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J&K Crime Branch files charge sheet against father-son duo in fake job racket

Jammu: The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir police has filed a charge sheet against a father-son duo for duping a man of Rs 3 lakh on the pretext of arranging jobs for the man’s sons here. The charge sheet was filed in a court of law against Mohammad Ashraf Malik (now expired) and his […]

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Private imaging centre sealed for violating norms

Private imaging centre sealed for violating norms

Jammu: A private ultrasound centre was sealed in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir for violating norms, an official spokesman said on Sunday. The centre in Kotranka town was sealed following an inspection by an official team headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kotranka, Surinder Mohan Sharma on Saturday, the spokesman said. He said the team […]

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Munich Conference: On Kashmir, Jaishankar tells US Senator India will ‘settle it’

Munich Conference: On Kashmir, Jaishankar tells US Senator India will ‘settle it’

Munich: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told a senior US Senator that India will “settle” the Kashmir issue on its own when the American lawmaker brought up the issue during an interaction at the Munich Security Conference. Referring to the Kashmir issue during a panel discussion, Senator Lindsey Graham said the best way to sell […]

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Google Maps marks Kashmir’s outlines as ‘disputed’

Washington: Google Maps has redrawn the world’s borders which look different depending upon where the user is viewing them from, with the popular search engine showing Kashmir’s outlines as a dotted line acknowledging “dispute” when it is seen from outside India, a leading American daily has reported. According to the Washington Post, “the borders on […]

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Pak summons Indian diplomat over ceasefire violations

Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday summoned a senior diplomat from the High Commission of India and lodged a strong protest over the alleged ceasefire violations along the LoC. The Foreign Office said that the Indian security forces fired in Nezapir and Rakhchikri sectors of the Line of Control (LoC) on February 14. The “indiscriminate and unprovoked […]

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Shah Faesal booked under PSA

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has booked former IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal under the controversial Public Safety Act, official sources said on Saturday. Faesal, who has been under detention after scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, was booked under the PSA on Friday night, according to the sources. Former chief ministers Omar Abdullah […]

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MEA meets Pompeo, Pelosi

Munich: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference and discussed bilateral relationship ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to India this month. “Good to see @SecPompeo at #MSC2020. Allowed us to take stock of the relationship as we look forward […]

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Three engineering students from Kashmir held on sedition charges

Bengaluru: Three students from Kashmir studying at a private engineering college in Hubballi district of Karnataka were arrested on sedition charges for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans and posting a video of it on a messaging platform, police said on Saturday. Police said, according to preliminary information, the students are from Shopianin Kashmir and action has […]

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Don’t change name of Foreign Service Institute: Karan Singh to Centre

New Delhi: Former union minister and veteran Congress leader Karan Singh has raised objections to the proposed renaming of the country’s Foreign Service Institute after late Sushma Swaraj and urged the government to reconsider the issue. In a statement, Singh, former Sadr-e-Riyasat of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, said changing the name of […]

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SC directs Centre, Assam govt to file status report on Bangladeshi migrants in detention centres

SC directs Centre, Assam govt to file status report on Bangladeshi migrants in detention centres

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday directed the Centre and the Assam government to file a fresh report with regard to the status of release of Bangladeshi migrants in detention centres as per its earlier order. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde was apprised by advocate Prashant Bhushan that over 300 people […]