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BJP seeks Rs 1.25 crore compensation for Chamel Singh's kin

May 18, 2013

BJP today demanded compensation for the family of Chamel Singh, the Indian prisoner who died in a Lahore jail, and urged the Centre to ensure safety of Indian inmates lodged in Pakistani jails. #India #BJP #Pakistan #Rajya Sabha #Jammu Kashmir #Sarabjit Singh #Chamel Singh #Avinash Rai Khanna
NIA opposes terror suspect Liyaqat's bail plea

May 15, 2013

Forty five-year-old Liyaqat was arrested on 20 March while crossing the Indo-Nepal border in Gorakpur with his family. #NewsTracker #Kashmir #NIA #Syed Liyaqat Shah
J&K teacher suspended for making students massage his legs

May 15, 2013

Bashir Ahmad Bhat, posted as a government primary school teacher in Kasnaad area Khiram, was suspended yesterday after the photograph went viral on social networking site Facebook, triggering widespread criticism. #ThatsJustWrong #India #Jammu Kashmir #School teacher #Bashir Ahmad Bhat #Khiram Gujran
Pakistan turns a corner, but let's go easy on Aman Ki Asha dreams

May 13, 2013

The outbreak of unbridled Aman Ki Asha sentiments in India, following Nawaz Sharif's victory, points to unreasonably heightened expectations on the Indian side of the Wagah border. #Manmohan Singh #diplomacy #Kashmir #UPA government #Nawaz Sharif #Aman ki Asha #Pakistan elections 2013
Omar Abdullah lauds Rasool's debut IPL performance

May 10, 2013

Rasool bowled four tight overs off-breaks as he had impressive figures of 1/23 to show for his efforts. #Sports #Cricket #Jammu and Kashmir #Indian Premier League #Omar Abdullah #IPL 6 #Parvez Rasool
Army adopts militancy-hit child in Jammu Kashmir

May 04, 2013

The Army took responsibility on itself of educating a girl child, whose father was killed by the militants in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. #India #NewsTracker #Army #Jammu Kashmir #Rashtriya Rifles Battalion
CBI raids premises of senior Army officer, registers corruption charges

May 04, 2013

The raids came after the Army handed over the case to CBI to probe the allegations Maj Gen Sharma who has been attached in Udhampur-based Northern Command since 2012 where he was facing a Court of Inquiry (CoI). #India #Jammu and Kashmir #NewsTracker #CBI #DA case #Senior Army officer
PDP slams J-K govt for attack on Pak prisoner

May 03, 2013

Opposition PDP today attacked the Jammu and Kashmir government for its alleged failure to prevent an attack on a Pakistani prisoner inside a high security jail, saying it reflects more than "mere inefficiency". #Jammu and Kashmir #NewsTracker #Omar Abdullah #Mehbooba Mufti #PDP
BJP demands compensation of Rs 25 lakh to family of Chamel Singh

May 03, 2013

BJP today demanded compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the family of Indian prisoner Chamel Singh who was attacked and beaten to death by inmates in a Pakistani jail and said, he should be granted the status of a martyr. #BJP #Jammu and Kashmir #NewsTracker #Omar Abdullah #Chamel Singh #Sarabjit Singh Indian prisoner in Pak prison
Bestow Chamel Singh with the title of martyr: family

May 03, 2013

On a day when Sarabjit Singh was cremated with full state honour at his ancestral village in Punjab, family members of Chamel Singh said he should also be bestowed with the title of a martyr. #World #India #UPA #Pakistan #NewsTracker #Lahore #Jammu Kashmir #Sarabjit Singh #Kot Lakhpat Jail #Chamel Singh

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