Public outrage beginning of terrorism’s end in J&K: Omar

29/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 28: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said the spontaneous public outrage after the Pahalgam attack is an indication that terrorism may end soon in Jammu and Kashmir and made it clear that he will not cite the massacre to push for statehood restoration. In his 27-minute speech during a special session of the J&K Assembly, the chief minister, with his voice heavy with emotion, said "this assembly understands the pain of victim families more than any other". The day-long sessio...

Assembly unanimously passes resolution condemning Pahalgam attack

29/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 28: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution condemning the recent heinous terrorist attack at Baisaran Pahalgam. The resolution, moved by Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, was put to voice vote by Speaker, Abdul Rahim Rather and subsequently passed unanimously. The resolution read, "This House unequivocally condemns the heinous, cowardly act that resulted in the loss of innocent lives. Such acts of terror are a direct assault on the ethos...

Have faith in PM Modi, Pahalgam terror attack will be avenged: LoP

29/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 28: Leader of Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma on Monday asked the people to have full faith in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that he will not remain silent and the Pahalgam terror attack will be avenged. Speaking on a resolution passed in the J-K assembly here to condemn the terror strike, the BJP leader paid homage to the 26 people, mostly tourists, killed in the April 22 incident and lauded the people for "frustrating terror conspi...

SC modifies punishment of woman who killed daughters in 2015

29/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 28: The Supreme Court on Monday modified the sentence of a Chhattisgarh woman convicted for killing her daughters observing the motive behind the act was not proved. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh brought down the more heinous charge of Section 302 (murder) to Section 304 Part I (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of IPC. She was found to have spent over nine years in custody and the top court sentenced her to the period undergone without fine, ...

Anti-terror clampdown: Police raids dozens of places in Srinagar, Doda, Kishtwar

29/04/2025
SRINAGAR/JAMMU, Apr 28: Police on Monday carried out raids at dozens of places in Srinagar, Doda and Kishtwar as part of the massive clampdown on terror ecosystem laun-ched after the horrific Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 persons dead. "The searches were conducted in accordance with proper legal procedures in the presence of executive magistrates and independent witnesses under the supervision of the officers of J-K Police," a spokesman said. He said the searches were carried out across...

You constructing huge highways but people dying due to lack of facilities: SC to Centre

29/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 28: You are constructing huge highways but people are dying there because of lack of facilities, the Supreme Court on Monday said as it pulled up the Centre over the delay in formulating a cashless scheme for treating motor accident victims. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan observed despite its January 8 order, the Centre neither complied with the direction nor did it ask for an extension of time. The top court said though Section 164A of Motor Vehicles Act was ...

Presence of elder family member crucial in medical emergencies: High Court grants bail to NDPS accused

29/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 28: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently granted bail to a man booked in a drugs case so that he may be present while his minor daughter undergoes surgery, observing that the Court should be mindful of the need for an elder family member to be present during such medical emergencies [Aasif Amin Thoker V/s Union Territory of J&K]. Justice Rahul Bharti emphasized that in situations involving the health and hospitalization of minor children, courts cannot lose si...

India inks deal with France for 26 Rafale-Marine aircraft for Indian Navy

29/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 28: The prowess of the Indian Navy is set to get a boost as it will be receiving 26 state-of-the-art Rafale fighter planes from France under an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA), amidst escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack. The IGA has been signed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of Armed Forces of France Sebastien Lecornu and copies of the agreement along with the pacts on aircraft package, supply protocol and weapon...

Rajnath Singh briefs PM Modi on J&K situation

29/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 28: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, people familiar with the matter said. The briefing came as India mulled its options to punish those behind the terror attack on April 22 that killed 26 civilians. Citing "cross-border linkages" to the horrific incident, India has promised severe punishment to those involved in the strike that triggered widesp...

Pakistan will be given befitting reply: Farooq

29/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 28: A strong votary of dialogue with Pakistan in the past, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said India will give a befitting reply to the neighbouring country for the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 dead. He said Pakistan should overcome this "misleading notion" that Jammu and Kashmir will become its part by terrorism. “I have always favoured dialogue and was desirous of talks (with Pakistan) but what we will tell to the families (of the terror victims)? ...

