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Projectors installed to live stream PM’s I-Day speech

Srinagar: Projectors were set up by the administration at two of the busiest intersections in Srinagar city for live streaming of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on the Independence Day. The projectors, connected to sound amplifiers, were installed at Jehangir Chowk flyover and the traffic grade separator at Tourist Reception Centre (TRC). There is generally […]

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Security forces hopeful of maintaining peace in JK: CRPF

Jammu: Special Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Jammu and Kashmir zone, Zulfiquar Hassan on Saturday said all the security agencies are enjoying good synergy and are hopeful of maintaining peace in the Union Territory. He also said that they are getting good results in the anti-militancy operations, while security has been further […]

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BSF prepared to face internal, external security challenges: IG

Jammu: BSF Inspector General N S Jamwal of Jammu frontier on Saturday said his force always remains prepared to face internal and external security challenges and take necessary measures to ensure the safety of border residents. Jamwal was speaking after hoisting the tricolour at Octroi Border Outpost on the outskirts of Jammu to mark the […]

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Congress leaders not invited to official I-Day functions: Spokesperson

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Saturday accused the Union Territory Administration of not inviting the party’s top leaders to attend official Independence Day functions. “It is unfortunate that the UT administration did not extend any invitation to the JKPCC leadership, including president G A Mir and other top functionaries in Srinagar and Jammu, […]

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Twin challenges: India fighting COVID-19, aggression at borders: Indian envoy to China

Beijing: Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Misri on Saturday said that 2020 has been a very unusual year for India as it had to face the “twin challenges” of COVID-19 as well as aggression on the country’s borders. Addressing a gathering of Beijing-based Indian community at the India House here on the country’s 74th Independence […]

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In a first, women CRPF personnel deployed for security duties in Srinagar

Srinagar: For the first time, women personnel of the CRPF were deployed for security duties on Independence Day in Lal Chowk and adjoining areas of the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Dressed in the camouflage combat uniform, the gun-toting women personnel of the paramilitary force were deployed in the Kothibagh police station area, mainly […]

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Jammu-Srinagar national highway reopened for traffic

Banihal/Jammu: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened for traffic after remaining closed for two days due to a massive landslide in Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. Debris due to the landslide on Friday blocked the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country leaving thousands of vehicles, including trucks carrying essential […]

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Ceasefire violations: Pak summons senior Indian diplomat

Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday summoned a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission here to register its protest over the alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC). In a statement, the Foreign Office claimed that a three-year-old girl was injured in the firing by the Indian forces in Dhudhnial […]

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Militants gun down two policemen at Nowgam

Srinagar: Amidst a massive security bandobast ahead of independence Day, Jaish-e-Mohammad militants shot dead two Jammu and Kashmir policemen and wounded another in indiscriminate firing in Nowgam area on the outskirts of the Srinagar city, police said. They said the militants have been identified and will be neutralised soon. Militants fired indiscriminately on a police […]

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Pak promoting violence in Kashmir: DGP

Srinagar: Pakistan and its proxies cannot tolerate the peaceful atmosphere in Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Friday after suspected JeM militants shot dead two policemen and wounded another on the outskirts of Srinagar. Singh, however, asserted that the efforts to strengthen peace in the union territory would continue. […]