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Two Amarnath pilgrims die, toll in this year’s Yatra reaches 16

Srinagar: Two Amarnath pilgrims died in the past 24 hours en route to the holy 3,880 metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the death toll in this year’s pilgrimage to 16, official sources said Monday. A woman pilgrim from Rajasthan died at the Baltal base camp due to a cardiac arrest, while a […]

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5,210 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath cave

Jammu: Amid tight security, 14th batch of 5,210 Amarnath pilgrims left a base camp here on Monday for the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir. As many as 8,734 pilgrims paid obeisance to Lord Shiva in the shape of Ice Lingum at the Amarnath cave shrine till Sunday night, thereby taking the total to 1,82,712 […]

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Babri Masjid case: Special Judge seeks 6 more months from SC to conclude trial

Babri Masjid case: Special Judge seeks 6 more months from SC to conclude trial

New Delhi: A special judge holding daily trial in the politically sensitive 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case, involving BJP veterans L K Advani, M M Joshi, Uma Bharti and others, moved the Supreme Court Monday seeking six more months to conclude the matter. The judge, at Lucknow, has informed the top court in a May […]

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JuD chief Hafiz Saeed gets interim bail

Lahore: JuD chief Hafiz Saeed and his three aides were granted pre-arrest bail on Monday by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan in a case pertaining to the banned outfit’s illegal use of land for its seminary. The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore granted interim bail to Saeed and his aides – Hafiz Masood, Ameer Hamza, […]

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NIA arrests 14 people, claims busting terror module in TN

Chennai: The National Investigation Agency has arrested 14 people after they were handed over to India by Saudi Arabia recently for allegedly attempting to set-up terror outfit ‘Asnarulla’ in Tamil Nadu, court officials said Monday. These 14 accused were brought in a special aircraft to Chennai where they were produced before Special Judge Senthur Pandian […]

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Breaking the logjam: Peace nicks go in a huddle, resolve to end differences

Breaking the logjam: Peace nicks go in a huddle, resolve to end differences

Islamabad: Civil society activists from India and Pakistan have participated in a two-day Track-II dialogue held here to resolve the differences, the first such interaction after the Pulwama terror attack that strained the ties between the two neighbours. The dialogue titled ‘Beyond Politics and Polemics New Beginning on a Difficult Trail’ was organised by the […]

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India, Pak teams to meet today over Kartarpur Corridor

India, Pak teams to meet today over Kartarpur Corridor

New Delhi: Delegates from India and Pakistan will meet at the Attari-Wagah border on Sunday to discuss issues related to the Kartarpur Corridor, including connectivity at the Zero Point and the number of pilgrims to be allowed, government sources said. India will also raise its concerns over the security aspect, they added. New Delhi had […]

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Martyrs’ day: Governor Malik skips official function in Srinagar

Martyrs’ day: Governor Malik skips official function in Srinagar

Srinagar/Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday skipped the official function at the Martyrs’ graveyard in Srinagar and instead deputed his advisor for paying homage to the people killed in firing by forces of Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh on this day in 1931. Malik’s predecessor N N Vohra had also skipped the […]

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Shutdown in Kashmir; Amarnath Yatra suspended from Jammu

Shutdown in Kashmir; Amarnath Yatra suspended from Jammu

Jammu: Pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath was suspended for Saturday as a precautionary measure in view of a separatists-sponsored strike in the Kashmir valley on Martyrs’ Day, officials said. As many as 12 batches of pilgrims have so far left for the twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal in Kashmir valley from […]

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Misadventure by Pak will be repelled with penalizing response: Gen Rawat

Misadventure by Pak will be repelled with penalizing response: Gen Rawat

Says there was no intrusion in Ladakh

Says there was no intrusion in Ladakh