Responding to the controversy over the railways' proposal to deboard Delhi-bound passengers from Kashmir at Katra for changing trains, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that such a move will defeat the very purpose of the line and render the investment of thousands of crores pointless.
It is expected that Vande Bharat might start running between New Delhi and Srinagar by 26 January.
Jammu and Kashmir leaders say that Kashmir’s rail link with the rest of the country will stimulate economic growth and tourism as a separate railway division at Jammu was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
The original application was registered suo motu by the green tribunal on the basis of the news item titled "Saving Kashmir Brown Bears is a Race Against Time Wildlife SOS and J&K Wildlife Protection Dept. take challenge" appearing in a media outlet in July 2024.
Highlighting the importance of the abrogation of Article 370, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that it is after its revocation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership that a new era of development began in the Kashmir valley which was hampered due to terrorism.
A Chinese pistol, two Chinese hand grenades, and ammunition were recovered from them. Cash amounting Rs. 2.9 lakh was also recovered from their possession.
DGP, who was reviewing the security situation in south Kashmir's Anantnag and Pulwama, said that J&K Police is making every effort to stop involvement of youth and have remained successful in bringing back several misguided youth to their parents. He said that Pakistan agents and their handlers are hell bent to disturb peace here.
The encounter began in the morning in the Qasbayar area of Pulwama. IGP Kashmir, Vijay Kumar described the killing of these terrorists as a major success.
Police had earlier said the two “civilians”, Mohammad Altaf Bhat (48) a trader and Mudasir Gul (40) a dentist, were killed in the crossfire by terrorists at Hyderpora locality in Srinagar.
In a series of tweets, Omar said that the J&K Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha should reach out to the families and give them the bodies of their kins killed in the gunfight on Monday.
