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Army foils BAT attack in Poonch sector, 3 Civilians injured during Pak Firing in Uri Sector

February 20, 2018 Editor

Averting a major tragedy, the Army on Sunday night foiled an attempt of Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) to cross the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector, killing one intruder. Two other BAT members were seriously injured but they managed to return amid heavy firing. The body of the intruder and a huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered in the morning. The incident occurred ahead of the fence in the Gulpur area. The BAT team had reached near an Indian post when its movement was observed…

Kashmir Problem won’t end by locking mosques: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

February 17, 2018 Editor

Behave like mature, sensible nations, Mirwaiz to India, Pak Little scope for military solution to K-issue At a time India and Pakistan are blazing guns on borders, Hurriyat (M) chairman and chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Friday asked the two countries to “behave like mature and sensible nations.” Asking India and Pakistan to resolve Kashmir issue peacefully, Mirwaiz said there is little scope for a military solution to the 70-year old Kashmir issue. “Our past experience of 70 years is evident that there is little scope for a military solution…

Amnesty to first time Stone Pelters draws flak

February 17, 2018 Editor

The state government’s decision to grant amnesty to over 9,700 stone throwers in the Kashmir valley has come under sharp criticism after a stone-throwing mob “helped” a militant escape from the encounter site in Palhalan village of Baramulla district today. According to reports, there was a brief exchange of gunfire between security personnel and a militant in Palhalan village. Youth engaged the security forces in stone-throwing, giving the militant scope to escape. Last month, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had announced that her government had approved amnesty to 9,730 stone throwers,…

Srinagar-Jammu highway remains closed for 3rd day, Avalanche warning issued

February 15, 2018 Editor

The Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed for vehicular traffic for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, even as weatherman predicted cloudy weather and light rain and snowfall at upper reaches during next 24 hours. The 260-km highway was closed on Monday due to snow, landslides and slippery road conditions. “The highway is closed for traffic,” senior superintendent of police traffic (Rural), Ajaz Ahmad Bhat told Kashmir Post late this evening. He said fresh landslides at Panthal, Anokhapal and near Kheri in Udhampur district have blocked the highway again. “Clearance work is…

Faith in all faiths, we don’t communalise: Northern Command Chief

February 15, 2018 Editor

A day after All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi questioned the Prime Minister’s silence on the “killing of Muslim Army men” in the Sunjuwan terror attack, the Army today said it didn’t “communalise” its soldiers and those making such utterances had no idea of its functioning. “The Army is ‘sarv dharam sthal’. All religions are welcome and only one’s identity as a soldier matters. We don’t communalise anyone. The people who don’t know the functioning of the Army make these statements. I think they need to visit us…

Fifth war with Pakistan is not the solution to a peaceful Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah

February 14, 2018 Editor

Former Chief Minister of Indian Occupied Kashmir Farooq Abdullah, stated that Kashmiris are tired of the cycle of violence and the only way to attain peace was through dialogue. “Despite repeated failures in attaining peace in the violence-torn state, dialogue is the only way to move forward,” the National Conference MP said while giving an exclusive interview to India Today. “We have had four wars with Pakistan. Is a fifth war another way to move forward?” he asked. “We can’t stop talking; we have to find a way forward. We…

Dry & Cold weather continues across J&K; Srinagar-Jammu highway remains shut

February 14, 2018 Editor

The arterial Srinagar-Jammu national highway was shut for the third consecutive day today due to landslides, even as dry weather prevailed in Kashmir where the mercury settled below the freezing point at most places. The 270-km highway was briefly re-opened for traffic yesterday after two days, but was closed again due to landslips. “The Srinagar-Jammu national highway is closed for traffic due to landslides at Anokhfall,” an official of the Traffic Control Room here said. He said road maintenance agencies are on the job to clear the highway. “Clearance work…

Soldiers paying with blood for PDP-BJP’s opportunistic alliance: Rahul Gandhi

February 13, 2018 Editor

“Our soldiers are paying with their blood for BJP-PDP’s opportunistic alliance in Jammu and Kashmir,” Congress president Rahul Gandhi today tweeted as he blamed the government for failing to adopt a decisive policy on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. “PDP says “talks” with Pakistan. BJP Defence Minister says “Pakistan will pay the price”. While our soldiers pay with their blood for BJP/ PDP’s opportunistic alliance and non-existent Kashmir policy; Modi Ji dithers,” he tweeted. Yesterday, following an attack on a CRPF camp in Srinagar, J&K chief minister Mehbooba…

Civilian houses near boundary walls of army camps a problem: Nirmala Sitharaman

February 13, 2018 Editor

The defence minister said she was studying the scenario and would come up with a solution. Construction of civilian houses adjacent to the boundary wall of Army camps is a problem across the country, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. The minister was in Jammu to visit the people injured in Saturday’s terror attack on the Army camp in Sunjuwan. “Civil constructions are taking place near the boundary walls (of army camps across the country) and it is getting difficult to remove these constructions because these are taking place…