Pak violates ceasefire for 4th night straight; targets Poonch, Kupwara sectors this time

29/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 28: Pakistani troops resorted to unprovo-ked firing in Poonch and Kupwara districts, contin-uing with their ceasefire violations along the LoC, Army officials said on Monday. This was the fourth consecutive night that Pakistan resorted to small-arms fire along the Line of Control (LoC) and came amid heightened tension between New Delhi and Islamabad following last week's terror attack in Pahalgam. A defence spokesperson said, "During the night of April 27-28, Pakistan Army post...

India, UK discuss to push negotiations for proposed free trade agreement

29/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 28: India and the UK on Monday held discussions to push forward negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement to further strengthen bilateral economic ties. To give an impetus to the talks, which are at an advanced stage, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has arrived in London for a two-day visit. "In my first engagement, held a productive meeting with the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade @JReynoldsMP to advance Free Trade Agreement negotiations, reinf...

Govt bans 16 Pakistani YouTube channels

29/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 28: The government has banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for disseminating provocative, false and misleading content against India, government sources said on Monday. The decision to ban the Pakistani channels was taken after the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The Pakistani channels were disseminating provocative and communally sensitive content, false and misleading narratives and misinformation against India, its Army and security agencies in the ba...

President Murmu presents Padma awards

29/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 28: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday conferred Padma Awards to 71 persons for their outstanding contribution in various fields at a civil investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan here. The awards included four Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 57 Padma Shri Awards, an official statement said. The Padma Vibhushan awardees included MT Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous), Dr Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy, Lakshminarayana Subramaniam and Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous). Moreover, Sreejesh PR, ...

Mathura row: SC defers hearing on plea of mosque panel against impleading Centre, ASI

29/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 28: The Supreme Court on Monday deferred the hearing on a plea of the mosque committee against a high court order allowing Hindu litigants to implead Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India in the Mathura Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute. The Allahabad High Court on March 5, 2025 allowed amendments to two lawsuits and permitted petitioners to make Centre's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as respondents. A bench comprising...

Let us stay in Kashmir or send us in body bags: Pakistani wives of ex-militants

29/04/2025
BANDIPORA, Apr 28: Pakistani wives of ex-militants rehabilitated here have asserted they would rather die than return to their old country. The Pakistani women, who had come to Kashmir under the 2010 rehabilitation policy for former ultras, have pleaded the government to allow them to stay or send them in “body bags.” Alyza Rafiq, married to an ex-militant, came to Kashmir in 2013 under the then-chief minister Omar Abdullah’s policy that enabled the rehabilitation of ultras who had gone to Pak...

Every perpetrator and supporter of Pahalgam terror attack must be hunted: LG Sinha to Army Chief

26/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 25: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has asked Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, who called on him here on Friday, to take effective steps not only to bring those responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack to justice but also to intensify efforts to crush infrastructure of terrorism and its ecosystem. The Army Chief arrived in Kashmir on Friday. An official spokesman said during the discussion Lieutenant Governor said the nation has full faith in the bravery and valour of o...

Amit Shah speaks to all Chief Ministers, asks them to identify Pakistani nationals

26/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 25: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asked all Chief Minister to promptly identify Pakistani nationals residing in their respective states, so that they can be sent back. According to sources, Home Minister Shah spoke to the Chief Ministers of all states, asking them to take immediate steps towards identifying and initiating the deportation process of Pakistani citizens. He also instructed the state authorities to report the details to the Central Government, enabling th...

Indus Water Treaty is most unfair document to people of J&K: Omar

26/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 25: Expressing strong disapproval over the Indus Water Treaty, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the pact which was signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 is the "most unfair document" to the people of the Union Territory. Addressing the media, Omar Abdullah said, "The government of India has taken some steps. As far as J-K is concerned, we have never been in favour of the Indus Water Treaty. We have always believed that the Indus Water Treaty h...

SC questions IAF over denial of family pension to stepmother of air force personnel

26/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 25: The Supreme Court has said it will examine whether a stepmother can be considered for family pension under the Indian Air Force rules, saying “mother is a very wide term”. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh questioned the Indian Air Force's (IAF) decision to deny family pension to a woman, who raised her stepson since the age of six and said the regulations are not constitutional mandates. "'Mother' is a very wide term," the bench said, adding that nowadays...

Pakistan Defence Minister Khwaja Asif admits Islamabad's role in using terror groups for ‘US’ dirty work’

26/04/2025
ISLAMABAD, Apr 25: In a direct contradiction of its own stance on terrorism, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif has openly admitted Islamabad's role in "doing the US' dirty work for three decades" through its close links with terrorist organisations. While Pakistan has been denying its culpability in the heinous Pahalgam attack which left 26 tourists dead, Asif's statement has served to only further weaken Islamabad's plea, and undo the country's already very poor reputation in internatio...

