Added on November 16, 2020
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Srinagar: After initial hiccups, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Sunday reached a consensus over the seat-sharing arrangement for the second phase of the upcoming DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir and said there is no rift among the alliance partners. PAGD members on Saturday had failed to finalise the seat-sharing formula for […]
Added on November 16, 2020
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Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) was formed solely to safeguard the identity of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the alliance parties have a bigger cause to fight for than bicker over DDC elections. Mehbooba’s remarks came as the alliance partners are currently engaged in […]
Added on November 16, 2020
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Jammu: Opposing dialogue with Pakistan on Jammu and Kashmir, senior BJP leader Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo on Sunday said “terror and talks will not go together in the established doctrine . He also hit out at the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) and said there is hardly any possibility now to hoodwink the opinion of […]
Added on November 16, 2020
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Jammu: A former legislator figured in the second list of 44 candidates released on Sunday by the BJP for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The list, which covered all 10 districts of the Jammu region, also included 14 women candidates, a party spokesperson said. The maiden DDC polls, along with […]
Added on November 16, 2020
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 460 new COVID-19 cases taking the infection tally to 1,02,619, while while nine fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,589, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 189 were from Jammu division and 271 from the Kashmir Valley, they said. Srinagar district recorded the highest 120 cases, followed by […]
Added on November 16, 2020
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United Nations: The head of the World Food Program says the Nobel Peace Prize has given the U.N. agency a spotlight and megaphone to warn world leaders that next year is going to be worse than this year, and without billions of dollars “we are going to have famines of biblical proportions in 2021.” David […]
Added on November 15, 2020
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Srinagar: The higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh received fresh snowfall and rains on Saturday, forcing the closure of the Srinagar-Leh highway and the historic Mughal road for traffic, authorities said. Many areas in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, including the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg, north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, and the […]
Added on November 15, 2020
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PM greets people on Diwali
Longewala (Rajasthan): Delivering an unambiguous message to India’s enemies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that it will give a “prachand jawab” (fierce reply) if provoked, as he flew to Longewala Post to celebrate Diwali with soldiers, a custom he has been observing since assuming office in 2014. Addressing soldiers at the forward post, […]
Added on November 15, 2020
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Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday asked India and Pakistan to rise above their political compulsions and initiate dialogue, saying it was sad to see mounting casualties on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC). Mufti’s remarks came after the two countries traded heavy fire on the LoC following ceasefire […]
Added on November 15, 2020
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Srinagar: The moderate Hurriyat Conference on Saturday said India and Pakistan should hold talks to resolve the Kashmir issue and to stop the “senseless bloodshed” of people along the Line of Control (LoC). In a statement, the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led amalgam expressed grief and dismay at the escalation along the LoC in which several lives […]
