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LoC firing leaves woman dead in north Kashmir

Srinagar: A woman died and two other civilians were injured in a ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the LoC in the Tangdhar sector of north Kashmir on Thursday, police said. Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing, resulting in the death and injuries. Properties have also been damaged, they said, adding the Indian Army has […]

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Persistent clampdown in Kashmir should end: Pak

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday urged the international community, especially the UN Security Council, to work towards ending, what he called a “persistent clampdown” imposed by the Indian government in Kashmir. Pakistan has been unsuccessfully trying to drum up international support against India for its decision to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir’s […]

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NRC wrongly linked with the minority rights, India at UN

United Nations: India has voiced disappointment that the NRC in Assam is being “wrongly linked with the minority rights issue and asserted that one should not jump to conclusions based on “incomplete understanding” after a UN expert raised alarm over a potential “humanitarian crisis” due to the exercise. First Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to […]

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Students stage protests, demand cut in syllabus

Srinagar: Students who were told to be prepared for the board examinations staged a protest in press colony on Thursday. The protesting students demanded relaxation in the syllabus for their upcoming exams. The protesting students, were holding placards in their hands and were raising slogans against the administration for not giving any relaxation in the […]

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Veterinarian arrested in jobs fraud

Jammu/Srinagar: A retired veterinarian was arrested by the Crime Branch of the police for allegedly duping a youth of over Rs 6 lakhs by offering him a job in the Jammu and Kashmir bank, officials said on Thursday. Retired veterinary doctor of the Animal Husbandry department DrRehmat Ullah Khora was arrested from Srinagar city for […]

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Pak pop singer posts photo wearing suicide jacket

Threatens PM Modi over Kashmir issue

Islamabad: A provocative photo posted by Pakistani pop singer Rabi Pirzada in which she was seen wearing a suicide jacket and threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi for revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir has gone viral in social media. As the photo appeared on social networking site Twitter, it attracted huge attention with […]

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Pak will pay a heavy price: Rajnath

Leh: Indian Army has given a befitting reply to Pakistan on attempts to infiltrate and such actions will continue if they don’t stop infiltration, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. He said this during a function held here for the inauguration of 1400-ft Col Chewang Rinchen bridge in eastern Ladakh over Shyok River, the […]

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Pak Army negates India’s claims of attack on militant camps

Islamabad: The Pakistan military has rejected as “false” the Indian Army’s assertion that it targeted at least three militant camps in PaK and said India is welcome to take any foreign diplomat or media to the site to “prove” its claim on the ground. Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Sunday that six […]

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Day 78: Life continues to be disrupted in Kashmir

Srinagar: The stalemate in Kashmir, following abrogation of Article 370, continued as normal life remained affected in the valley for the 78th consecutive day on Monday with main markets shut and public transport off the roads, officials said. Some shops opened for few hours early in the morning in some areas including in the commercial […]

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Centre readies for social media regulations by Jan 2020

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that the entire process of finalising the laws on regulating social media will be completed by January 2020, while seeking three months more time for notifying the final revised rules in accordance with law. The government told the top court that after collating and analysing […]