Srinagar, Jul 12 (PTI) Three Hizbul Mujahideen militants were today killed in an encounter with security forces in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Redbugh area of Budgam last evening after receiving specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in the […]

New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims in Anantnag is a “blot on all Muslims and Kashmiris”. While visiting the injured in a hospital in Anantnag, she said the head of every Kashmiri hangs in shame over today’s […]

Srinagar, Jul 10 (PTI) Seven Amarnath pilgrims, five of them women, were killed in a militant attack in Anantnag, the police said. At 8.20 pm today, the militants attacked an armoured car of the police, an official said. When the police fired back, the militants fled, firing indiscriminately, the official added. […]

Srinagar, Jul 7 (PTI) The passage of the GST Bill by the Jammu and Kashmir legislature would be scripted in “golden letters” as it is a big sucess for the country’s democracy, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today. She also sought to allay apprehensions over the new tax regime, saying what […]

  Mumbai, Jul 7 (PTI) Congress leader Saifuddin Soz today said he feels that irrespective of his background and RSS connections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants a solution to the Kashmir issue. “I personally think, Hurriyat should be kept in the loop at the time of talks. Tomorrow they may be […]

Srinagar, Jul 5 (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today termed the resolution on the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), passed by the state assembly, as a sham and said there was absolutely no clarity on constitutional safeguards for the state. “With absolutely no […]

Srinagar, Jul 4 (PTI) “I can lynch you here,” Jammu and Kashmir minister Imran Ansari told National Conference leader Devender Rana in the Legislative Assembly during a discussion on implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The remark came during a heated argument between the minister and the opposition MLA. […]

Tel Aviv, Jul 4 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his “path-breaking” visit to Israel today with his counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu extending an extraordinary welcome and asserting that “even sky is not the limit” in the cooperation between the two countries. Modi, the first Indian prime minister to visit the Jewish […]

Srinagar, Jul 4 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today began discussions on a resolution moved by the government for implementing the GST regime without affecting the special status of the state. Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu moved the resolution seeking suggestions from the lawmakers on how to implement the 101st […]

Srinagar, Jul 4 (PTI) A third militant was killed today in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir as the operation entered the second day, police said. One more militant was killed this morning and the body has been recovered, a police official said. He said three […]