JAMMU: Union minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Tuesday targeted the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) and alleged that the “gang” built big palatial estates and encroached the state land while the Narendra Modi government built bunkers for the jawans at the border. Thakur, who hit the campaign trail for the 5th phase … Read more
(This story originally appeared in on Nov 30, 2020) SRINAGAR: The father of activist and former JNU Students’ Union vice-president Shehla Rashid on Monday wrote to J&K DGP Dilbag Singh, saying he feared for his life after being threatened by his daughter’s armed “bodyguard” into leaving the family’s Srinagar home because he disapproved of her … Read more
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has made elaborate arrangements for the smooth conduct of the second phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections scheduled on Tuesday urging people to come out to vote without fear. The administration has put in place multi-tier security around each polling booth to ensure that the voters are … Read more
Lucknow: The Congress leadership should clear its stand on the Gupkar alliance in Jammu and Kashmir as its “double standards” will not only harm national security but will also “put the entire party in the dock”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday. The People’s Association for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), which has several … Read more
Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday hit out at the NC and the Congress for demanding that the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir be restored, saying their leaders should quit as Members of Parliament if they do not approve of it having passed the Bill to abrogate Article 370. … Read more
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday hit back at BJP chief J P Nadda over his swipe at Rahul Gandhi and asked why the BJP brought up Pakistan every time there was an election in the country. Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said it seems the BJP chief has decided to contest elections in Pakistan and … Read more
Police inspector Mohammad Ashraf was killed in Anantnag. (Photo: India Today) A police inspector in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district was killed by terrorists. According to reports, terrorists fired at the police officer Mohammad Ashraf. The area has been cordoned off, said the police. He succumbed on his way to the hospital. Meanwhile, in another … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir administration has earmarked about Rs 170 crore for shikara owners, performing artists and transporters who could not earn a living owing to restrictions imposed after August 5, 2019, when the special status of the erstwhile state was abrogated, followed by the lockdown imposed in the wake of Covid-19 in March this year. … Read more
An over-ground associate of a militant in Jammu and Kashmir surrendered before the security forces following a brief encounter in Chadoora area of Budgam district in Kashmir on Friday. The surrendered youth was missing for the past two days. A short video shared by the Indian Army on Twitter captures the moments before the surrender. … Read more
Indian Army has thwarted an attempt by Pakistani terrorists supported by the Pak Army to smuggle weapons through Keran Sector of northern Kashmir. Pakistan’s continued support to terrorism comes even as the global terror watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is scheduled to hold a meeting this month. A huge cache of arms and ammunition … Read more