Added on April 21, 2019
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Calls Modi regime an example of ‘dictatorial governance’
Thiruvananthapuram: Describing the Narendra Modi government as a regime of “dictatorial governance”, CPI national secretary D Raja said the country’s future was at stake and democracy in peril as there is no space for expressing dissent or for questioning government policies. “If someone questions or criticises the government, they are dubbed anti-nationals,” Raja said. “Here […]
Added on April 21, 2019
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Hyderabad: The National Investigation Agency Saturday conducted searches at three places here and Wardha of Maharashtra in connection with an ISIS module case, and picked up four suspects for questioning, the agency said. As part of the investigations into the 2016 Abu Dhabi module case, based on reliable information, NIA carried out searches and seized […]
Added on April 21, 2019
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Says we need a govt that speaks for the people
Pulpally/Mananthwady: Congress leader Priyanaka Gandhi Vadra Saturday lashed out at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying there has never been a “weaker government” and “weaker Prime Minister” than the incumbent ones. Priyanka, who is in Wayanad, where her brother and party chief Rahul Gandhi, is contesting besides Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, sought to […]
Added on April 21, 2019
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Jammu: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh Saturday visited Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district and reviewed the operational preparedness and the prevalent security situation. The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Udhampur-based northern command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, interacted with police and civil administration officials and exhorted all for their synergised efforts to defeat attempts of […]
Added on April 21, 2019
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Jammu: Three houses and seven shops were gutted in a devastating fire in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir but there was no report of any loss of life, officials said Saturday. The fire broke out in one of the structures at Dadpeth village Friday night and immediately engulfed the nearby buildings, the official […]
Added on April 21, 2019
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Jammu: At least 36 persons were injured Saturday when a passenger bus turned turtle in Udhampur district, police said. The bus was on way to Udhampur from Khorgli and the accident occurred near Damnote-Panchari when its driver lost control over the vehicle, a police official said. He said the injured were rushed to a nearby […]
Added on April 20, 2019
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New Delhi: California almonds, known worldwide for their high nutritional value, are being used in cross-LoC trade as a mode to earn profits which are funnelled to militants and separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Friday. India Thursday indefinitely suspended cross-LoC trade at two points along the Line of Control effective Friday, following reports […]
Added on April 20, 2019
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New Delhi: Trading of 21 items like red chili, mangoes, herbs and dry fruits will be hit following the indefinite suspension of cross LoC trade in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Friday. Around 280 traders, who were directly involved in the trading will also be affected after the suspension of the business, which has touched […]
Added on April 20, 2019
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Srinagar: ‘These are the worst days for the country’, said former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday, reacting to remarks on former Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare by Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the BJP candidate from Bhopal and an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. “I think these are the worst […]
Added on April 20, 2019
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Jammu: Congress is facing an uphill task to win the Ladakh parliamentary seat as a party rebel, backed by an influential religious organisation, has filed his nomination as an independent candidate, making the May 6 election a multi-cornered contest involving BJP. Rigzin Spalbar, of Congress, is fighting against party rebel Asgar Ali Karbalai. Spalbar, a […]