Militant associate killed, 2 cops injured in Bandipora gunbattle

26/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 25: A militant associate was killed and two policemen were injured in a gunbattle in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday. They said the gunbattle broke out in the wee hours in the Ajas forest of the district. Officials said a search operation was launched in the forest area following an input by a militant associate who was arrested two days ago. They said as the security forces headed to a hideout , militants opened fire on the troops , trigge...

LG summons special session of Assembly on Apr 28 to discuss Pahalgam attack

26/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 25: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has summoned a one-day special session of the assembly on April 28 to discuss the Pahalgam attack, officials said on Friday. "I, Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me under section 18(1) of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, do hereby summon the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly to meet at Jammu on Monday, the 28th of April, 2025 at 10.30 am?,"...

Houses of 2 LeT terrorists destroyed in blast

26/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 25: The house of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (Let) terrorists, including the prime suspect of the Pahalgam terror attack, were destroyed when explosives believed to be stored there went off, officials said on Friday. The incidents took place during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, when the residences of Aadil Hussain Thokar and Asif Sheikh were being searched by security forces at Guree village in Bijbehara and Tral respectively in south Kashmir, the officials said. Explosi...

Important that India stands united against terror: Rahul

26/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 25: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Friday said the idea behind the Pahalgam terror attack was to divide the people of the country and it was imperative that India stood united to defeat terrorism once and for all. "It is a terrible tragedy and I came here to get a sense of what is going on and to help. The entire people of Jammu and Kashmir have condemned this terrible act. They have fully supported the nation," Gandhi told reporters here. The Congress leader...

Registration of Gift Deed does not make it valid under Muslim law without declaration or formal acceptance of property: High Court

26/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 25: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that merely because the gift under muslim law is a registered one does not obivate the possibility of the gift being invalid. The court said that what is important in muslim law while executing a gift deed is that all the essential conditions required to valid gift are present. The court was hearing a 2nd appeal against order passed by the appellate court, which reversed the trial court's decision if declaring gift as valid citing lac...

Search on for escaped terrorists in Udhampur forest, Rajouri, Poonch

26/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 25: A combing operation to track down three escaped terrorists entered its second day on Friday, with security agencies strengthening the multi-layered cordon. Forces are scouring the forest area in Udhampur district, where the terrorists were believed to be hiding, as well as areas in Kishtwar, Kathua, Rajouri, and Poonch. "The search operation by the army, police, and CRPF special forces has been ongoing in Dudu-Basantgarh. It is underway to track down the terrorists on the run,"...

India, Pak armies exchange fire in Nowgam sector

26/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 25: Amid the escalating tension over the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian and Pakistan armies exchanged small arms fire in Nowgam sector in Kupwara district, official sources said. The incident occurred just hours ahead of Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi's scheduled visit to Kashmir on Friday. They said the firing was initiated by Pakistan which was effectively retaliated by soldiers in the Nowgam sector. "The exchange lasted for over an hour and there is no report of casualti...

NIA teams speak to survivors of Pahalgam attack

26/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 25: Special teams of the NIA have started reaching out to eyewitnesses including tourists who survived the deadly attack by terrorists of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in south Kashmir's Pahalgam, officials said on Friday. Armed with the latest gadgets like Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and drones, Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army and paramilitary forces continued their massive operations to hunt down the terrorists in the dense jungles of the Pir Panjal range, overloo...

With key ground test, DRDO achieves ‘significant milestone’ in scramjet engine development

26/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 25: The Defence Research and Development Organisation on Friday conducted scramjet combustor ground testing for more than 1,000 seconds with the defence ministry saying the DRDO has achieved a "significant" milestone in the field of hypersonic weapon technology. Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), a Hyderabad-based laboratory of the DRDO, has taken the initiative in developing a long-duration supersonic combustion ramjet or scramjet powered hypersonic technology. ...

India revokes all existing visas issued to Pakistani nationals, except long term, diplomatic and official visas with effect from April 27

26/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 25: In a significant development amid heightened diplomatic tensions, the Indian government on Friday revoked all categories of visas issued to Pakistani citizens, except long-term visas, diplomatic and official visas, with immediate effect from April 27. However, medical visas issued to Pakistani nationals will be valid only till April 29. "The Government of India has revoked all existing Visas issued to Pakistani nationals, except Long Term Visas, Diplomatic and Official visa...

