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Situation ‘very bad’ in Kashmir: Azad

Says he was not allowed free movement by admin

Jammu: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday reached here on the second-leg of his six-day tour of Jammu and Kashmir and said the situation in the Valley is “very bad”. Azad, the leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, had reached Srinagar on Friday on his maiden visit to the state after the […]

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Kashmiris’ fear about losing land, jobs should be allayed: RSS Chief

Abrogation of Article 370

New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said the fear of losing land and jobs among people of Jammu and Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370 provisions should be allayed and asserted that putting an end to the region’s special status will help integrate Kashmiris with rest of the country. According to sources, while […]

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Inter district militant modules will be identified, says DGP

Inter district militant modules will be identified, says DGP

Srinagar/Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh has stressed the need to identify inter-district militant modules involved in carrying out atrocities on people and initiate strict action against them. The Director General of Police (DGP) said all the steps required for thwarting the “ill designs” of the anti-national elements and their mentors should be […]

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Indian diplomat refuses to comment on mediation offer

Indian diplomat refuses to comment on mediation offer

New York: Asking journalists to “wait” for the meeting between Narendra Modi and Donald Trump, a senior Indian diplomat refused to comment on the US president renewing his offer to mediate between India and Pakistan on Kashmir and his description of the prime minister’s statement in Houston as “very aggressive”. Describing himself as “an extremely […]

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Ready to mediate on Kashmir if India, Pakistan agree: Trump

Ready to mediate on Kashmir if India, Pakistan agree: Trump

New York: US President Donald Trump said that he was ready to mediate between Pakistan and India on the Kashmir issue if both sides agree as he described himself as “an extremely good arbitrator”. India maintains that the Kashmir issue is a bilateral one and no third party has any role in it. Trump made […]

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No terror attack is ‘more or less’, ‘good or bad’: PM Modi

No terror attack is ‘more or less’, ‘good or bad’: PM Modi

New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that terrorist attacks anywhere in the world should be considered as an act of terrorism — “not more or less” or “good or bad”. During his address at the Leaders’ Dialogue on Strategic Responses to Terrorist and Violent Extremist Narratives, held on the sidelines of the 74th […]

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Govt officer booked for accumulating disproportionate assets

Govt officer booked for accumulating disproportionate assets

Jammu: An officer of the Jammu and Kashmir administration has been booked in a disproportionate assets case by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, an official spokesperson said on Tuesday. An FIR was registered against Noor Alam, deputy secretary ARI and Trainings, on Monday after verifying the allegations that he holds assets disproportionate to his known sources of […]

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Pak using drones to supply arms to militants: Punjab CM

Pak using drones to supply arms to militants: Punjab CM

Urges Amit Shah to handle the ‘problem’

Chandigarh: Two days after a Punjab Police probe revealed use of drones to deliver weapons from across the border, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said this has added a “new and serious dimension on Pakistan’s sinister designs” after abrogation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir. He urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to […]

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PM’s will power made scrapping of Art 370 possible: Nadda

PM’s will power made scrapping of Art 370 possible: Nadda

Pune: BJP working president J P Nadda told a gathering of eminent people here that abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 could happen because of “will power” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and “strategy” of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He said the move will restore peace in the […]

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Delhi minor reunited with family in Samba

Jammu: A missing boy from Delhi, who was found roaming here and was unable to divulge any information about his identity, was reunited with his parents in Samba, a police official said. The boy was found by a police party from the Ghagwal police station during patrolling on September 15 and after strenuous efforts his […]