Added on June 21, 2020
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Jammu: A Pakistani drone, loaded with a sophisticated rifle and seven grenades, was shot down by the Border Security Force along the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. This is the first such incident in Jammu region when a drone carrying arms and explosives was shot down by […]
Added on June 21, 2020
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Srinagar: A militant was killed on Saturday in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir, police said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Likhdipora in the south Kashmir district following specific information about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said. As the forces […]
Added on June 21, 2020
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Left parties urge PM to 'make up mind'
New Delhi: The Left parties on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the clarification issued by the PMO on his comments that no one entered Indian territory, demanding that he “make up his mind” before speaking and stop being “ambivalent” on serious issues. The PMO on Saturday described as “mischievous interpretation” the […]
Added on June 21, 2020
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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remark that neither is anyone inside India’s territory nor has any of its posts been captured, alleging that the PM has “surrendered” Indian territory to Chinese aggression. In a statement on the all-party meeting called by Modi on Friday to […]
Added on June 21, 2020
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Jammu: Three Punjab residents were arrested on Saturday after 32.9 kg of poppy straw was recovered from their truck near here, police said. A police team intercepted the Punjab-bound truck at Jhajjar Kotli on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and found its number plate replaced with a Jammu and Kashmir registration number, a police official said. […]
Added on June 20, 2020
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No one has intruded into our territory, no post captured
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that neither has anyone intruded into Indian territory nor has anyone taken over any post. In his closing remarks at an all-party meeting on the face-off between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, Modi said the whole country is […]
Added on June 20, 2020
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New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria paid a two-day visit to Leh and Srinagar to oversee preparedness of the IAF in view of the massive escalation in tension with China following the violent Galwan Valley clash that left 20 Indian Army personnel dead and 76 injured, military sources said on Friday. The Indian Air […]
Added on June 20, 2020
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‘Welcomes’ BJP leadership's change in stance
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) on Friday welcomed the apparent shift in the BJP’s stand from belligerence to ‘amity and peace’, while demanding restoration of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. In a joint statement by party president and MP Farooq Abdullah, his colleagues in the Lok Sabha — Mohammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi […]
Added on June 20, 2020
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Srinagar: The Army on Friday said there is no connection between the Pakistan-initiated ceasefire violations along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and the situation on the Line of Actual Control with China in the Ladakh region. It, however, asserted that no “misadventure” would be allowed along the borders in the union territory. […]
Added on June 20, 2020
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10 soldiers, four cops among 125 test positive for Covid-19
Srinagar: A 15-day-old baby was among four COVID-19 patients who died at a hospital here, taking the number of fatalities due to the novel coronavirus in the Union Territory to 75, officials said on Friday. The baby is the youngest COVID-19 victim in the union territory, the officials said, adding all the deaths took place […]
