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No outside forces can derail our mission of peace, progress: Lt Guv

Jammu: No outside force can derail the mission of peace and progress of the Jammu and Kashmir administration, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Thursday as he paid a visit to a hospital here to enquire about the well-being of policemen injured in an encounter. Four suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad militants were killed and two policemen were […]

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‘Surgical strikes’: India claims striking ‘terror launchpads’ inside PaK

New Delhi: The Indian Army is carrying out “pinpoint strikes” on suspected terror launchpads inside Pakistan-administered Kashmir in response to Pakistani military’s unrelenting efforts to push maximum number of militants into India before the onset of harsh winters, sources in the security establishment said on Thursday. The ‘deep state’ in Pakistan has tried to manage […]

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Effective measures being taken to check infiltration: BSF DG

Srinagar: Amid a spike in infiltration attempts by terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC), the BSF chief on Thursday said the period before very heavy snowfall in Kashmir is “very suitable” for militants to cross over to this side and that security forces were prepared to tackle the situation. Director General of Border Security […]

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Imran Khan meets Afghan President in Kabul

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday met with President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani in Kabul and the two leaders explored ways to deepen the bilateral ties and discussed the Afghan reconciliation process, amidst an uptick in violence that has strained the peace push in the war-torn country. Khan was received by Afghan Foreign […]

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JuD chief Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 10 years in jail

Lahore: Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed was on Thursday sentenced to 10 years in jail by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan in two more terror cases. Saeed, a UN designated terrorist whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, was arrested on July 17 last year in the terror financing cases. He […]

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Article 370’s abolition ended redundant laws in JK: Naqvi

Srinagar: Senior BJP leader and Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said the abolition of Article 370 has demolished the speed breaker of redundant laws which had obstructed the development process in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. He also said Gupkar Declaration’, an alliance of various mainstream political parties demanding the restoration of special […]

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China perceives rising India as ‘rival’: Report

China perceives rising India as ‘rival’: Report

Washington: China perceives a rising India as a “rival” and wants to constrain its strategic partnership with the US, its allies, and with other democracies, the State Department said in a report, emphasising that Beijing intends to displace America as the world’s foremost power. Coming ahead of the transition of power from Donald Trump’s administration […]

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Fighting pollution: Pledges by big polluters boost Paris hopes, says UN official

Berlin: The UN’s climate chief says deadlines set by some of the world’s top polluters to end greenhouse gas emissions, along with president-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to take the United States back into the Paris accord, have boosted hopes of meeting the pact’s ambitious goals. The agreement signed in the French capital five years ago […]

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Woman injured during cross border shelling in Kathua

Jammu: Pakistani Rangers opened fire and shelled border out posts (BoPs) and hamlets along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, leaving a woman injured, officials said on Thursday. The Pakistani troops targeted several BoPs and few hamlets in Manyari, Sapwal and Karol Krishna on late Wednesday night, prompting an effective retaliation by […]

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Congress should clear stand on PAGD: Adityanath

Lucknow: The Congress leadership should clear its stand on the Gupkar alliance in Jammu and Kashmir as its “double standards” will not only harm national security but will also “put the entire party in the dock”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday. The People’s Association for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), which has several […]