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NC terms extension of Farooq Abdullah’s detention ‘unfortunate’

NC terms extension of Farooq Abdullah’s detention ‘unfortunate’

Jammu: The National Conference on Saturday termed “most unfortunate” and “undemocratic” the extension of party president Farooq Abdullah’s detention by three months under the stringent Public Safety Act. “It is the most unfortunate thing to happen,” NC provincial president Devender Singh Rana told PTI. “The imposition of PSA on Abdullah is itself a major setback […]

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Farooq Abdullah’s detention extended by 3 months

Farooq Abdullah’s detention extended by 3 months

Srinagar: The detention of Farooq Abdullah, a three-term chief minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, was extended on Saturday by three months and he would continue to remain at his residence that has been declared a sub-jail, officials said here. The case of Abdullah, also a five-term parliamentarian, was reviewed by the advisory […]

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Flight operations resume at Srinagar airport after week-long disruption due to fog, snow

Flight operations resume at Srinagar airport after week-long disruption due to fog, snow

Srinagar: The air-traffic to and fro Kashmir was restored on Saturday after remaining suspended for seven consecutive days due to poor visibility caused by heavy fog and snowfall in the valley, officials said. “The flight operations resumed this (Saturday) afternoon after seven days,” an official of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said. He said […]

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Kashmir remains cut-off from rest of country as heavy snowfall continues

Srinagar: The Kashmir valley remained cut-off from the rest of the country for the third consecutive day on Saturday as the Srinagar-Jammu national highway was closed and flight operations here continued to be affected due to fresh snowfall, officials said. The Srinagar-Jammu national highway was closed for traffic for the third consecutive day on Saturday […]

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US, UK, other countries warn citizens against travelling NE India

Washington/London: Several countries, including the US, UK, Israel Canada and Singapore, have asked their citizens to exercise caution while travelling to the Northeast India which has witnessed violent protests against the amended citizenship act. The new amended citizenship law, which provides for granting citizenship to non-Muslim persecuted minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, has put […]

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Abrogation of Article 370 unconstitutional, people of J&K bypassed: Petitioners to SC

Abrogation of Article 370 unconstitutional, people of J&K bypassed: Petitioners to SC

New Delhi: The Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 was “unconstitutional” since people of Jammu and Kashmir were “bypassed” and any proposal for altering the constitutional status of the erstwhile state should emanate from the citizens there, one of the petitioners said in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. A 5-judge Constitution bench headed by […]

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Future course of action will be decided only after Farooq, Omar are released: NC

Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Tuesday said its future course of action would be taken only after party patron and MP Farooq Abdullah and party vice president Omar Abdullah were released by the Jammu and Kashmir administration. The Abdullahs, along with a host of other political leaders, have been detained since August 5 when the […]

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Citizenship Bill: Cong slams govt, says it is attack on Constitution and idea of India

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday slammed the government over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill with several leaders, including former party chief Rahul Gandhi, describing the proposed legislation as antithetical to the Constitution and the idea of India. Anyone who supports it is attempting to destroy the foundation of the country, Rahul Gandhi said on Twitter a […]

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8 chargesheeted in Baramulla for misappropriation of govt funds

Jammu: The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against eight people, including five government officials, in a seven-year-old case of misappropriation of government funds in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, an official spokesperson said. The charge sheet was filed against the accused, including the officials of the Roads and Buildings department, in the court […]

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For second straight day, all flights remain cancelled at Srinagar airport

For second straight day, all flights remain cancelled at Srinagar airport

Srinagar: Flight operations at Srinagar airport remained suspended for the second consecutive day as all flights were cancelled on Sunday due to dense fog causing poor visibility in the Kashmir valley, officials said. All flights at Srinagar airport were cancelled on Sunday and no flight operations took place, an Airport Authority of India (AAI) official said. […]