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A police case has been filed against a BJP leader and district development council member in Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly assaulting a man. The case against Ajaz Hussain Rather was filed after a video of the injured man, a resident of Srinagar, was widely shared on social media. The police said Ajaz Hussain Rather has been booked under offences of "wrongful restraint and voluntary causing hurt" to the man in Srinagar.The police are yet to reveal the identity of the victim and his current condition. "On the basis of complaint lodged by Nazim Hussain Bhat & Imdad Ali Mir, FIR no 51/2023 u/s 323,341 of IPC dated 30.05.2023 registered in Panthachowk PS against DDC member Aijaz Hussain Rather on offences of wrongful restraint & voluntarily causing hurt" the Srinagar police have tweeted. On the basis of complaint lodged by Nazim Hussain Bhat & Imdad Ali Mir, FIR no 51/2023 u/s 323,341 of IPC dated 30.05.2023 registered in Panthachowk PS against DDC memb...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed grief over the loss of lives in the road accident in Jammu and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50 thousand for people who sustained injuries. At least 10 people were killed and around 55 injured when a bus fell into a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Tuesday morning. "Expressing grief on the bus accident in Jammu and Kashmir, PM @narendramodi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000," PMO tweeted. According to officials, the bus was on its way to Katra from Amritsar when the incident took place near Jhajjar Kotli - about 15 km from Katra in Jammu district. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jammu, Chandan Kohli on Tuesday said that all the injured were shifted to the hospital and are undergoing treatment. Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha, Uttar Pradesh Chief M...

 The ruling BJP can be defeated if the Opposition is "aligned properly" and the Congress party is working towards it and it is "coming along very nicely", Rahul Gandhi has told Indian Americans in the US, citing his party's emphatic victory in the recent assembly elections in Karnataka. Responding to questions from the moderator and the audiences at an event at the Silicon Valley Campus of the University of California in Santa Cruz on Tuesday, Mr Gandhi said he can clearly see "vulnerabilities" in the BJP. "As a political entrepreneur, I can clearly see vulnerabilities in the BJP... The BJP can be defeated if the Opposition is aligned properly," he said. "If you look at the Karnataka elections, the general sense is that the Congress Party fought the BJP and defeated the BJP. But what is not well understood is the mechanics that we used," he said. The Congress party used a completely different approach to fighting an election and...

The Army on Wednesday foiled a major attempt to smuggle arms and narcotics by arresting three people after an exchange of fire near the border fence along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. An Army jawan and one of the arrested accused were injured in the firing at forward Karmara village in Gulpur sector in the early hours of the day, they said. They said troops guarding the border picked up suspicious movement and challenged the persons which led to a gunfight. The whole area was immediately cordoned off and three people, one of them in an injured condition, were arrested along with a consignment of narcotics and weapons, while an Army jawan was also injured, the officials said. The officials identified the arrested accused as Mohd Farooq (26), who received a bullet injury in his leg, Mohd Riaz (23) and Mohd Zubair (22), all residents of Karmara. They are believed to have received the arms and narcotic consignment from across the border ...

Nearly a month after the army grounded its fleet of Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) 'Dhruv' after a chopper crash in Jammu and Kashmir', the indigenous helicopters have been cleared for flight. The clearance is, however, conditional and the choppers have been permitted to only operate in "limited and emergency operations", sources said. Only those helicopters that have been thoroughly checked and fit for flight will be allowed to fly, according to sources. At present, the Army has about 145 Dhruv helicopters, the Air Force 70, the Navy 18 and the Coast Guard 20. The clearance to restart the operations of the chopper would need to be given by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the manufacturer of the chopper, sources had earlier said. On May 4, a technician was killed and two pilots were injured after an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv with three people on board crashed following a "hard landing" in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. ...