Terrorism supporters won't be spared: Chugh

26/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 25: While reacting to the recent Pahalgam terror attack which occurred in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh referred to Modi-led government's "zero tolerance policy" and said that the offenders and their supporters "won't be spared" and will soon be punished. "Terrorists and their supporters will no longer be spared," Chugh said. He further added, "This is a new India that will root out terror. The brutes who killed innocents in Pahalgam will get a pu...

‘My brother is Mujahideen’ says sister of terrorist involved in Pahalgam attack

26/04/2025
PULWAMA, Apr 25: The family of one of the terrorists allegedly involved in Pahalgam attack whose house was demolished on Friday morning, has called him a "Mujahideen" The houses of two Lashkar-e-Taliba terrorists believed to be involved in the Pahalgam terror attack, were demolished today. One house of LeT terrorist in Tral, Pulwama and the other of a terrorist Adil Guree in Anantnag were demolished. Speaking with ANI, the sister of the terrorist whose house was demolished in Tral, said, "My ...

NIA raids 18 places in six states in Pak-backed Khalistan cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling case

26/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 25: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has seized various electronic devices and other incriminating materials during raids conducted at 18 locations in Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Karnataka in a case linked to Pakistan-backed cross-border smuggling of arms and narcotics by Khalistani operatives, the agency said on Friday. NIA teams are examining the seized items to unravel the entire conspiracy behind the smuggling and the radicalizatio...

India will “identify, track, and punish” every terrorist, their backers: PM Modi

25/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday declared that India will “identify, track, and punish” every terrorist and their “backers” involved in the Pahalgam carnage and pursue the killers to the “ends of the earth”, as it stepped up the diplomatic offensive against Pakistan. Delivering a stern message in his first public speech after the April 22 attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed, Modi vowed that terrorism will not go “u...

Srinagar airport handled 110 flights, over 14,000 passengers on Thu; airfares reduced notably: Govt

25/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 24: To bring back stranded tourists from J&K, the civil aviation ministry said 110 flights, including eight additional services, were operated connecting Srinagar airport, which handled more than 14,000 passengers on Thursday and highlighted that airfares on the route have reduced notably in two days. Amid many people expressing concerns over high airfares, the ministry said for connecting flights, airlines typically implement a fare structure that aggregates the costs of each i...

India suspends visa service to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect

25/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 24: Continuing its strong action against Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, India today decided to suspend visa services to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect. It also said that all existing valid visas issued by India to Pakistani nationals stand revoked with effect from April 27, 2025. Medical visas issued to Pakistani nationals will be valid only till April 29, 2025. All Pakistani nationals currently in India must leave India before the expiry o...

Top security brass discusses J&K, internal security

25/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 24: Top security officers of the country on Thursday closeted here for an hour at a high-level meeting chaired by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, sources said. Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Deka, R&AW chief Ravi Sinha and a few other senior security officials attended the meeting which took place a day after the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed. The top officials took stock...

BSF scales down retreat events at Attari, 2 other locations on Indo-Pak border

25/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 24: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday said it has "scaled down" the retreat ceremony held at Attari, Hussainiwala and Sadki along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The BSF's Punjab frontier, which guards 532 km of this front out of the total 2,200 km, said in a statement that as part of this "calibrated decision", it was suspending the symbolic handshake of the Indian guard commander with the counterpart and the border ga...

Macron, Netanyahu, Meloni dial Modi to condemn Pahalgam terror attack

25/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 24: French President Emmanuel Macron, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II on Thursday dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi to condemn the dastardly Pahalgam terror attack and backed India's fight against terrorism. The barbarism displayed in the terror attack is totally unacceptable, Macron said during his phone conversation with Modi, according to external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal....

Pahalgam bloodbath: J&K leaders unite at all-party meet, vow to uphold peace and Kashmiriyat

25/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 24: In the display of political solidarity, leaders from different parties united at an all-party meeting convened by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to vehemently denounce the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22. Following an all-party meeting, CM Omar Abdullah announced the adoption of a unified resolution by all parties, condemning the attack and affirming a shared commitment to peace and justice. CM Omar Abdullah stated, "We, the participants...

India informs Pakistan of its decision to keep Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance

25/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 24: India on Thursday informed Pakistan of its decision to keep Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance with immediate effect, saying Pakistan has breached conditions of the treaty. Sustained cross-border terrorism by Pakistan targeting Jammu and Kashmir impedes India's rights under the Indus Waters Treaty, India's Secretary of Water Resources Debashree Mukherjee said in a letter addressed to her Pakistani counterpart, Syed Ali Murtaza. "The obligation to honour a treaty in good faith ...

