Srinagar, Apr 23 modi: Prime Ministe Narendra Modi has decided to shorten his visit to Saudi Arabia folattackithe Pahalgam area of south Kashmir on Tuesday, sources said. Sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that PM Modi also skipped the official dinner hosted by Saudi Arabia and decided to cut short his visit. While he was originally scheduled...

PM Modi, HM Amit Shah will respond with firmness: LoP Sharma
Visits Pahalgam terror attack victims, says act fueled by Pakistan Jahangeer Ganaie Anantnag, Apr 22 (KNO): Sunil Sharma, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and senior BJP leader, visited Anantnag District Hospital to meet the injured tourists following a terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam. As per news agency—Kashmir news Observer (KNO), Sharma expressed outrage over...

Amit Shah Reaches Srinagar, Briefed On Pahalgam Terror Attack
Srinagar, Apr 22: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Srinagar to review the security situation in Kashmir following a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam in which 26 people were killed, officials said. Hours after the attack on tourists, Shah rushed to Srinagar and drove straight to the Raj Bhavan from the airport. Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police...

Terror Strikes Kashmir: 26 People, Mostly Tourists, Killed In Pahalgam’s ‘Mini Switzerland’
Pahalgam (J-K), 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...

Pahalgam Attack: LG Sinha says anti-terror ops launched to neutralise terrorists
Srinagar, April 22 : The security forces have launched a massive anti-terror operation in the Pahalgam area following a terror attack in the Baisaran area today afternoon. In a post on X, LG Manoj Sinha, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that anti-terror operation has been launched to neutralise terrorists. “Entire nation is angry & blood of our...

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq condemns attack on tourists in Pahalgam
Srinagar, Apr 22 : Mirwaiz Umar Farooq condemned the violence on tourists in Pahalgam calling it completely unacceptable and a stark contradiction to the welcoming nature of Kashmir. “Kashmir has always embraced visitors with love and warmth, and such brutality has no place here,” he stated. The Mirwaiz extended his condolences to the families of the victims, offering his thoughts...

Sakeena Itoo visits Tangmarg; inaugurates Dialysis Centre at SDH Tangmarg, lays foundation stone for 20-bedded ward, new PHC
Says all rural tourism hotspots to be developed into viable tourist destinations TANGMARG (BARAMULLA), APRIL 22: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, today visited Tangmarg area of Gulmarg Constituency, wherein she inaugurated Dialysis Centre at Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Tangmarg and laid foundation stone for 20-bedded pre-fabricated ward and a new Primary Health Centre (PHC)...

PM Modi arrives in Jeddah, accorded ceremonial welcome
Jeddah/New Delhi, Apr 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Jeddah on a two-day visit today, and was warmly welcomed by Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Governor of Makkah. The Prime Minister said in a post on X: “Landed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This visit will strengthen the friendship between India and Saudi Arabia. Eager to...

Terror Attack Targets Tourists In J&K’s Pahalgam, Multiple Deaths Feared, At Least 20 Injured
Authorities pressed a chopper into service for the evacuation of the injured persons, the officials said SRINAGAR, Apr 22: Terrorists struck a prime tourist location of Pahalgham in South Kashmir on Tuesday, killing multiple people and injuring at least 20. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the death toll is still being ascertained. “This attack is much larger than anything we’ve...

Pahalgam Attack: Amit Shah to shortly arrive in Srinagar, will chair security meet
Srinagar, April 22 : Home Minister Amit Shah will shortly arrive in Srinagar ro hold an emergency meeting with security agencies following a terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam today afternoon. In a post on X, Amit Shah, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) also condemned the terror attack, stating that he is anguished by the attack on tourists...

Pahalgam Attack: PM Modi speaks to Amit Shah on phone, asks him to visit site
Amit Shah calls emergency meet at his home, speaks with LG Sinha, CM Omar Srinagar, Apr 22 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to Saudi Arabia, spoke with Home Minister Amit Shah over phone on the Pahalgam terror attack while the Home Minister called an emergency meeting at his home in Delhi, sources said. Sources told...
“Shocked beyond belief”: LG Sinha, CM Omar condemn Pahalgam terror attack
Srinagar, Apr 22 : Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and chief minister Omar Abdullah condemned that terror attack on a group of terrorists in Baisaran area of Pahalgam today afternoon. In a post on X, LG Manoj Sinha, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) he assured the people that those behind this despicable attack will not...

LG Sinha Condemns Terror Attack
JAMMU, Apr 22: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the terror attack in Pahalgam, Anantnag on Tuesday. The LG said: “I strongly condemn the cowardly terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam. I assure the people that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished. Spoke to the DGP & Security officials. Army and J&K Police teams have rushed to the...

Several Tourists Injured In Terror Attack In J&K’s Pahalgam
SRINAGAR, Apr 22: Several tourists were injured in a terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. “My husband was shot in the head while seven others were also injured in the attack,” a woman survivor told PTI over phone. The woman did not identity herself but pleaded for help in evacuating the...

Tehran denies reports on Saudi Arabia’s mediation in Iran-US talks – Foreign Ministry
Tehran, Apr 22: Tehran denies information on Saudi Arabia’s mediation in negotiations between Iran and the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told Sputnik. “All these are just rumors and speculations in the media that do not correspond to reality,” Baqaei said, commenting on reports alleging that Saudi Arabia is acting as a mediator between Iran and the...

CM Omar Meets Flood, Landslide-Hit Victims In J&K’s Ramban
RAMBAN, Apr 22: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday assessed the ground situation in the aftermath of the destruction caused by heavy rains coupled with cloudbursts and landslides here, and met with the affected families. This was his second visit to the affected areas in as many days. On Monday, the chief minister drove from Srinagar to...

Restoring traffic within 24 hours Govt’s priority: CM Omar
Raja Syed Rather Srinagar, Apr 22 : Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah Tuesday said that the government will try hard to open the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway within 24 hours. Speaking to the reporters, Omar as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said, “Our first priority was to protect the innocent lives stuck in the landslides and...

Bumrah named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer
New Delhi, Apr 22 : Jasprit Bumrah, India’s pace spearhead, has been named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2024 after a record-breaking year that saw him take 71 Test wickets – the most ever in a calendar year at an average of 14.92 and an unprecedented strike-rate of 30. The 2025 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack recognised Bumrah’s...
PC to host seminar next month on existing reservation policy
Srinagar, Apr 22 : Amid growing resentment over the existing reservation policy in Jammu & Kashmir, Peoples Conference is planning to mobilise public opinion on the issue. The party is planning to begin this initiative by hosting a seminar next month to discuss the implications of the reservation policy and explore possible solutions. Talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO),...

PM Modi embarks on two-day visit to Jeddah, to meet Saudi Crown Prince MBS
New Delhi, Apr 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left on a two-day visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to attend various meetings, at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman. The PM in a post on X said, that India values its historic relations with Saudi Arabia. “Bilateral ties have gained significant momentum in the...

‘Justice will be done’: FBI Director Kash Patel on arrest of terrorist Harpreet Singh in US
NEW YORK, Apr 22: Kash Patel, FBI Director, has assured that “justice will be done” following the arrest of Gangster-turned-terrorist Harpreet Singh in the US. Singh alias Happy Passia alias Jora, wanted in connection with multiple terror attacks across Punjab and who is alleged to have collaborated with Pakistan’s ISI and Khalistani group BKI, was arrested in the US on...