Srinagar, June 10 (IANS) National Conference President and former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must honour his commitment on J&K statehood.Addressing party workers here today, Dr Abdullah said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has repeatedly raised the issue with Prime Minister Modi and expressed hope that Jammu and Kashmir would regain statehood at the earliest.Dr Abdullah said the Chief Minister had taken up the matter with the Prime Mini…
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New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) With Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on the boil owing to protests and a brutal genocide by the security forces, Indian intelligence agencies have warned of a possible spillover and attempts to create a diversion.An Intelligence Bureau official said that although security forces in Pakistan are busy dealing with the protests, there would be infiltration attempts through the Line of Control (LoC). To facilitate the same, the ISI would look to carry out attacks in Jammu a…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming the longest-serving elected Prime Minister of India, describing the achievement as a defining moment in the country’s democratic journey and a milestone that would be remembered for generations. PM Modi on Wednesday became India’s longest-serving Prime Minister, marking 12 years at the helm of the Central government.In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Birla extended w…
Srinagar, June 10 (IANS) Two soldiers were killed in an accidental blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of J&K’s Baramulla district on Wednesday, officials said.Official sources said that the incident occurred in the Kamalkote area of the Uri sector.The two soldiers had sustained critical injuries during the accidental explosion.“They have been identified as Arjun Jadhav and Vikram Balakrishna, both of whom belonged to Maharashtra. They were shifted after sustaining cri…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Tuesday witnessed the historic breakthrough of the main tunnel at the eastern portal of the Zojila Tunnel Project at Minamarg in Kargil district, which brings the Rs 6,800 crore project to establish all-weather connectivity between Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh closer to completion. Being constructed between Baltal and Minamarg on National Highway-1, the nearly 14-km-long bi-directional Zojila Tunnel is one …
Srinagar, June 9 (IANS) Estranged National Conference (NC) Lok Sabha member, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, said on Tuesday that he will join the party protest at Jantar Mantar, but asserted that the restoration of the Constitution’s Article 370 must remain the core issue of that protest.Speaking to reporters in J&K’s Pulwama, Aga Ruhullah noted he would definitely participate in the protest, but stressed that the struggle should not be confined to a one-day political event.He called for a sustain…
Islamabad, June 9 (IANS) Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds injured as deadly clashes continue to take place between the law enforcement personnel and protesters in the Rawalakot city of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), several reports have indicated. Earlier in the day, Sardar Waheed Khan, the Commissioner of Poonch district in PoK, was quoted as saying by leading Pakistani daily ‘The News International’ that only 12 people have been killed and several security officials injured in …
Srinagar, June 9 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Baramulla district said on Tuesday that it has foiled movement of weapons in the district and recovered arms and ammunition.A police statement said that in a significant breakthrough against the unlawful possession and movement of arms, Baramulla police, in a joint operation with 52 Rashtriya Rifles, recovered an illegal foreign-made pistol during a Mobile Vehicle Checking Point (MVCP) established at Chandsuma, Kanispora, near the FCI Godown on Sunda…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) On June 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who first took oath of office on May 26, 2014, will complete 4,399 consecutive days in office, surpassing India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s record of 4,398 days and becoming the country’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister.Some of the toughest decisions among several changes in terms of policy taken by the Modi government were in the realm of national security. Under its watch, home-grown terror groups such as the Ind…
Srinagar, June 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, will attend the final breakthrough ceremony of the Zojila Tunnel on Tuesday, marking a milestone in the country’s infrastructure history.Officials said Nitin Gadkari will attend the excavation breakthrough on the Minamarg side in the Drass district of Ladakh union territory.The officials stated that the company responsible for the construction of the Zojila tunnel has said that the final breakthrough of the …