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CM Omar calls on PM Modi, discusses situation in JK

New Delhi: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and discussed various issues, including last week’s terror attack in Pahalgam, officials said. The meeting at the prime minister’s residence lasted around 30 minutes, they said. This is the first meeting between the two leaders since the April 22 terror attack […]

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Punitive action against Pakistan: India bans imports and Pak ships entry

Suspends postal services after terror attack New Delhi: India on Saturday imposed a ban on the import of goods originating from or passing through Pakistan, halted the exchange of mail and parcels, and prohibited the entry of Pakistani ships at Indian ports in fresh punitive measures against Islamabad in view of the cross border linkages […]

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2024 Srinagar grenade attack: NIA chargesheets three accused, linked with banned ISIS terrorist outfit

New Delhi: The NIA has chargesheeted three accused, linked with the banned “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK)” terrorist group, for their involvement in the 2024 Srinagar market grenade attack which killed one woman and left several other civilians injured, an official statement said on Saturday. In its chargesheet […]

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Govt to procure next-generation Very Short Range Air Defence System

New Delhi: The government has started the process to procure a next-generation Very Short Range Air Defence System or VSHORADS (NG), which should be able to engage aerial targets “both by day and night” and under all weather conditions, including in snow-bound locations. The defence ministry has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the […]

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Ahead of NEET-UG, mock drills conducted to check readiness

New Delhi: Mock drills were held at all NEET-UG centres on Saturday to ensure smooth conduct of the nationwide medical entrance exam, according to an official source. The crucial exam is scheduled for May 4 at 5,453 centres in over 500 cities across the country. This year, over 22.7 lakh candidates have registered for the […]

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Pakistan’s missile test ‘blatant’ act of provocation: Sources

New Delhi: India considers Pakistan’s test launch of a ballistic missile on Saturday amid escalating tensions between the two countries over the Pahalgam terror attack as a “blatant” act of “provocation”, people familiar with the matter said. The Pakistani military said it carried out the launch of the Abdali surface-to-surface ballistic missile that has a […]

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Pak nationals married to Indian citizens have no right to stay in India: BJP

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of BJP on Saturday welcomed the Centre’s decision to deport Pakistani nationals in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, saying “they have no right to stay in the country even if they are married to Indian citizens”. J-K BJP’s chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi said such individuals may be […]

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Pahalgam attack- Intel agencies had flagged potential targeting of tourists in Srinagar’s outskirts: Officials

Pahalgam attack- Intel agencies had flagged potential targeting of tourists in Srinagar’s outskirts: Officials

New Delhi/Srinagar: Days before the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, intelligence agencies had flagged the potential targeting of tourists especially those staying in hotels on the outskirts of Srinagar in the foothills of the Zabarwan range, officials in the know said Saturday. This prompted a heightened security presence in these areas with top police brass […]

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Pahalgam attack: Whatever PM decides will be in national interest, says Jitendra Singh

Ramban: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said whatever Prime Minister Narendra Modi decides on Pakistan post the Pahalgam terror attack will be in the national interest. Singh was talking to reporters after chairing a meeting here to review the situation following the recent cloudbursts that left three people dead and caused massive damage in […]

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CRPF dismisses jawan who married Pak woman without intimation

New Delhi: The Central Reserve Police Force has dismissed from service its jawan Munir Ahmed for “concealing” his marriage with a Pakistani woman as his action was found to be detrimental to national security, official sources said Saturday. The jawan was last posted with the 41st battalion of paramilitary CRPF, the lead internal security force […]