National Conference leader Tanvir Sadiq on Tuesday strongly slammed the demand made by a Delhi BJP MLA to shut meat shops during the Hindu festival of Navratri, calling it an attempt to impose religious beliefs on others.
The Economic Offences Wing (EoW) of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jammu and Kashmir conducted searches at four locations in Srinagar, Budgam, and Bandipora districts in connection with a bank embezzlement case.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday hailed the decision of two Hurriyat-affiliated organizations to break away from separatism in Jammu and Kashmir, calling it a "significant victory" for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a peaceful and united India.
Shah's reaction came soon after the significant development came to the fore with the two organizations affiliated with the Hurriyat Conference made the announcement about their decision to sever ties with separatism in Jammu and Kashmir.
A joint operation by Jammu and Kashmir Police and Rising Star Corps in Saniyal, Hiranagar, on March 23, led to the recovery of warlike stores on Tuesday.
Security forces continue a joint cordon and search operation in Saniyal, Hiranagar, for the second day after receiving intelligence about the presence of terrorists. The operation was launched by J&K Police and Rising Star Corps troops.
India strongly rejected Pakistan's repeated references to Jammu and Kashmir at a United Nations debate on peacekeeping reforms, calling them "unwarranted" and reaffirming that the region "was, is, and will always be an integral part of India."
India has called for consensus-driven reforms in UN peacekeeping, stressing the need for better funding, enhanced technology, and a greater role for troop-contributing countries, an official press release stated.
Ministry of Home Affairs declared the Jammu and Kashmir-based AAC an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, imposing an immediate ban for the next five years accusing the organization of engaging in activities that threaten the country's sovereignty, integ