Added on February 19, 2019
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JAMMU: A 55-year-old woman pilgrim died of suspected cardiac arrest after paying obeisance at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Monday. PregnaBehen, a resident of Khedbrahma-Kantha in Gujarat, collapsed soon after reaching her hotel room in the base camp Katra from the cave shrine Sunday, a police […]
Added on February 19, 2019
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The Hague: India on Monday urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to annul KulbhushanJadhav’s death sentence by a Pakistani military court and order his immediate release, saying the verdict based on a “farcical case” hopelessly fails to satisfy even the minimum standards of due process. Jadhav, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to […]
Added on February 17, 2019
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New Delhi: The Centre Saturday asked all states to ensure safety and security of the students and people from Jammu and Kashmir living in their areas in the wake of threats to them in some parts of the country, officials said. The advisory came hours after Home Minister Rajnath Singh assured an all party meeting […]
Added on February 17, 2019
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‘Security forces given free hand to punish Pulwama attack perpetrators’
Yavatmal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday slammed Pakistan over the Pulwama terror strike that claimed the lives of 49 CRPF personnel, and urged people to have patience and faith in the security forces who have been given a free hand to punish the perpetrators of the attack. At a public function in Pandharkawada in Yavatmal […]
Added on February 17, 2019
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Jammu: The curfew in Jammu continued for the second day and the Army’s presence was stepped up on Saturday, a day after violent protests rocked the city over a suicide attack that killed 49 CRPF jawans in Kashmir. Nine more Army columns were deployed in the city, bringing the total to 18 columns, and the […]
Added on February 17, 2019
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New Delhi: Political parties Saturday put up a united face as they underlined India’s determination to fight terrorism following the Pulwama terror attack and expressed their solidarity with security forces in defending the country’s unity and integrity. An all-party meeting, called by the government and attended by senior leaders of all major parties, passed a […]
Added on February 17, 2019
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New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday reviewed the security situation in the country, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir, two days after the killing of 49 CRPF jawans in an audacious terror attack in Pulwama, officials said. The meeting was attended by National Security Advisor AjitDoval among others. During the meeting, top security officials briefed […]
Added on February 17, 2019
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Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Saturday expressed disappointment over a resolution passed in an all-party meeting in Delhi for not including in it an appeal to maintain calm in the wake of violence in Jammu and tension in other states over the Pulwama terror attack. An all-party meeting, called by the government and attended […]
Added on February 17, 2019
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New Delhi: Security of Kashmiri separatists having suspected links with Pakistani intelligence agency ISI will be withdrawn after an assessment by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, a top official said. The security review of all such individuals with suspected links with the ISI will be carried out following a suggestion given by the central government, […]
Added on February 17, 2019
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Jammu: An Army officer was killed and a soldier suffered injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. The IED was apparently planted by “enemy forces within Indian territory” in Nowshera sector and set off when an Army […]