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Srinagar: Two years after the special status of Jammu And Kashmir was abrogated and he was detained for 234 days, NC leader Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that after initially being “deeply jaded” he had realised that as a politician he didn’t have the right to “mourn” for long and could not let down the […]
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Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has written another letter to the UN, emphasising that the onus to create a “conducive environment” for engagement and result-oriented talks remains on India and New Delhi must reverse its actions in Jammu and Kashmir taken on or after August 5, 2019. Qureshi addressed the letter to the […]
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New Delhi: A total of 630 militants were killed in 400 encounters in Jammu and Kashmir in the last three years, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanada Rai said 85 security personnel were also killed in these encounters from May 2018 to June 2021. “Jammu and Kashmir […]
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Jammu: The search operation to trace the missing pilots of an Army helicopter that crashed into the Ranjit Sagar dam lake in Kathua resumed on Wednesday, officials said. The crash occurred on Tuesday morning. The rescue operation was suspended at night. The dam is located about 30 kilometers from Pathankot in Punjab and the lake […]
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New Delhi: The 8.5 km tunnel between Quazigund and Banihal, which will reduce travel time between Jammu and Srinagar by about 1.5 hours and 16 km, has been opened to traffic for trial, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. The Road Transport and Highways Minister in a tweet said that, built at 5,800 feet […]
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh on Wednesday said propaganda-mongers from across the border and within were spreading misinformation through social media to instigate youth and create disturbance here, and asked the security forces to keep a strict watch on the anti-national elements. Singh visited North Kashmir Range, Baramulla and South Kashmir Range Anantnag […]
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Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party’s Abdul Qayyum Niazi was on Wednesday elected as the new premier of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, hours after Prime Minister Imran Khan nominated him for the top post following extensive consultations. Niazi received 33 votes in the 53-member newly formed legislative assembly of PaK, whereas joint opposition’s candidate Chaudhry Latif Akbar secured just […]
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New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that there is a dedicated component for education of children with special needs as part of the Samagra Shiksha’ scheme and support is provided to address their requirements in general schools. In an additional affidavit filed in the apex court, the Centre has said that several […]
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Kabul: US and Afghan airstrikes hit Taliban targets overnight in southern Helmand province in an effort to dislodge the insurgents after they captured much of the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, officials said Wednesday. The United Nations and Human Rights Watch asked both sides to take care to prevent civilian casualties as the fighting rages […]
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Beijing: China’s recently launched high-speed train connecting Tibet’s provincial capital Lhasa with strategically located Nyingchi, a Tibetan town situated close to Arunachal Pradesh border, has been used for its first military transporting mission, official media here reported. The newly opened Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway carried new recruits of a combined arms brigade affiliated with the People’s Liberation […]
