Kashmir file missing of article 35 A in Union Home Ministry
New Delhi, Aug. 19: A 63-year-old file containing legal opinion on Article 35A has vanished from North Block’s high-security vaults at a time the provision, which grants special rights and privileges to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir, faces a legal challenge to its constitutionality. Sources said the 1954 file contained the then attorney-general’s opinion […]
Government on right track in Kashmir: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday said the Centre was handling the Jammu and Kashmir situation seriously and was on the right track since its actions had shown “very good results”. He also said that the Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh should be built either through consensus among the parties involved or through […]
Youth attempts suicide in Handwara in north Kashmir
A youth consumed some poisonous substance to end his life in Handwara district of north Kashmir, police said today. An official said that the youth (name withheld) consumed some poisonous substance at his home in Zachaldara area of Handwara. He was shifted to Public Health Centre Zachaldara for treatment. Police have registered a case in […]
PDP worker shot dead in South Kashmir
Unidentified gunmen on Saturday shot dead a man in Dialgam area of Anantnag district in south Kashmir. Sources said that gunmen barged into the home of Ishaq Parray, son of Abdul Gani, resident of Ugjan village of Dialgam, and opened indiscriminate fire on him. He was shifted to a hospital where doctors declared him dead […]
Search Operations conclude in Shopian villages
Search operation launched by government forces in nearly a dozen villages in Shopian district of south Kashmir ended after several hours on Saturday. An official said that the operation has ended peacefully.It was not known immediately if any arrests were made during the operation that was launched in ten villages of the district early today […]
Congress reacts to Mirwaiz’s statement,Says “we will crush militants”
Srinagar Indian National Congress on Saturday said people like Mirwaiz Umar Farooq are worsening situation in Kashmir Valley. Congress reaction comes a day after Mirwaiz said that “each day young educated boys are being killed in Kashmir and there is a belief in some that once all of them are killed, the Kashmir problem will […]
I got Sharif for Modi’s swearing in: Watali to NIA
Srinagar Kashmiri businessman, Zahoor Ahmad Shah (Watali) has baffled the NIA when he said to his interrogators that he was instrumental in bringing former Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif to India for Narendra Modi’s swearing in as PM in 2014, news portal Oneindia reported on Saturday. However the report quoting NIA officials said “these are classic criminal […]
Army thrash policeman in Kupwara after ‘minor altercation’
Srinagar Army men of 41 Rashtriya Rifles on late Friday evening thrashed a Munshi of a local police station near Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Kupwara. Army personnel of 41 Rashtriya Rifles caught hold of the policeman following a scuffle and beat him up. Shabir Ahmad ‘munshi’ was beaten and he was later taken to sub-district […]
Omer befools people on Article 35A:BJP
Jammu The BJP on Thursday attacked National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, saying he was fooling the people of Jammu and Kashmir on Article 35A which grants special privileges to the citizens of the state. The state unit of the party said Kashmiris are settling in Jammu province under a “design” even while they are vehemently opposing […]
Killing militants can not resolve the Kasmir problem;Mirwaiz
Hurriyat (M) chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that those sitting in New Delhi who think that Kashmir problem will be resolved by killing all the militants forget that militancy is a reaction of repression. “Each day young educated boys are being killed and there is a belief in some sitting in New Delhi […]
