New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said that Kashmiris are not terrorists and they have no intention to separate from India, but added that they demand an India as…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Aug 5 (IANS) Rajnath, 72, a retired school headmaster, continues to live in his ancestral home in north Kashmir’s Manigam village. The turmoil of the 1990s saw most members of his…
Jammu, Aug 4 (IANS) The intruder who was shot dead by security guards for breaching security at the Jammu residence of former Chief Minister and Lok Sabha member, Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Saturday, did not…
Srinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) A civilian was killed and two others injured in clashes between the security forces and protesters following an anti-terror operation that killed five militants in Jammu and Kashmir Shopian district on…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The number of ceasefire violations increased during the month of Ramadan — from May 17 to June 16 – this year by over double at 338 as against 139 in…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, July 20 (IANS) Beware of predators and poachers, take care of your flock. This is the classic warning for shepherds while they graze their flock in the Himalayan meadows. In Kashmir’s…
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Whispers of discontent within Mehbooba Mufti’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are getting louder. On Friday, five dissident leaders — three MLAs and two from the legislative council — expressed their disagreement…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has warned that any attempt by the BJP to engineer defections in her PDP to form the government in the state “will…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Asiya Andrabi, chief of the Kashmiri women’s separatist group “Dukhtaran-e-Milat” (Daughters of the Faith), and two of her associates were sent to 10 days National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody on…
Srinagar, July 5 (IANS) A policeman was abducted by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday, police said. Policeman Javaid Ahmad Dar was abducted from Kachdoora village of Shopian and a manhunt has…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, July 3 (IANS) There is a new twist to Kashmir’s political tale indicating that perhaps, once again, rumours could be travelling ahead of the real news in Jammu and Kashmir. The…
By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Indian side was prepared for escalation — in case Pakistan chose to do so — while conceiving and executing the 2016 surgical strikes by crossing…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Army chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat on Friday met a group of Kashmiri students and exhorted them to join the Indian Army and serve the nation. The group of 25 students,…
Jammu, June 26 (IANS) The two-month-long annual Amarnath Yatra, for which 1.96 lakh pilgrims from different parts of the country have registered this year, will begin from Wednesday amid unprecedented security arrangements. The first batch…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Taking a dig at the Narendra Modi government, former Union Minister Arun Shourie on Monday said that it was a “one-trick horse” with no policy either on Kashmir or Pakistan….
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday hit back at BJP President Amit Shah, accusing him of “shedding crocodile tears” in front of the people of Jammu after he lashed out at the…
Jammu, June 23 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday asked the Congress to apologise for the statements of its senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Saifuddin Soz on Kashmir and dared it to take…
By Amulya Ganguli The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) withdrawing support from the Mehbooba Mufti government in Jammu and Kashmir points to the kind of line which the party intends to follow in the run-up to…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Terming it a “cheap gimmick” to sell a book, Congress on Friday rejected party leader Saifuddin Soz’s claim that former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was right in saying Kashmiris will…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A day after BJP ended its alliance with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir and the state came under Governor’s rule, Congress on Wednesday accused both parties of “betraying” the people’s…