A day after a circus assistant was shot dead by terrorists, the amusement park in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag has shut down. The park is gripped by haunting silence. A circus festival in the park that was going on for last one month has ended with the targeted killing of one of its employee. The joy and laughter that filled the amusement park is replaced by an eerie calm. The circus employee Deepak Kumar was shot dead outside the park on Monday evening. This is the first targeted attack on migrant workers in Kashmir this year. Last year a number of migrant labourers were killed and injured in targeted attacks by terrorists. Four Kashmiri pandits were also killed in targeted attacks in 2022. A massive counter-terrorist offensive by police and other security agencies led to encounter killing of most of the suspected terrorists accused of targeted attacks. Deepak belonged to an extremely poor family in Udhampur near Jammu. The victim, who was the sole earning member of the famil...

Eight people died after a bus carrying pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi shrine skidded off a bridge and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir, police said today. Another 16 passengers were injured and taken to the hospital, initial reports suggest. Some of them are said to be critically injured. The bus was on its way from Amritsar when the incident occurred on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, near Jajjar Kotli area, about 15 km from its destination Katra in Reasi district. Katra is the base camp for Vaishno Devi pilgrims. "Eight people have fatal casualties. Rescue operation is on," Senior Superintendent of Police Chandan Kohli told news agency PTI. The injured are being treated at the Government Medical College in Jammu. Read full article

A circus performer was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district today, said police. Deepu, a resident of Udhampur, was attacked near Jagland Mandi in Anantnag town this evening. According to the police, he was working at private circus mela at amusement park in Anantnag. #Terrorists fired upon one civilian namely Deepu R/O Udhampur working at private circus mela at amusement park near Janglaat Mandi in #Anantnag . He was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Case registered, #investigation going on. @JmuKmrPolice — Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) May 29, 2023 After being shot, Deepu was taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival, said police.  A case has been registered and investigation is going on, said police.  Read full article

Police on Monday rescued 21 tourists from the Dal Lake in Srinagar after they were stranded in the water body due to strong winds. "River Police wing of Srinagar Police today safely rescued 21 tourists in different sorties by speed boats. The tourists were stranded in Shikaras inside Dal Lake, because of sudden change in weather and gusty winds," the police tweeted. River Police wing of Srinagar Police today safely rescued 21 tourists in different sorties by speed Boats. The Tourists were stranded in Shikaras inside Dal Lake, because of sudden change in weather & gusty winds. Public is advised to avoid going inside Dal in inclement weather. pic.twitter.com/sHXFWzpckh — Srinagar Police (@SrinagarPolice) May 29, 2023 The police advised people to avoid going inside the lake during inclement weather. Many parts of the the Kashmir, including Srinagar, were lashed by rains late in the afternoon. The weatherman has forecast wet weather over the next three days in the Vall...

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to separatist leader Yasin Malik, who is presently serving a life term, on a plea by the National Investigation Agency seeking death penalty for him in a terror funding case.  A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh also issued warrants for production of Malik before it on August 9. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared on behalf of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), argued that the accused indulged in terrorist and secessionist activities and should be awarded the death penalty by treating the matter as a "rarest of rare" case. "In view of the ground that Yasin Malik, sole respondent in this appeal, has inter alia pleaded guilty to a charge under section 121 IPC which provides for an alternate death sentence, we issue notice to him... to be served through the jail superintendent," the court ordered.    Let warrants be issued for his production on the next date of hearing, it added. On Ma...

Amid Punjab Police's fight against drug abuse, one of its officers has taken it upon himself to raise awareness against the menace. After he gets home from work, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Gurbachan Singh, who is posted in the Kapurthala district, takes out his bicycle and visits a nearby market or school to raise awareness about drug abuse. Before he heads out of home, the 56-year-old writes a message on an iron plate attached to his bicycle warning people against the use of drugs, like " Nashean naal shareer barbaad karan wale atamghati hunde nein (Those who consume drugs are suicidal)". "I am trying to convey a big message in a few words," Mr Singh said. "My idea behind this effort is to spread awareness against drug abuse. If children are told about the harmful effects of drugs, they will not go astray," he said. "Whenever I get free after my duty, I take my bicycle from my home and go to a market or school to remind people about the ...

