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‘Withdrawal’ of security: CEO to write to admin over apprehensions raised by pol parties

Jammu: A day after the Congress alleged that the accommodation and security cover of its leaders in Jammu and Kashmir were withdrawn, the state Chief Electoral Officer said he has informed the Election Commission about the issue and will also write to the state administration. “We are writing to (the state) government to take their […]

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By seeking to dilute AFSPA Congress bowing down to terror: PM Modi

By seeking to dilute AFSPA Congress bowing down to terror: PM Modi

Kolkata: Prime Minister NarendraModi Wednesday hit out at the Congress for seeking to dilute the law that protects the armed forces in terror-affected areas and alleged the party is speaking the language of Pakistan. Modi accused the Congress of bowing down to terrorism and alleged that the anti-Modi obsession of opposition leaders like Mamata Banerjee […]

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Nobody can dilute AFSPA: Amit Shah

Udhampur: BJP chief Amit Shah Wednesday lambasted the Congress over its stand on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, saying nobody can dilute the AFSPA as the BJP will be standing like a rock in support of security forces. Addressing a rally in Udhampur, Shah said, “The Congress and its leaders should feel ashamed of […]

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LeT militant involved in ‘arms loot’ held

Srinagar: A Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, the prime suspect in the looting of weapons from the residence of a legislator last year, has been arrested from a hospital here, police said Wednesday. Danish Haneef was taken into custody from a private hospital in Rajbagh area of the city where he was undergoing treatment for injuries sustained during […]

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Ceasefire violations: Pak summons Indian diplomat

Ceasefire violations: Pak summons Indian diplomat

Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner GauravAhluwalia and condemned the “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by the Indian forces along the Line of Control which resulted in the killing of one civilian. Foreign Office spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal, who is also the Director General (South Asia & SAARC), summoned Ahluwalia and “condemned the unprovoked […]

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NIA arrests Kashmiri youth after being deported from UAE

New Delhi: Nisar Ahmed Tantray, whose brother Noor Trali is believed to have helped revive the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror outfit in Jammu and Kashmir, has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after being deported from the United Arab Emirates in connection with an attack on a CRPF camp in South Kashmir in 2017, officials […]

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US, China slug it out on Azhar listing

Moving the issue to UNSC complicates its resolution, says China

Beijing: China on Wednesday hit out at the US for threatening to use “all available resources” to designate Pakistan-based JeM chief MasoodAzhar as a ‘global terrorist’, saying Washington’s move is complicating the issue and not conducive to peace and stability in South Asia. After China put a hold on a French proposal to list Azhar […]

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Congress promises to review AFSPA in JK

Congress promises to review AFSPA in JK

Says nothing will be allowed to change state’s constitutional position

Says nothing will be allowed to change state’s constitutional position

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LoC flare-up: Seven Pak posts destroyed during shelling, 3 Pak army men killed

LoC flare-up: Seven Pak posts destroyed during shelling, 3 Pak army men killed

Jammu: Seven Pakistani posts across the LoC were destroyed as the Indian Army retaliated to cross border shelling by Pakistani troops who targeted border areas in Rajouri and Poonch districts, officials said Tuesday. There have been several casualties to Pakistani troops too, they said. As a precautionary measure, all schools along the borderline in Poonch […]

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Study group to suggest security upgrade on JK highway

Study group to suggest security upgrade on JK highway

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh said a study group has been set up to suggest measures to strengthen security along the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar highway, following the Pulwama attack. Singh said two suicide attacks were foiled by police with killing of two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists after the February 14 terror attack in which […]