Added on October 23, 2020
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New Delhi: Pakistani troops have resorted to more than 3,800 incidents of unprovoked ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir this year and even supported smuggling of arms and narcotic substances, including through drones and quadcopters, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said […]
Added on October 23, 2020
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United Nations: The United States is urging countries that have ratified a UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons to withdraw their support as the pact nears the 50 ratifications needed to trigger its entry into force, which supporters say could happen this week. The US letter to signatories, obtained by The Associated Press, says the […]
Added on October 22, 2020
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Tells people they can now buy property in Kashmir
Patna: In a statement that may ruffle many feathers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday asserted that the abrogation of Article 370 has given people of other states a “licence” to own property in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP leader made comments to the effect at rallies he addressed in Jamui, Tarari and […]
Added on October 22, 2020
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Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah, who turned 84 on Wednesday, was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for five hours in connection with a multi-crore scam in the JK Cricket Association during 2002-11. The National Conference president drove off after his questioning, for the second time in three days, at the ED […]
Added on October 22, 2020
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Wednesday refused to comment on the fresh Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons to National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah, but said institutions have a right to act according to the Constitution and laws. “The Constitution and laws have given rights to institutions to act and I […]
Added on October 22, 2020
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Wednesday vowed to give a befitting response to militants for the targeted killing of police officials when they are home off-duty. The DGP was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day at Zewan in […]
Added on October 22, 2020
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Jammu: A racket that facilitated illegal entry into Jammu and Kashmir of people from outside by taking money from them at the Lakhanpur inter-state border terminal in the Union Territory’s Kathua district has been unearthed and two police personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), have been arrested, officials said on Wednesday. Acting on complaints about […]
Added on October 22, 2020
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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the adoption of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989, a government spokesperson said. Briefing the press after a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said the move will help establish all the three tiers of grassroots-level democracy in Jammu […]
Added on October 22, 2020
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United Nations: An estimated one in six children or 356 million globally were living in extreme poverty before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this is set to worsen significantly, according to a new World Bank Group and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) analysis. ‘Global Estimate of Children in Monetary Poverty: An Update’, notes that sub-Saharan Africa, […]
Added on October 22, 2020
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United Nations: In a thinly-veiled reference to Pakistan, India said the principle of self-determination continues to be “deliberately misinterpreted and misused” by a particular nation and it was not established by the UN to be used as a justification for undermining the territorial integrity of any member state. “Since the principle of self-determination, as considered […]