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik's case must be reviewed and reconsidered as in a democracy like India even the assassins of a prime minister were pardoned. Her remarks came a day after the NIA pleaded for the death penalty to the separatist leader, who was awarded a life term by a trial court in Delhi in a terror funding case last year. Ms Mufti also lashed out at her former party and cabinet colleague Altaf Bukhari, saying those gleefully supporting Malik's hanging were a grave threat to "our collective rights". Bukhari, the president of Apni Party, said deterrent measures should be taken against those trying to threaten the country's security. "In a democracy like India where even the assassins of a PM were pardoned, the case of a political prisoner like Yasin Malik must be reviewed and reconsidered. The new political ikhwan gleefully supporting his hanging are a grave threat to o...

Three brothers were killed when their house collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Friday, police said. The house collapsed at night in the mountainous hamlet of Puller in Nagseni tehsil, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Khalil Poswal told PTI. Three brothers -- identified as Rajesh, Sajan and Papu -- were killed in the incident, police said. The other members of the family are safe, police added. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Read full article

The NIA Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for terrorist Yasin Malik, who was sentenced a life term by a trial court here in a terror funding case a year ago, asserting not giving capital punishment to such a "dreaded terrorist" will result in a miscarriage of justice. The plea by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been listed for hearing on May 29 before a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh. On May 24, 2022, a trial court in the national capital awarded life imprisonment to Malik, the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief, after holding him guilty of various offences under the stringent anti-terror law-Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)- and the IPC. Yasin Malik had pleaded guilty to the charges, including those under the UAPA. In its petition before the high court for enhancement of Malik's penalty, the NIA said if such "dreaded terrorists" are not given capital punishment on account of ha...

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah praised the new Parliament building terming it "pretty damn impressive". In a tweet, Omar Abdullah said, "Setting aside the brouhaha about the inauguration for a moment, this building is a welcome addition. The old Parliament House has served us well but as someone who has worked there for a few years, a lot of us often spoke amongst ourselves about the need for a new & improved parliament building. Better late than never is all I'll say & this one looks pretty damn impressive." PM Modi will dedicate the new Parliament building to the country on May 28. Meanwhile, slamming the opposition parties' call for boycotting the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several leaders and activists from Jammu and Kashmir on Friday extended support to the inauguration while also describing the opposition's decision as "childish and trivial". Speaking to ...

Four members of a tribal nomadic family died in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday morning when a pine tree fell on their tent, officials said. The incident took place in the Bhalna forest area of Keshwan belt, they said, adding that high-speed winds and heavy rainfall uprooted the big tree. "A pine tree fell on a tent pitched by the nomadic family in the forest belt. In this tragic incident, four family members lost their lives early today," Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar, Khalil Poswal told PTI. The family was going towards Dachan with its sheep and goats, and had halted in Bhalna forest due to heavy rains, they said. Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, Devansh Yadav said four people, including three women, died on the spot. "A police team immediately rushed to the spot and started a rescue operation," Mr Yadav said, adding that the bodies are being taken to a hospital for legal formalities. An immediate relief of Rs 50,000 was provi...

A special NIA court in Assam has convicted a person and sentenced him to five years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with a 2018 conspiracy case related to the formation of a Hizbul Mujahideen module, an official said on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the federal agency said the special court in Guwahati also imposed a fine on Mohammad Saidul Alam, a resident of Hojai area of Assam. Five people were chargesheeted by the NIA on March 11, 2019 in the case after the agency took the investigation on October 5, 2018 from Jamanamukh police station in Hojai district. Two of the accused -- Sahnawaj Alom and Omar Faruque -- were convicted by the NIA Court on December 23 last year. "NIA investigations have revealed that the three convicted accused had conspired with one Kamruj Zaman to establish a Hizbul Mujahideen module in Assam. During 2017-2018, they had organised a series of meetings in various mosques, such as Milonpur Masjid, Islampur Masjid and Solmari Masjid, in and around...

