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Saudi Arabia vows to play peace ambassador

Saudi Arabia vows to play peace ambassador

Says will try to de-escalate tensions between India-Pakistan

Islamabad: Saudi Arabia on Monday vowed to try to “de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the deadly attack in Pulwama by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prepares to head to New Delhi from Islamabad. The attack happened when a suicide bomber blew up an explosive-laden vehicle near a […]

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Time for talks with Pakistan over: PM

New Delhi: As calls for retaliatory action over the Pulwama attack grew, Prime Minister NarendraModi on Monday said time for talks with Pakistan is over while BJP chief Amit Shah asserted that the NDA government would not let the sacrifices of jawans go in vain. The assertions by the two top BJP leaders came on […]

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Pakistan calls back envoy from India for ‘consultations’

Islamabad: In a tit-for-tat action, Pakistan Monday called back its High Commissioner from India for “consultations” amid heightened bilateral tensions after the Pulwama terror attack, days after New Delhi asked its envoy in Islamabad to return. Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said envoy SohailMahmood left New Delhi on Monday morning. “We have called back our […]

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US-Taliban talks in Pakistan postponed

ISLAMABAD: The talks between the US and Afghan Taliban slated for Monday here have been postponed, according to the insurgent group which alleged that some members of its negotiating team could not travel to Pakistan for the meeting due to sanctions imposed by America and the UN. Taliban spokesman ZabiullahMujahid announced last week that talks […]

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Morale of armed forces high: Union HM

New Delhi: The morale of armed forces in the country is high and they are achieving success in neutralising terrorists, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. Singh’s remarks came days after a terrorist rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a bus carrying CRPF personnel in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, killing 40 jawans. “Despite […]

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Two more Kashmiri students arrested in Himachal

Two more Kashmiri students arrested in Himachal

Shimla: Two more Kashmiri students have been arrested in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district for their alleged anti-national activities, police said Monday. PirzadaTawishFayaz and AakibRasool of Jammu and Kashmir were arrested Sunday night for their alleged involvement in “anti-national” activities, Himachal Pradesh Police spokesperson and Superintendent of Police (law and order) Khushhal Sharma said. They were […]

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Kashmiri doctor claims he was asked to leave city, WB govt comes to his rescue

Kolkata: A Kashmiri doctor, who has been living in Kolkata for 22 years, has claimed that he has been asked to leave the city or face “dire consequences” following the Pulwama strike that claimed the lives of 49 CRPF men. The doctor, however, has decided to stay put after the West Bengal government came to […]

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Amid harassment reports elsewhere, JK students praise Pune

Pune: Students from Jammu and Kashmir studying in Pune Monday condemned the Pulwama attack in which 49 CRPF jawans were killed and asked people from the restive northern state as well as the rest of the country to not take any steps that create mistrust. At an interaction with media here, several students from J-K […]

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Centre needs to overhauls its approach towards JK: Mehbooba

Centre needs to overhauls its approach towards JK: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday expressed condolences to the families of soldiers killed in the Pulwama encounter, saying the bloodshed will only stop when the Centre overhauls its approach towards Jammu and Kashmir. “Deepest condolences to the families. This bloodshed will only stop when GoI (Government of India) overhauls its approach (rather lack of […]

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Curfew continues for fourth day in Jammu, relaxed in phases

Jammu: Curfew continued in the winter capital Jammu for the fourth consecutive day on Monday following violent anti-Pakistan protests, while authorities relaxed the restrictions later in the day after reviewing the law and order situation, officials said. All examinations, scheduled for the day, were postponed as educational institutions across Jammu city remained closed, while over […]