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Our action on JeM camp achieved its objective: MEA

NEW DELHI: India on Saturday said its non-military strike on JeM camp in Pakistan achieved its desired objective and demonstrated the country’s firm resolve to take decisive action against cross border terrorism. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, at a media briefing, also said that an Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison, piloted by Wing […]

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Chidambaram takes a dig on govt

Says I suppose thief returned Rafale documents

New Delhi: Taking a swipe at Attorney General K K Venugopal’s fresh remark on Rafale documents, senior Congress leader P Chidambram Saturday said that from “stolen documents” they became “photocopied documents” as the “thief” may have returned them. His jibe came a day after the attorney general said that the Rafale documents were not stolen […]

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Rajnath says India carried out 3 cross-border strikes in 5yrs

Mangaluru: India carried out three cross border strikes in the last five years, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here Saturday, without disclosing which was the third. Singh spoke about the 2016 surgical strike after the Uri terror attack and the air strike after the Pulwama incident in which a CRPF convoy was attacked by […]

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Jamaat-e-lslami JK was in regular touch with Pak, ISI: Reports

New Delhi: The Jamaat-e-lslami Jammu and Kashmir, which was banned by the government recently, has established strong links with Pakistan’s ISI and has been maintaining regular contact with the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi for promoting secessionism in the state, officials said. The most important member of the JeI (J&K) in the Hurriyat Conference […]

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60-yr-old Pakistani national repatriated

Jammu: A 60-year-old Pakistani national, who mistakenly ventured into Indian territory, was repatriated as a goodwill gesture, a BSF spokesman said Saturday. Mohammad Ashraf was apprehended soon after he intruded into this side from across the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. He was handed over to Pakistani Rangers at 3.40 pm, […]

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Army denies jawan’s abduction by militants

Srinagar: The Defence Ministry Saturday denied reports of an Army jawan being abducted by militants from his home in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, saying he is “safe”. The family of Mohammad Yaseen, posted with the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) Regiment, had on Friday informed the police that some people came to their house […]

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Service rifle of policeman snatched at gunpoint in Kishtwar

Jammu: Suspected militants Friday snatched the service rifle of a policeman in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said. The policeman is posted as a personnel security officer (PSO) of district development commissioner, Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana. PSO Daleep Kumar claimed that some masked gunmen intruded into his residence at Shaheedi Mazar area of the […]

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Indo-Pak faceoff- Transform crisis into opportunity: China tells India, Pakistan

Beijing: India and Pakistan should quickly turn the page after the Pulwama terror attack, meet each other halfway and transform the present crisis into an opportunity for a long term and fundamental improvement in their bilateral relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. He also said that after the historic Wuhan Summit between […]

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Babri Masjid land dispute will be settled through mediation, says SC

Gives panel 8 weeks to complete the process

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday referred the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case for mediation by a panel headed by former apex court judge F M I Kallifulla and gave it eight weeks to complete the process. The other members of the panel will be spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar and […]

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Situation in JK stable, but some parts ‘fragile’: Advisor Kumar

Says govt focusing to ensure smooth conduct of polls

Srinagar: The security situation in most of Jammu and Kashmir is stable, but the administration is focusing on “fragile” parts to ensure smooth conduct of polls whenever they are announced, advisor to the governor, K Vijay Kumar, said Friday. “Security scenario is stable in most situations, but fragile in certain parts, which has been the […]