A woman was feared drowned while three people trapped in flash floods were rescued in the nick of time as heavy rains led to sudden rise in water bodies in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri on Wednesday, officials said. Two women -- Naseema Akhtar and Kulzum Bi -- were swept away while crossing Betar stream in Poonch district late afternoon on Wednesday, the officials said. #WATCH | Heavy rain followed by hailstorm hits Chirdi in district Udhampur of Jammu & Kashmir pic.twitter.com/YtVFVlk2BJ — ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2023 They said while Akhtar was rescued by a joint team of police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Kulzum Bi (28) remained untraced. A rescue operation is on to trace her, the official said, adding they were trapped by the sudden rise in the water level. In Rajouri district, two men - Ankush Kumar of Rajouri and Sunil Kumar of Punjab – were rescued by a joint team of police and SDRF in an hour-long operation after they were found trapped ...

The Jammu and Kashmir Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) on Wednesday conducted raids on houses of eight Pakistan-based terrorists at multiple locations in Kishtwar and Ramban districts, senior officials said. The raids were carried out in Padder, Keshwan and Thakrai in Kishtwar and Khari and Banihal in Ramban to scuttle attempts by these terrorists to revive terrorism in the Chenab valley region, they said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar, Khalil Ahmad Poswal said the searches at the houses of Azad Hussain, Gazi-ud-Din, Bashir Ahmed Mughal and Sattar Din, alias Rajab, were conducted after search warrants were obtained from a special NIA court in Jammu in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. "The searches are aimed at eliminating the terrorist ecosystem in the district by identifying various over-ground workers and supporters of terrorism," the officer said. Earlier on May 18, teams of the SIU raided houses of five terrorists, who are curr...

At least seven people were killed while another was critically injured after a cruiser vehicle of Pakal Dul Project they were traveling in met with an accident in J-K's Kishtwar, informed officials. According to officials, the incident took place at Dangduru Dam site. "7 people died, 1 critically injured. The injured is being shifted to District Hospital Kishtwa," said Deputy Commissioner of Kishtwar Dr Devansh Yadav. He added that all possible help as per the requirement will be provided. Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh after coming to know about the incident, spoke to DC Yadav about the road accident. "7 persons dead, 1 critically injured. Injured being shifted to District Hospital Kishtwar or GMC Doda as per requirement. All possible help, as required, will be provided," Union Minister said. Further details are awaited. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a s...

The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, today said the media in Union territory is "absolutely free" – a matter on which questions have been raised at both national and international level. "According to an international organisation's report, seven journalists in Kashmir were arrested on charges of terrorism and disturbing social harmony, not for their reporting. This number is 10 to 20 times more anywhere in the world," he told reporters on the sidelines of an event at the Raj Bhavan. The media in Jammu and Kashmir is free and active, he said. "More than 400 newspapers are published here," he said. Since 2019, Jamu and Kashmir has undergone a lot of transformation, he added. That year, the decades-old special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the constitution was removed and the state was bifurcated into two Union Territories. "Today's J&K is not a land of hartals or stone pelters. It is a land of p...

More than half the people are satisfied with Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's work on various fronts, a unique NDTV survey called 'Public Opinion' that examines nine years of PM Modi showed. Despite the Karnataka loss, the PM's popularity remains strong, and BJP's vote share remains stable. Over 55 per cent of the respondents -- among over 7,000 people across 19 states and 71 Lok Sabha constituencies -- said they were either fully or partially satisfied with the government's work in the last nine years. 17 per cent of respondents said they were fully satisfied, and 38 per cent voted partially satisfied. 19 per cent said they were slightly disappointed, and 21 per cent said they were totally disappointed with the PM Modi-led work. Five per cent said they didn't know. Rahul Gandhi's popularity has risen after his pan-India foot march Bharat Jodo Yatra, the poll, in partnership with Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CS...

