New Delhi: 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...
12:34 PM, Mar 24, 2013
New Delhi: 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. His family said that...
09:47 AM, Mar 24, 2013
It's Jammu and Kashmir authorities vs the Delhi Police, over the arrest of Liyaqat Shah. ...
10:13 PM, Mar 23, 2013
While the police tries to figure out if arrested Hizbul terrorist Liyaqat Shah hatched a ploy to carry out a bomb blast on holi or not, PDP Chief Membooba Mufti is angry that Kashmiri youth are being used as medals by the government. ...
05:55 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Jammu: 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. "The members have raised the issue of (Shah's) arrest in the House. We have taken up the matter with Delhi police. Information which we receive would be shared," J-K Minister of State for Home Sajjad...
05:25 PM, Mar 23, 2013
The wife of Liaqat Shah, who was arrested by Delhi Police on Friday and was allegedly planning terror attacks ahead of Holi in Delhi, has claimed that her husband is innocent and the police is lying. ...
05:04 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
BJP legislators on Saturday staged a protest outside the legislature complex demanding the dismissal of the Omar Abdullah government and imposition of President's rule in the state. ...
03:05 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Liaqat Shah, arrested by the Delhi police on Friday, was allegedly planning terror attacks ahead of Holi in Delhi. Minister of State for Home, Sajjad Kichloo, said the government would wait for the police's response. Sources within the Delhi Police continue to insist that Liaqat is a senior terrorist named in a 2011 FIR for promoting terror from PoK. ...
02:25 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
Unidentified terrorists have shot dead an 18-year-old youth in Jammu and Kashmir. Police say Suhail Ahmad Sofi was chased down and shot in Dobgah village of Sopore at around 10 pm on Tuesday night. ...
02:37 PM, Mar 20, 2013
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday again demanded the return of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's body to his family. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mir Saifullah said the mortal remains of Guru must be handed over to his family. "That's our stand." ...
02:55 AM, Mar 20, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday alleged that the Legislative members do not utilise the "right procedure" to make their view points. "It has been observed that members do not utilise the right procedure to make their view points in the Assembly or Council, but they choose speaking outside the Houses which weakens the institutions," Omar, who was here to attend the 'Best Legislators' award function at...
04:47 AM, Mar 19, 2013
The Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed they have cracked the case of the deadly attack in Srinagar that left five paramilitary personnel dead on Wednesday. The breakthrough came after the third arrest of a government employee, Pradeep Singh. ...
09:42 PM, Mar 16, 2013
The Jammu and Kashmir Police has made a third arrest in connection with the fidayeen attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Bemina, Srinagar in which five personnel and two suspected terrorists died. ...
12:59 PM, Mar 16, 2013