Army jawan martyred in gunfight with terrorists in Dudu-Basantgarh area

25/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 24: A soldier was martyred in a gunfight between security forces and terrorists on Thursday in Udhampur district, security sources said. Official sources said that a brief contact was established between security forces and terrorists when a search operation was launched on specific inputs about the movement of terrorists in the forest belt of Latti in Dudu-Basantgarh area of Udhampur. The terrorists fired upon the search team and it was retaliated. The White Knight Corps of India...

Pak puts Simla accord on hold, closes airspace for Indian flights, talks tough on Indus Treaty

25/04/2025
ISLAMABAD, Apr 24: Pakistan on Thursday put the Simla Agreement and other bilateral accords with India on hold, suspended all trade, closed its airspace for Indian airlines and said any attempt to divert the water meant for it under the Indus Water Treaty will be considered an Act of War. Islamabad also closed the Wagah border post, cancelled visas given to Indians under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) and asked military advisers at the Indian High Commission to leave—mirroring steps ta...

Two men posing as pony service providers caught on Vaishno Devi route

25/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 24: Two men were booked for allegedly impersonating pony service providers using fake documents on the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi route in Reasi district, officials said. During routine patrolling near Shri Geeta Mata Mandir, police team intercepted a man identifying as one Puran Singh. On verifying, police found his name to be Manir Hussain. He was using someone else's authorised service card to operate illegally, police said, adding that an FIR under relevant sections of law has been...

Kerala gold smuggling: SC issues notice to accused on ED’s plea for transfer of trial to Karnataka

25/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 24: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to four accused on a plea of the Enforcement Directorate seeking transfer of the trial in the gold smuggling case from Kerala to Karnataka. A bench comprising Justices MM Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal took note of the submissions of Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the anti-money laundering probe agency, and sought responses of the accused within six weeks and listed the plea for hearing in July after the summer v...

Consider provision requiring minimum votes for unopposed candidates in elections: SC

25/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 24: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to come up with certain "enabling" provisions requiring the unopposed candidates in elections to secure at least a minimum percentage of votes before being declared as winner. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh made the observation while hearing a PIL against the validity of the Section 53 (2) of the Representation of the People Act, which deals with the procedure in contested and uncontested elections. Section...

PILs highlighting road accidents: DB allows Amicus Curiae, Ex-Bar President Doda & social activist to visit accident prone sites

25/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 24: A Division Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu comprising the Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal has allowed the Amicus Curiae-Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed to personally visit the relevant sites on the National Highway-44 and the Mughal Road alongwith the then President, District Bar Association, Doda Advocate Syed Asim Hashmi and Social Activist Asif Iqbal Butt and to submit a comprehensive Status Report indicating if any measures ...

They were demons, not humans: Woman who lost father, uncle

25/04/2025
PUNE, Apr 24: Asavari Jagdale, whose father Santosh Jagdale and uncle Kaustubh Ganbote were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, said the perpetrators were not humans but demons. At least 26 people were killed and several injured when terrorists opened fire at a meadow near Pahalgam town in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday afternoon, an act that has outraged a nation and drawn condemnation from across the world. "They were not humans. They were demons," said 26-year-old Asavari, ...

Terrorist was laughing after shooting my husband, says victim's wife

25/04/2025
AHMEDABAD, Apr 24: The wife of Surat resident Shailesh Kalathiya, who lost his life in the terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam, on Thursday said terrorists showed no remorse as they were seen laughing after shooting her husband dead. Three Gujarat residents, including Kalathiya, were among the 26 persons killed in the terror attack in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam town on Tuesday. Two other victims from the state – Yatish Parmar and his son Smit – were from Bhavnagar city. The three deceased were ...

Avoiding horse ride at Pahalgam saved our lives, says tourist group from Kerala

25/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 24: A 23-member tourist group from Kerala narrowly escaped the terror attack at Kashmir's Pahalgam as they opted out of going for a horse ride and instead travelled to another nearby location for sight-seeing. Members of the group, which included a child, told reporters at the Kerala House in New Delhi that had they opted for horse-riding, then they too might have been among those killed in the terror attack that claimed 26 lives. "The rates quoted for the horse ride were too e...