A youth from Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag has secured the seventh rank in the prestigious UPSC civil services examination, the results of which were declared on Tuesday. Waseem Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Dooru area of Anantnag in south Kashmir, had secured the 225th rank last year. "My son had qualified for the exam last year. Previously, his rank was 225 but now it is seven. I am delighted. It is an inspiring and happy news for Anantnag as well as Kashmir. We are all very thankful to God," Waseem Ahmad Bhat's father, Mohammad Yusuf Bhat, said. He said the family always wanted him to become an IAS officer. "Today, God has fulfilled all our wishes," Mohammad Yusuf Bhat said. He asserted that his son worked very hard for the exams and excelled even though the family's financial condition is not sound. "His hard work and dedication helped him achieve success," the father said. Political parties, including the National Conference (NC) and Apn...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on information leading to the arrest of a Khalistani terrorist wanted in a case of conspiracy to wage war against the country, an official said. According to the NIA, Kashmir Singh Galwaddi alias "Balbir Singh", a resident of Ludhiana, is wanted in the case registered here on August 20 last year under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the official said. The case relates to the conspiracy hatched by the Khalistan Liberation Front, Babbar Khalsa International and the International Sikh Youth Federation to wage war against the country. "Galwaddi is absconding and wanted in the NIA case (related to terrorist activities of proscribed terrorist organisations in various parts of the country). NIA has declared a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh against Galwaddi," a spokesperson of the federal agency said, releasing two pictures of the ac...

China not attending the G20 meeting in Srinagar does not make any difference and it is their loss, not India's, Union minister Jitendra Singh said today. Delegates of all G20 countries, barring China, arrived in Srinagar on Monday to attend the third G20 tourism working group meeting. "That (China not attending the meeting) does not make any difference. China not coming is China's loss, not India's," Mr Singh told Press Trust of India on the sidelines of the G20 meet in Srinagar. Asked if Beijing's abstention was linked to the eastern Ladakh border standoff, Mr Singh said the Ministry of External Affairs will take a call on that. On holding the G20 event in Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Singh said different venues will give an idea to the delegates about the places they visit. "We are not a small, homogeneous nation like some countries in Europe. We are a diverse country," the Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office added. Asked abou...

Lauding Centre's infrastructure push, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said that the union territory stands as one of the developed states in the country. J-K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Jitendra Singh and G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant attended the third G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar. Tuesday is the second day of the 3-day meeting. Addressing the meeting, Lt Governor Sinha said, "J-K has always been the centre of knowledge, wisdom and breathtaking landscape. For 30 years, this land of peacefulness had to suffer from state-sponsored terrorism by our neighbouring country. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought development schemes that empowered the state." He said that the union territory is witnessing a new era that has opened limitless possibilities for growth, peace and development. "J-K is now open to a new era that is open to growth, peace and development. Today the union territory stands...

Srinagar's Dal Lake has been a witness to many romances in Indian cinema - Shammi Kapoor to Shah Rukh Khan, all have had their iconic dance sets filmed with the picturesque lake in their backdrop. "Almost 370 Bollywood films have been filmed in the Kashmir Valley and now with the OTT platforms, this number will see a sharp increase," G-20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant stated. According to him, the Working Group on Tourism will ensure more filmmakers from abroad visit the Valley. "We are promoting Jammu and Kashmir so that foreign filmmakers also come here. We cannot become a world tourist destination without private investment. That's why we want global and domestic investment. We are also encouraging 100% FDI under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including in the North Eastern states and hill states," said Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy. "In Kashmir, you will find everything within a radius of 10 km. There are snow-capped mountains, rivers a...

A man and his sister, separated during the Partition 75 years ago, were reunited at the landmark Kartarpur Corridor, in an emotional meeting made possible through social media, a media report said on Monday. Mahendra Kaur, 81, from India, reunited with her 78-year-old brother Sheikh Abdul Aziz from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir at the Kartarpur Corridor after they found out through a social media post that they were siblings separated during the Partition in 1947, Dawn News reported. During the Partition, the family of Sardar Bhajan Singh from the Indian side of Punjab was tragically torn apart when Aziz relocated to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir while his other family members remained in India. An other separated family meetup at kartarpur Corridor (a Corridor of Peace). Mr sheikh Abdul Aziz and his sister Mohinder kaur who got separated at the time of partition in 1947 met at Gurdwara Sri Darbar Sahib kartarpur. Both families were very happy and praised the government pic.twitter.com/TA...

