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Congress, others fume over Imran’s remark

Congress, others fume over Imran’s remark

Say a vote for Modi is a vote for Pakistan

New Delhi: The Congress and other opposition parties said on Wednesday that a vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a vote for Pakistan as they seized on Imran Khan’s remarks that there may be a better chance of Indo-Pak peace talks and settling of the Kashmir issue if the BJP is voted back to […]

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Highway blockade: Omar stages sit-in, asks govt to have a rethink

Highway blockade: Omar stages sit-in, asks govt to have a rethink

Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Wednesday led a protest march here to defy the state administration’s order banning civilian traffic on Srinagar-Jammu national highway for two days a week. Abdullah, along with his party leaders and activists, staged a sit-in on the highway near Pantha Chowk area in the outskirts of the city demanding […]

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MHA defends restrictions

New Delhi: Facing criticism for closing down the national highway connecting Jammu with Srinagar, the Union Home Ministry took refuge in statistics to claim the ban was for only 15 per cent of total weekly hours. Underlining that the ban became necessary in the backdrop of the Pulwama terror attack, it issued a statement on […]

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RSS leaders killing: Violent protests erupt in Kishtwar

Kishtwar: Violence broke out in Kishtwar town on Wednesday as angry mourners clashed with police during the funeral procession of the senior RSS functionary killed in Tuesday’s attack along with his PSO, prompting the Army to stage flag march in the area. No one was injured in the clashes, officials said. Curfew remained imposed for […]

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Curfew continues for second day

Jammu: The curfew imposed in Kishtwar district following killing of senior RSS functionary Chanderkant Sharma and his PSO remained in force for the second day Wednesday even as police intensified searches to track down those involved in the killing. The cremation of the RSS leader will take place later in the day in Kishtwar town […]

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PM Modi still speaking ‘language of tea-seller’: Farooq

PM Modi still speaking ‘language of tea-seller’: Farooq

Srinagar: NC president Farooq Abdullah Wednesday appreciated Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his statement that war was not an option between India and Pakistan, but attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he was “still speaking the language of a tea-seller”. Addressing a rally at the Idgah area of the city, Abdullah said the Jammu […]

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Pak banks on dialogue with India

Says it is the only way to move forward

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that the only way for Pakistan and India to move forward is through dialogue and underlined that major international players have a responsibility towards ensuring strategic stability in the South Asian region. Addressing a National Conference on Strategic Stability in South Asia here, he said that […]

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Highway blockade: People, tourists continue to witness inconvenience

Highway blockade: People, tourists continue to witness inconvenience

Srinagar: Kashmir residents as well as tourists faced inconvenience on the day two of the ban on civilian traffic on Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Wednesday, but the state-appointed magistrates provided some respite by “stamping” special permission on either a piece of paper or palms of travellers. Several people, including the elderly and women, were seen […]

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Defy highway ban, Mehbooba tells people

Defy highway ban, Mehbooba tells people

Warns Centre of 'Palestine-like situation’

Srinagar: Asking people to defy the highway ban, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday stepped up her tirade against the Centre, warning it against turning relations with Jammu and Kashmir into an Israel-Palestine type confrontation. “I think this (J-K’s relation with the Union of India) is not an Israel-Palestine relation. If the government of India […]

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Plea to bar former JK CM’s in polls delayed, HC judge recuses self from hearing

Plea to bar former JK CM’s in polls delayed, HC judge recuses self from hearing

New Delhi: A Delhi High Court judge Wednesday recused himself from hearing a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to bar Jammu and Kashmir politicians Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti from participating in the Lok Sabha election as they have allegedly made “seditious” statements. Justice A J Bhambhani, who was part […]