While a controversy rages around whether Liaqat Shah is a militant who wanted to surrender or a terrorist who wanted to target Delhi during Holi, the government is all set to form new sops to legalise surrender via Nepal route, according to sources. ...
06:05 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday trashed the reports that police personnel in the state have been deprived of necessary arms and ammunition while dealing with critical situations. "To say that we have not given them arms is wrong, we have given them both weapons as well as batons and shields as well," Omar told Legislative Assembly in Jammu. ...
11:39 PM, Mar 25, 2013
An alleged Pakistani intruder was gunned down at Naushara at Laam Sector by security forces on Monday. ...
07:18 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Welcoming Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's decision to hand over alleged Hizbul terrorist Liaqat Shah's case to National Investigation Agency (NIA), Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that time-bound inquiry will help in clearing all the doubts. ...
07:03 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Monday handed over Hizbul terrorist Liaqat Shah's case to National Investigation Agency (NIA), relenting to Jammu and Kashmir government's pressure, which had demanded the case be transferred to NIA for a "time bound speedy probe". NIA will now probe the circumstances under which, Liaqat was arrested. ...
02:00 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Four members of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday gave notice for an adjournment motion on the issue of the arrest of Hizbul terrorist Liaqat Ali Shah. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has already sought an NIA probe and is expected to make a statement in the House. ...
11:20 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Sunday lambasted the Jammu and Kashmir government, saying its "oppressive policies" like curfew amounted to denying fundamental rights to the people. ...
05:36 AM, Mar 25, 2013
In a good will gesture, the Indian Army on Sunday handed over two teenagers, who had crossed over this side of the border, to the Pakistan Army at a flag meeting in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. ...
10:41 PM, Mar 24, 2013
Unfazed by the controversy over the arrest of alleged Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Liyaqat Shah, the Delhi Police on Sunday released the sketch of the second suspected Hizbul man who it claimed was linked to the terror strike which was planned in the national capital on the occasion of Holi. ...
07:35 PM, Mar 24, 2013
Delhi Police has submitted its report to the Home Ministry on the arrest of the alleged Hizbul terrorist Liyaqat Shah. Police sources said Liyaqat was in Kathmandu to meet a Hizbul man and was in close contact with a Pakistani Embassy official. ...
05:11 PM, Mar 24, 2013
The Union Home Ministry will order a probe examining the two version of the arrest of alleged Hizbul terrorist Liaqat Shah, sources said on Sunday. While the Delhi Police sources said Liaqat was part of the terror plot to strike Delhi around Holi and arms and explosives were recovered at his behest, the Jammu and Kashmir government sources said Liaqat had surrendered and was returning home with his family after...
12:34 PM, Mar 24, 2013
The controversy over the arrest of Liaqat Shah continues. Is he a rehabilitated militant or an active operative planning a terror strike in Delhi? Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah wants the NIA to probe the matter. Delhi Police sources Liaqat is part of a terror plot to strike the capital around Holi but the Kashmir government says he is a rehabilitated militant. ...
09:47 AM, Mar 24, 2013
The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Saturday that it has sought details from Delhi Police regarding the arrest of 40-year-old Syed Liyaqat Shah, whom they have claimed to be a Hizbul Mujahideen operative. ...
05:25 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Security has been beefed up across Kashmir Valley, especially in the summer capital of Srinagar, where militants recently carried out two attacks in as many weeks. ...
03:55 PM, Mar 23, 2013
There are rising concerns that militancy seems to be staging a comeback after Afzal Guru's execution in Kashmir. Is this a deliberate strategy to divert attention from security forces who's focus is more on law and order? ...
10:57 AM, Mar 22, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir wing of RSS on Thursday expressed concern over the description of the hanged Parliament attack convict, as Afzal Guru "saheb" in the state Assembly. "Use of respectful words for a terrorist like Afzal Guru is dangerous for the integrity and security of the country," the RSS said. ...
06:56 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) condemned the militant attack on a BSF convoy on the outskirts of Srinagar, saying Thursday's incident signified a "down turn" in the security scenario in the state. "The armed attack on a paramilitary vehicle which resulted in the death of a trooper signifies a down turn in the security scenario under the present government even as the chief minister is engaging himself in frivolous debates,"...
06:43 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Unidentified terrorists opened fire at a Border Security Force (BSF) convoy in Srinagar on Thursday, killing one BSF personnel and injuring two others. The DIG of Jammu and Kashmir Police said the militants used AK-47s. ...
05:25 PM, Mar 21, 2013
CNN-IBN Real Heroes in partnership with the Reliance Foundation is an honour that recognises ordinary people who are making an extraordinary contribution to society. Real Hero Sabbah Haaji from Jammu and Kashmir is giving the gift of free education in a village called Breswana, literally at the back of beyond. ...
09:55 AM, Mar 21, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted over the killing of 18-year-old Suhail Ahmad by terrorists in Sopore town, saying that there would have been a huge hue and cry if the attack had been carried out by security forces. ...
04:10 PM, Mar 20, 2013