The delegations arriving for the third G20 Tourism Working Group meeting were warmly welcomed at Srinagar Airport. The 3rd Tourism Working Group meeting is being held at Srinagar from May 22-24. The guests were welcomed by Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy, along with Amitabh Kant G20 Sherpa at Srinagar Airport. An ethnic and magnificent display of traditional dance forms by local Artists, showcasing Jammu and Kashmir's cultural heritage, was also done. #WATCH | Delegates arriving in Srinagar for the 3rd G20 Tourism Working Group meeting, receive a warm welcome at the airport. (Video: J&K Department of Information and Public Relations) pic.twitter.com/xouQyQYqmE — ANI (@ANI) May 22, 2023 The security measures have been heightened in Srinagar. For this three-day G20 Summit Kashmir is under a three-tier security grid for aerial surveillance drone monitoring is put in place National Security Guard (NSG) and MARCOS commandos are being deployed around the venue Jammu and...

Jammu and Kashmir will host the third tourism working group meeting of G20 countries in capital Srinagar from today amid tight security. This is the first such international event in the region after Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status and stripped of its statehood in August 2019. A glittering facelift has been given to parts of Srinagar city and roads leading to Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Center or SKICC, the venue for the G20 meeting. Harshavardhan Shingha, Chief Coordinator G20, said India is halfway through its G20 presidency and so far 118 meetings have been held across the country. He said the Srinagar meeting has received the highest number of participants in comparison to two earlier meetings on tourism. Around 60 delegates from the member countries of G20 are attending the meeting. Officials say the highest number of delegates for the Srinagar event are coming from Singapore. There are also delegates from special invitee guest countries who ...

The Army on Sunday launched a massive search operation in a forward area in Jammu and Kashmir's border district of Poonch after troops picked up suspicious movement and opened fire, officials said. No one was injured in the firing by the soldiers on patrolling duty at Keri in Mendhar sector around 3 am, they said. Though there was no retaliation from the suspected persons, the Army launched a massive search operation in the area and adjoining forests to ensure that there is no presence of terrorists, the officials said. All roads leading to the besieged vast area were closed and the residents were asked to stay indoors as a precautionary measure, they said, adding the searches were completed in the populated area but no one was arrested. However, the combing operation is still going on in the woods but there was no contact with the suspected terrorists so far, the officials said. The nearby Bhata Dhurian witnessed a deadly ambush by terrorists on an Army vehicle on April 20, r...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested a Kashmir-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) operative for his involvement in a terror conspiracy case in Jammu and Kashmir. NIA arrested Mohd Ubaid Malik, a resident of Kupwara district in Kashmir, based on inputs that he was in constant touch with a Pakistan-based JeM Commander. "Investigations have revealed that the accused was passing on secret information, especially regarding the movement of troops and security forces, to the Pakistan-based Commander," said the NIA. The arrest comes as part of the crackdown by NIA against the conspiracies being hatched by proscribed terrorist organizations based across the border to destabilize India through terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. The NIA also recovered from the accused's possession various incriminating documents showing his involvement in the furtherance of terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir. The case was registered by the NIA suo-moto on June 21 last ...

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today said that the new ordinance by the Central government on transfer of bureaucrats in Delhi was a travesty and against the spirit of cooperative federalism. However, the leader said it was a shame that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) did not realise the danger when it supported BJP when they scrapped Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370. "What has been done to Delhi is a travesty and goes against the spirit of cooperative federalism. That said Raghav, it's a shame the AAP didn't realise the danger of its actions when it happily sided with the BJP in Aug 2019," Mr Abdullah said in a tweet. "J&K was dismembered and reduced to a Union territory and the people have been disenfranchised for five years. Sadly your chickens have come home to roost now," he added. What has been done to Delhi is a travesty & goes against the spirit of cooperative federalism. That said Raghav, it's a shame the ...

