NEW DELHI: Indian Army eliminated two terrorists during early hours of Monday after inputs from intelligence agencies and the Jammu and Kashmir Police about a potential infiltration attempt in Nowshera area.The Army further revealed the recovery of large quantity of weapons as search ‘operation Kanchi’ continued.“Based on inputs from intelligence agencies and J&K Police regarding…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday urged the residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to join India. Addressed an election rally in Ramban assembly constituency, the defence minister asserted that India considers them as their own, unlike Pakistan, which treats them as foreigners. “Support the BJP to form the next government in J&K so…
NEW DELHI: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah has strongly criticized Union minister Amit Shah’s accusations against his party and asserted that he stands against the vision of India promoted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Speaking to reporters, Abdullah expressed confidence that his party will succeed in restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, despite Shah’s claim…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched a sharp attack on Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) vice president Omar Abdullah after his recent remarks regarding Afzal Guru, the man convicted in the 2001 Indian Parliament attack. BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad condemned Abdullah’s statement, accusing him of making “irresponsible and anti-national” comments in…
NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday cautioned citizens against compromising on nationalism, terming it “the ultimate betrayal to the nation”. “Wherever anyone threatens the integrity of the nation, we must not tolerate it … Today there is a need for ideological tenacity, purity of basic thoughts and propagation of national sentiment,” said Dhankar…
NEW DELHI: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah revealed that 1999 IC814 hijacking incident was not the first time his father Farooq Abdullah was compelled to release individuals, drawing parallels to the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Syed, daughter of then-home minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.“This is the second time my father was forced to…
JAMMU/NEW DELHI: Taking a hardline stand on abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A with a pledge to ensure it remains part of history, BJP on Friday released its manifesto for Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, announcing 25 promises, including a slew of freebies, increase in ‘Kisan Samman Nidhi’ from Rs 6,000 per year to Rs…
NEW DELHI: BJP leader Ram Madhav on Wednesday levelled a big charge against the Mehbooba Mufti’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Farooq Abdullah‘s National Conference (NC), claiming that both the parties have the backing of ex-militants for the upcoming assembly polls.Madhav, who is BJP’s in-charge for J&K assembly elections, said both parties want to take…
NEW DELHI: Tariq Hameed Karra, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee chief, on Saturday said that the party was ready to contest all 90 seats in the upcoming assembly polls independently. But, the alliance with the National Conference was formed under a “national compulsion”, he added. He asserted that the alliance was forged to…
NEW DELHI: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Friday said that forming a pre-poll alliance with Congress for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir was a challenging decision for the party. He added that to ally, the party had to “sacrifice” many seats where it believed it had a chance of…