‘Were scared, didn’t leave hotel...’: Tourists recall fear and chaos

25/04/2025
MUMBAI, Apr 24: Tourists who had been on a holiday in Jammu and Kashmir with their families in Pahalgam recalled the fear and chaos they endured following the brutal terror attack and expressed gratitude to both the central and state governments for ensuring their safety and facilitating their return to Mumbai on Thursday. Manish, a resident of Thane, who had travelled to Gulmarg for a family vacation, shared how the attack forced them to cut short their trip and return within three days due t...

He died like a brave soldier: Vinay Narwal’s father

25/04/2025
CHANDIGARH, Apr 24: "He was a very good child...He died like a brave soldier," Indian Navy officer Lt Vinay Narwal's father said about his son, who was among the 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack. "It is a mountain of sorrow. Unrepairable, unbearable and untolerable loss for me and my family," he said Thursday about the tragic loss. However, he added that the entire country is standing with his family and families of others who lost their lives in the Pahalgam incident on Tuesday...

INDIA STRIKES BACK: India comes down heavily on Pakistan, to shut down Attari, hold in abeyance Indus Waters Treaty, cut down mission staff

24/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 23: Coming down strongly on Pakistan following the dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam in which 26 tourists were killed, India today announced it is holding in abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty, and shutting down the land border check post of Attari. India also declared the Defence advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi as Persona Non Grata and asked them to leave. India is also cutting down the strength of the High Commissions - of the Pakistan HC in New Delhi, a...

Attack came in wake of successful elections, economic growth, development: MEA

24/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 23: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) held a special briefing in the wake of the dastardly Pahalgam terror attack. It was informed that during the briefing to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CSS), cross-border linkages of the terrorist attack were brought out. The remarks were delivered by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to the media on Wednesday evening. He informed that the CSS met on Wednesday evening under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister and was briefed in d...

Terrorists will not be spared: Amit Shah

24/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 23: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday assured the families of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and the entire nation that those responsible for the killing of innocent civilians "will not be spared." A day after the deadly attack that has shaken the nation, Shah visited the Baisaran meadows near Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, where 25 tourists and a local resident were gunned down in a brutal terror attack. Security officials briefed him at t...

Police announce Rs 20 Lakh bounty for info on terrorists involved in Pahalgam Attack

24/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 23: Police on Wednesday announced a bounty of Rs 20 lakh for information leading to the neutralisation of terrorists involved in the gruesome killing of tourists in a Pahalgam resort of Jammu and Kashmir. Twenty-six people, including 24 tourists, were killed when terrorists opened fire in Pahalgam on Tuesday afternoon. The horrific incident is the deadliest attack in the valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019. The dead included two foreigners and as many locals. “Any informatio...

Special train to address transportation challenges faced by stranded passengers

24/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 23: Launch of a Special Train from SMVD Katra to New Delhi to assist the stranded passengers and accommodate the extra rush, a special train service has been launched. The tickets shall be available over the counter from Katra, Udhampur and Jammu stations. Train Number: 04612 Departure Station: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) Katra Departure Time: 2120 Hrs Halt at Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Station Udhampur: 2148-2150 Hrs Halt at Jammu Tawi railway Station, Jammu: 2300-2305 Hrs...

Angry Jammu stages anti-Pak protests amidst total shutdown

24/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 23: Expressing anger against the terrorist attack on innocent tourists in Pahalgam, the people of Jammu on Wednesday unanimously staged anti-Pakistan protests amidst total shutdown in the region. Shouting slogans against Pakistan, various religious, political, social bodies along with traders, lawyers and transporters held demonstrations at several places. The protestors burnt tyres and Pakistani flags in protest demanding strict action against those behind the massacre. The s...

Omar calls tourist exodus ‘heartbreaking’

24/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 23: As a gesture of solidarity and to provide some succour to the grieving families and those injured in the Pahalgam terror attack, the Chief Minister today announced an ex-gratia relief package for victims of Pahalgam terror attack. The Jammu and Kashmir Government will provide Rs 10 lakh each to the families of those who lost their lives in the attack. Further, Rs 2 lakh will be given to those who sustained serious injuries, and Rs 1 lakh to those with minor injuries. Chi...

High Court mourns loss of lives in Pahalgam attack

24/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 23: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh today convened solemn condolence meeting at High Court, Jammu, to mourn the tragic loss of precious lives in the recent attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Kashmir. The meeting in the Jammu wing was presided over by Justice Arun Palli, Chief Justice, with all sitting judges in attendance. In a statement, the Chief Justice expressed profound grief and sorrow over the incident, stating, "We are deeply saddened by the loss of innocent li...