Hailing the world's tallest railway bridge in Jammu and Kashmir, Chenab Bridge taller than the Eiffel Tower, Maldives' minister for National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure said, "Very impressed with the development the Indian Railways are bringing to the nation." A delegation led by Mohamed Aslam, Minister for National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure from the Maldives visited the Chenab Bridge on Wednesday. Taking to Twitter, Northern Railway said, "His Excellency, Shri Mohamed Aslam, Minister for National Planning, Housing & Infrastructure, Republic of Maldives & His Excellency, Shri Shifaz Ali, Minister of State for National Planning, Housing & Infrastructure, Republic of Maldives visited Chenab Bridge on 17TH May- 2023." Mohamed Aslam said, "Very Impressed with the development the Indian Railways are bringing to the nation," according to the statement released by Northern Railway. As the Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Rai...

Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, thanking the people of Karnataka, on Saturday said that the newly-formed government will work for development of the state. In a personalised video address, the former Congress president said, "From my heart, I wish to thank all of you, the people of Karnataka for giving the Congress party such a historic mandate. This mandate is for the pro-people's government and for the pro-poor government. It is a rejection of politics of divisiveness and a rejection of corruption. I would like to reassure the people of Karnataka that the Congress government which has been sworn in today will stand by its commitment to implement the promises made to them. I am proud that the first Cabinet meeting has already approved the immediate implementation of our five guarantees. The Congress party remains committed to the prosperity, peace and progress of Karnataka. Jai Hind." #WATCH | Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi thanked the people of Karnatak...

The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday raided the houses of five local terrorists who are currently operating from across the border and making desperate attempts to revive militancy in Doda district, a senior police officer said. Senior Superintendent of Police of Doda district Abdul Qayoom said the raids were conducted by the SIU in the Gandoh area in connection with a case registered against the five terrorists in 2021 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The officer said the searches would help gather evidence and identify their supporters and sympathizers who are working as overground workers. The terrorists whose houses were searched were Atta Mohd alias "Adil Mubassir" of Tanta Kahara, Mohd Yasir alias "Shahid" of Kunthal-Tanta, Mohd Shafi alias "Nadeem Bhai" and Amjid Ali alias "Rashid" of Trinkal Kahara, and Majid Hussain alias "Abu...

The success of the upcoming tourism working group meeting of the G-20 countries will result in an increase in the influx of tourists and investments in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday. The three-day meeting beginning May 22 is slated to be held in the summer capital. All arrangements have been put in place with the cooperation of the people of the union territory, Mr Sinha said after inaugurating the six-km stretch of the Jhelum River Front at Rajbagh. The preparations have been done for the event by the administration and people of J-K, he said, adding that the masses have lent their cooperation in a huge way. The LG expressed hope that the administration with the cooperation of the people will put up a grand show "the success of which will send a message across the world". "It will result in increase in tourism and investments in the days to come, and the whole world will get to see the traditional hospitality of Kashmir," ...

Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar, who was locked in a dramatic battle with Siddaramaiah for the top job for a week after their party's emphatic win, took oath as the solo Deputy Chief Minister. Eight newly elected MLAs with diverse representation, approved by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge this morning -- G Parameshwara (SC), KH Muniyappa (SC), KJ George (Minority-Christian), MB Patil (Lingayat), Satish Jarkiholi (ST-Valmiki), Priyank Kharge (SC, and AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge's son), Ramalinga Reddy (Reddy), and BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan (Minority-Muslim) -- also took the oath of office. Portfolios haven't been distributed to them yet. Top Opposition leaders, including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, CPI's D Raja, Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, PDP's Mehbuba Mufti, Sharad Pawar from NCP, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference's Farooq Abdullah, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury,...

China has strongly opposed the holding of a G20 meeting in Kashmir, while Turkey and Saudi Arabia have not registered for the event to be held in Srinagar. On Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that "China firmly opposes holding G20 meetings in any form in "disputed" areas and will not attend such meetings." This is the first such strongly worded statement by China on the G20 event in Srinagar. The 3rd G20 Tourism Working Group meeting will be held on May 22-24 in Srinagar amid heightened security in the region. China has not only decided to stay away from the event, but it has also raised the issue of Kashmir's "disputed" status ahead of the first major international event in Jammu and Kashmir since the state was stripped of its special status and statehood in 2019. Around 60 delegates from G20 countries are expected to attend the meeting in Srinagar. However, earlier it was expected that over 100 delegates would attend...