused persons involved in the crime. A police spokesperson in a statement said that a 12-bore rifle was snatched from an ATM guard in Kundulan area of district Shopian on March 6 2019. “Consequently, a case was registered and the investigation […]
Landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar highway as snow, rains lash parts of JK
Banihal/Jammu : A landslide blocked the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district on Monday as the high-altitude areas experienced fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rains, officials said. The landslide struck the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, at Kharpora near Banihal around 1.40 […]
Balakot strike was done for sole purpose of winning LS elections: Farooq Abdullah
(Agencies) National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Monday made serious allegations against the BJP-led government, saying it ordered the air strike in Pakistan’s Balakot with the “sole purpose” of winning Lok Sabha elections. The Srinagar MP alleged the BJP has “failed” on all fronts and it was apprehended that there would be a fight or […]
Mirwaiz submits written response to NIA’s summon through legal counsel
Srinagar : Days after National Investigation Agency (NIA) issued a summon to Jamia Masjid’s head cleric, Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday submitted a written response to NIA through his legal counsel. Mirwaiz didn’t appear the NIA court at New Delhi, and in a written response demanded change in venue, saying examination be […]
Tral Gunfight: Police identifies slain militants
Srinagar : Police on Monday identified the two slain militants killed in an encounter at Pinglish Tral, said that one of the two slain militants has been identified as Mudasir Ahmad Khan son of Farooq Ahmad Khan resident of Midoora Tral. A police spokesperson in a statement said that the incriminating material recovered from the site […]
JeM commander Mudasir Khan killed in Tral gunfight, body handed over to family
(Agencies) Srinagar: The family of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) commander Mudasir Khan has identified his body as one of the two militants killed in Tral gunfight, police said on Monday as it awaited forensic reports. “One of the two slain militants has been identified as Mudasir Khan, alias Mohammad Bhai, JeM commander believed to have masterminded the […]
Srinagar-Jammu highway taking Kashmir hostage, government silent: KEA
Srinagar : Expressing serious concern over frequent closure of the Srinagar-Jammu highway, the Kashmir Economic Alliance Chairman Haji Muhammad Yasin Khan has said that the pathetic condition of this only road link to the outside world has become a means of taking Kashmir and its people hostage. He said over seven million souls living in Kashmir […]
Funding case: NIA summons Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to New Delhi
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Saturday summoned Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to its headquarters in New Delhi. Mirwaiz, sources said, has bee asked to present himself before the investigators at its New Delhi head office. Pertinently, on 26 Feb last month, the NIA raided Mirwaiz’s residence at Nigeen and searched the premises […]
One dead, another injured in Uri road mishap
Srinagar : One person died and another was injured after a vehicle met with an accident at Bagna Norkha in Uri town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. Reports said that an auto bearing registration number JKO5C 6326 was on way to Baramulla from Bagna Norkha Uri and met with an accident at Bagna mode, […]