2 infiltrators killed as Army foils bid along LoC in Uri

24/04/2025
BARAMULLA, Apr 23: In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the security forces launched operations to eliminate terrorists across the Kashmir valley. In Baramulla, heavy exchange of fire took place between the security forces and terrorists during the counter-infiltration operation launched on Tuesday night. According to Brigadier Mayank Shukla, Commander of 161 Infantry Brigade, a counter-infiltration operation was carried out on Tuesday night. The security forces received informa...

SC issues notice on 4 convicts' plea against Jharkhand HC's failure to pronounce judgments on criminal appeals for over 3 yrs

24/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 23: The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by 4 convicts alleging that judgments on their criminal appeals, though reserved, have not been pronounced by the Jharkhand High Court despite lapse of 2-3 years. Notably, the convicts belong to the Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes communities and have been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life. While three were convicted for murder, one faced conviction for the charge of rape. Out of the four, one convict h...

DB summons SMC Commissioner in slaughterhouse case

24/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 23: A Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal directed the Commissioner of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to appear in person before it for failing to submit a status report about the ongoing construction of an abattoir in Srinagar. DB issued the direction after hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) petition pertaining to the construction of slaughterhouses in Jammu and Srinagar. DB express...

TERROR STRIKES KASHMIR: Terrorists kill 28, injure 10 in Pahalgam’s ‘Mini Switzerland’

23/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 22: Terrorists opened fire at a famed meadow near Kashmir’s Pahalgam town on Tuesday afternoon, killing 26 people, mostly tourists, in what is the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019. The 26 dead included two foreigners and two locals, a high ranking official said without getting into details. The toll is still being ascertained, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said while describing the terror attack as “much larger than anything we’...

Jammu, Kashmir Bandh called

23/04/2025
JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Apr 22: The Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industries (JCCI) has announced a complete bandh in Jammu on Wednesday, April 23, to protest the recent terrorist attack in Baisaran Valley, Pahalgam. JCCI President Arun Gupta made the announcement, emphasizing the need for unity in the face of violence. The Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA) has strongly condemned the brutal assault on innocent civilians, calling it a heinous act that threatens the peace and harmo...

They will not be spared: PM Modi

23/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday "strongly" condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam and paid condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. In a post on X, PM Modi said, those behind this heinous act will be brought to justice. "I strongly condemn the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured recover at the earliest. All possible assistance is being provided to ...

Those behind Pahalgam attack will not go unpunished: LG

23/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 22: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday condemned the terror attack near the popular tourist destination of Pahalgam in Anantnag district, assuring that the perpetrators "will not go unpunished." Sinha, who oversees security and law and order in the Union Territory, said that a search operation has been launched to trace the attackers. The attack, which occurred in the Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam, left several tourists injured and sparked widespread condemnation. Chief ...

Attack on visitors an abomination: Omar

23/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 22: Some civilians were reportedly injured after terrorists opened fire in the Pahalgam area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Tuesday afternoon. However, the state government has not released any official statement on casualties or injuries so far. JK Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said, "The death toll is still being ascertained, so I don't want to get into those details. They will be officially conveyed as the situation becomes clearer. Needless to say, this attack is much...

Major terror attacks on civilians in J&K since 2000

23/04/2025
Timeline of major terror attacks on civilians in Kashmir since 2000. March 21, 2000: Militants targeted the minority Sikh community in Chattisinghpora village in Anantnag district on the night of March 21, killing 36 people. August 2000: Thirty-two people, including two dozen Amarnath pilgrims, were killed in a terror attack at the Nunwan base camp. July 2001: Amarnath yatris were again targeted, this time at the Sheshnag base camp in Anantnag, killing 13. October 1, 2001: Jammu & Kashmir S...

Amit Shah chairs high-level security meeting with all agencies

23/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 22: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday chaired a high-level security meeting with all the agencies following the Pahalgam terror attack. Home Minister reached Srinagar in the evening for the security review meeting. He said earlier that those involved in this dastardly act of terror will not be spared. Amit Shah also briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the incident. "Anguished by the terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. My thoughts are with...

