Added on September 18, 2020
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New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it has rejected Pakistan’s “obsession” with “territorial aggrandizement” supported by cross border terrorism, in a reference to Islamabad unveiling a new political map laying claim to Indian territories. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said the government continues to respond “appropriately” to Pakistan’s malicious actions and […]
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New Delhi: India on Thursday said it desires to have normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan and issues, if any, between the two countries should be resolved bilaterally and peacefully in an atmosphere free of terror, hostility and violence. At the same time, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said the onus is on […]
Added on September 18, 2020
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New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP and PDP leader Mir Mohammad Fayaz on Thursday demanded release of all detained political leaders and workers, including his party’s chief Mehbooba Mufti, saying they are under detention in Jammu and Kashmir for over one year. Raising the matter during Zero Hour in the Upper House of Parliament, Fayaz said […]
Added on September 18, 2020
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Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has set up three committees to carry out preparatory work for the by-election to panchayats and Block Development Councils (BDC). The by-elections were scheduled to be held in eight phases from March 5 to 20 this year but were postponed due to security reasons. “Sanction is hereby accorded to […]
Added on September 18, 2020
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Police writes of DM Baramulla on Sopore killing
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Thursday said the test results of the DNA samples collected from the family members of three men from Rajouri, who were allegedly killed in a fake encounter in Shopian, will be out in a few days. “The Army’s initial inquiry process is about […]
Added on September 18, 2020
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Beijing: International companies are shifting their production out of China due to increasing costs and intensifying Sino-US trade friction, a top Chinese trade official has acknowledged while downplaying it as a “normal market phenomenon.” Meng Wei, spokesperson for the country’s planning body National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), played down the steady closures by the […]
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Jammu: An Army jawan was injured and three houses were damaged on Thursday as Pakistani troops opened heavy fire and shelled mortars, targeting civilian areas and forward posts along the LoC in two sectors of Poonch district, official sources said. The Indian Army was retaliating effectively, a defence spokesman said. “At about 0645 hours, the […]
Added on September 18, 2020
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New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has conducted raids on a prominent hotelier and a jeweller based in Jammu and Kashmir on charges of alleged tax evasion, the CBDT said on Thursday. In the first case, searches were launched on Wednesday against the hotelier who owns a chain of hotels at popular tourist spots of […]
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Srinagar: Indian authorities handed over the body of an ‘intruder’, who was shot dead by security forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Uri sector, to their Pakistani counterparts on Thursday, officials said. The man was identified as Kamran Check, a resident of Hattian Bala in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, they said. “The body […]
Added on September 17, 2020
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New Delhi: The Chinese army fired a barrage of “warning shots” in the air at the North Bank of Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh last week to “intimidate” the Indian troops ahead of the talks between foreign ministers of the two countries in Moscow, official sources said on Wednesday. The incident took place on the […]
