Author: Aakash Ahmad

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey, General-Officer-Commanding (GOC) of Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, on Thursday said that the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from the Valley was a blot on Kashmir and Kashmiriyat. Addressing a seminar on “Kashmir At Historic Roads” here, Lt Gen Pandey said, “What will encourage them to return, how and when will they […]

Srinagar: Braving the chill and rain that is lashing the valley, 10 lakh students are expected to attend their schools on Wednesday after about two years of closure in the wake COVID-19 Pandemic. On February 21, Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Government ordered for the reopening of schools for all classes from February 28, while […]

Srinagar: In a big setback to the Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir, Mubashar Azad, nephew of senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad of the erstwhile state, joined Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Sunday along with dozens of supporters. Mubashar Azad, a youth leader from Doda, is also the nephew of […]

SRINAGAR: Stating that Delimitation Commission’s fresh proposal has increased alienation in Union Territory, National Conference president and Member Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said his party will fight elections in any case and it is too premature to say whether People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) will go for polls together. Dr Abdullah said this […]

Srinagar: Two terrorists of proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba and a civilian were killed in Shopian south Kashmir encounter on Friday, Inspector General of Police Kashmir (Zone) Vijay Kumar said. IGP said that civilian had given shelter to the terrorists and they later shot him dead. The encounter broke out in Amshipora village of Shopian after […]

JAMMU: Security forces in Jammu region have averted major terror plan of the Pakistan-based LeT/TRF terror outfit by recovering a huge cache of arms and ammunition that included remote controlled Improvised Explosive Devices. The weapons were recovered some time after Border Security Force opened fire Drone in RS Pura and Arina Sectors of Jammu. “Drone […]

Srinagar: A day after Union Home Minister, Amit Shah announced that Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held within six to eight months after completion of the Delimitation Commission exercise, central government gave two month extension to panel on Tuesday. “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Delimitation Act, […]

Srinagar: The Army, once referred to as an occupational force by the Kashmiri locals, has become a part of daily life in Kashmir today. It is welcomed and loved by all Kashmiri people now. Even the people of Sopore, once known as the so-called Chota Pakistan and home town of late pro-Pakistan separatist leader Syed […]

Two jawans of army were killed in action and a terrorist was gunned down in an anti-terrorist operation in Shopian district of South Kashmir.  The two jawans who laid down their lives while fighting the terrorists, are from 1 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and have been identified as Santosh Yadav and Romit Chohan. Preliminary reports identified the […]

Srinagar: A Gallantry Award winner Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer, Arvind Digvijay Negi, the former Superintendent of Police with National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been arrested by the (NIA)  on the charges of conspiring with over ground workers (OGWs) of Pakistan based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiyyeba (LeT). NIA issued a statement saying that Negi has been […]