Terrorists cursed Modi, asked my father to recite Islamic verse before shooting him: Daughter

23/04/2025
MUMBAI, Apr 22: The family was cowering in fear inside a tent when terrorists came. They asked Santosh Jagdale, 54, to come out and recite an Islamic verse. When he couldn’t, they shot him thrice: once in the head, then behind the ear and then his back. The 26-year-old daughter of the Pune businessman recounted to PTI the terror the family went through in the horrific attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. After her father fell to the ground, the gunmen turned on her uncle who wa...

Terrorists killed my husband, told me to go and tell Modi: Karnataka woman

23/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 22: Manjunath Rao, a real estate businessman from Shivamogga in Karnataka is one of the tourists who died in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday. Rao had reached Kashmir along with his wife Pallavi and son Abhijeya on a vacation four days ago and had called his family back home on Tuesday morning to inform them they were safe after the cloud burst in the valley the previous day. However, hours later, he lost his life as terrorists opened fire indiscrim...

We were clicking photos when terrorists attacked, tourists recall

23/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 22: The beauty of Pahalgam turned into a nightmare for tourists on Wednesday when terrorists opened fire without warning, leaving many people dead and many others injured. Survivors, still shaken, recalling the terrifying moments that will haunt them forever. “We had just reached the spot and were busy clicking family photos. Suddenly, we heard a burst of gunfire. Before we could understand what was happening, we saw people collapsing in front of our eyes. We dropped to the grou...

Pegasus Row: Supreme Court sets April 29 to hear pleas for probing unauthorised use

23/04/2025
NEW DELHI, Apr 22: The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed next week to hear a batch of pleas seeking a probe into the alleged unauthorised use of Pegasus spyware for the surveillance of journalists among others. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh posted the hearing on April 29 for want of time. Senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for some petitioners, said the top court previously directed for supply of reports of a technical panel but no such report was shared. “This court w...

Pak-sponsored terrorist trying to destroy tourism industry in J&K: Chugh

23/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 22: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh today said that Pakistan ISI's nefarious designs of disturbing peace in Jammu and Kashmir would be decisively defeated by the security forces. While condemning the terrorists' attack on tourists in the Pahalgam district in which at least six tourists have been injured, Chugh said it was an act of cowardice and was strongly reprehensible. He said terrorists are trying to destroy the tourism industry in Jammu and Kashmir and have been...

Locals hold candlelight march at several places against Pahalgam terror attack

23/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 22: Residents of Jammu and Kashmir turned up for a candlelight march at several places in the state against the Pahalgam terror attack that took place on Tuesday. Locals in Baramulla, Srinagar, Poonch and Kupwara held a candlelight march while Bajrang Dal workers in Jammu held a protest against the terror attack. Fayaz Ahmad Bhatt, General Secretary, Mecca Market, said, " We condemn this attack against humanity." A local working as a Tourist Police personnel in Pahalgam said, "I r...

14 from J&K, 2 from Ladakh qualify UPSC Civil Services Exam 2024

23/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 22: At least fourteen candidates from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and two from Ladakh have qualified for the Union Public Services Examination 2024. Those from J&K who have qualified the prestigious exam are Iram Choudhary (rank 40), Mubeeb Bhat (13), Akshay Parihar (26), Haris Mir (314), Manil Bejotra (401), Aakash Gupta (467), Ghulam Hadir (633), Sadif, Yassar, Peerzada, Vishal, Nazir, Harjot and Arshad while as Rigzen Angmo and Ghulam Haider have qualified from th...

'One Nation, One Election' is a path-breaking, forward-looking reform: Anurag Thakur

23/04/2025
SRINAGAR, Apr 22: Former Union Minister, and Member of Parliament (MP) Anurag Singh Thakur addressed the BJP activists, and media at BJP District office in Srinagar. Ashok Koul, General Secretary (organization), J&K BJP, Sheikh Salman, District President, Srinagar, Arif Raja, NCM BJP, Altaf Thakur, Spokesperson, Eng. Aijaz, DDC also accompanied Anurag Thakur on the occasion. During the interaction, he led in-depth discussion on the benefits of 'One Nation, One Election' and political and...

NIA Court rejects bail of member of HM

23/04/2025
JAMMU, Apr 22: Special Judge NIA Sandeep Gandotra today rejected the bail application of one Syed Irfan Ahmad who was alleged member of H M Outfit. The allegations against the accused are that accused Syed Irfan Ahmad entered into a conspiracy with accused Devender Singh (EX DYSP) , accused Syed Naveed Mushtaq and accused Irfan Shafi Mir to wage war against the Government of India and also by offering his services by becoming the member of the banned terrorist organization HM vis-a-vis raising...