Omar Abdullah (File photo) NEW DELHI: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah, who is contesting the J&K election from Ganderbal and Budgam assembly seats, gave a stern message to ally Congress over campaigning as he said the party “hasn’t done as much in Jammu“.Omar Abdullah, who is also Farooq Abdullah’s son, said on Wednesday he…
IANS photo for representation. JAMMU: A gunfight broke out between security forces and terrorists near Danna Dhar forest of Chatroo in the upper reaches of Kishtwar district in Jammu division of J&K Sunday evening, following a brief exchange of fire that took place in the same area about 23 hours earlier.A police spokesman said firing…
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Attempts are being made to revive the tumult of the 90s in J&K, but the Narendra Modi government will bury terrorism so deep that it never rears its head again, home minister Amit Shah said Monday at a campaign rally in Kishtwar district of Jammu division.He urged voters to hand the National Conference-Congress combine…
NEW DELHI: A gunfight broke out between security forces and terrorists in the remote Pathanateer area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday evening, officials confirmed.The operation was launched by a joint team of the Army and police, following intelligence inputs regarding the presence of terrorists near Gursai Top in Mendhar sub-division, officials said…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force is cooperating with local police in Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir, to investigate a sexual assault complaint lodged by a woman flying officer against a Wing Commander, according to an IAF official quoted by news agency PTI. It has been reported that the local police have filed a First Information…
With assembly elections returning after a decade, people of Jammu region are eager to vote but their optimism is tempered by threats of terrorism, unresolved local problemsJAMMU: A hamlet deep inside dense forests and rugged terrain south of the Pir Panjal range in Kathua district of Jammu region was abuzz recently with a political meeting…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan has invited PM Modi along with other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders for the council of heads of govt (CHG) in-person meeting it will host in October. While there is no question of Modi travelling to Islamabad, it will be interesting to see if he deputes a minister to represent India at…
SRINAGAR: BJP has positioned itself to defend the “rights granted to marginalised communities in J&K”, as a joint manifesto by the Congress-National Conference (NC) alliance for the assembly polls promised revisions and rollback of the reservation policy for ST/SC and other backward classes (OBC) instituted after the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the…
JAMMU: A gunfight between security forces and terrorists was reported Tuesday evening in Assar of J&K’s Doda district, signalling the spread of terrorism to previously unaffected areas in the Jammu region.Assar, located about 91km from Doda town via NH244 and 40km from Patnitop in Udhampur district, has remained untouched by terrorist violence this summer.The Army’s…
JAMMU: The intensive combing operation launched in the upper reaches of J&K’s Udhampur district — after security forces cornered a group of three to four terrorists in the dense forests of Basantgarh, leading to a shootout amid heavy rain Tuesday afternoon — entered its second day on Wednesday, even as another search operation was initiated…
