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Post-poll alliance possible after election results, says Rahul

New Delhi: A post-poll alliance is ‘absolutely’ possible after the LokSabha elections as all the opposition parties are ‘united’ in defeating the BJP in the interest of the country, Congress President Rahul Gandhi has said. Stating that the ‘job no. 1’ is to defeat Prime Minister NarendraModi, Gandhi also said secular formations are in place […]

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Pak boys dream to fly ‘grounded’ by police

Lahore: A Pakistani student who attempted to operate a “flying machine” he built has been taken into “protective custody” by police in Punjab province, a media report said Monday. Police detained Fayaz, a matriculation student, who was about to “fly” his device in the fields of a village in Muhammad Nagar of Arifwala, Punjab province. […]

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ITBP command in Leh activated to counter Chinese ‘build up’

New Delhi: India operationalised its strategic ITBP command in Leh-Ladakh district on Monday after moving it from Chandigarh as part of a plan to counter the ever-increasing Chinese military buildup in the region. The North West (NW) frontier of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), tasked to guard the 3,488-km long Sino-India border in peace times, […]

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Two revenue officials booked for illegally transferring forest land to ‘beneficiaries’

Jammu: Two revenue officials were Monday booked on corruption charges for allegedly transferring a huge chunk of forest and state land in the Darhal belt of Rajouri district to private beneficiaries, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said. A case under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Ranbir Penal Code was registered […]

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ED files charge sheet against LeT operative for money laundering

New Delhi: The ED has filed a charge sheet against a jailed operative of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based proscribed terror group, on charges of money laundering and acting as a terror financing conduit. In a statement, the agency said a prosecution complaint (charge sheet) was filed against Mohammed Umer Madani, aged about 60 years, […]

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Northern Army Commander reviews security situation

Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh Monday began his two-day visit to the Kashmir Valley to review the security situation in the backdrop of recent counter-militancy operations and the forthcoming parliamentary elections. “The Northern Army Commander arrived in Srinagar today for a two-day visit to review the security situation in the region in […]

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People in JK should give mandate to one party, says Omar

People in JK should give mandate to one party, says Omar

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah favours early Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and has expressed the hope that the people of the state will give mandate for a single party rule, instead of a coalition government in the state as has been witnessed since 2002. In an interview to PTI, the former chief […]

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‘Infamous’ Major Gogoi may face ‘reduction of seniority’

‘Infamous’ Major Gogoi may face ‘reduction of seniority’

Court martial proceedings against Major, driver completed

New Delhi/Srinagar: The court martial proceedings against Major Leetul Gogoi, who was at the centre of the 2017 ‘human shield’ controversy, have been completed and he may face reduction in seniority as a punishment for “fraternising” with a local woman in Srinagar last year, officials said. The court martial process against his driver, Sameer Malla, […]

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JKPM biggest platform for youth: Shah Feasal

JKPM biggest platform for youth: Shah Feasal

Says will welcome politicians with unblemished record

Says will welcome politicians with unblemished record

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Took the fight against terror right in its backyard, says PM Modi

Took the fight against terror right in its backyard, says PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he took the decision for the Indian Air Force to conduct Balakot air strikes as he thought that “the game” should be played from where terrorism is being remote-controlled. Addressing a ‘Main bhi Chowkidar’ event, he said Pakistan is in a fix because if it acknowledges […]