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Govt contemplates to withdraw security of separatist leaders

New Delhi: Security of Kashmiri separatists having suspected links with Pakistani intelligence agency ISI will be withdrawn after an assessment by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, a top official said.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, […]

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Army officer killed, soldier injured in IED blast along LoC

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 […]

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India, Pakistan in UN court for death row ‘spy’ case

India, Pakistan in UN court for death row ‘spy’ case

The Hague: India will ask the UN’s top court Monday to order Pakistan to take an alleged Indian spy off death row, in a case that could stoke fresh tensions after a deadly attack in Kashmir. Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav was arrested in the restive southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan in March 2016 on charges of […]

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FATF to be given dossier to blacklist Pak for terror links

New Delhi: A dossier, nailing the culpability of Pakistan in the attack in Pulwama, will be given to the FATF, an international terror financing watchdog, to expose the neighbouring country’s links with terrorism and seeking its blacklisting, officials said Saturday. Security agencies are preparing the dossier with the evidence gathered so far related to the […]

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IAF carries out mega exercise at Pokhran

Pokhran (Rajasthan): The Indian Air Force Saturday carried out a mega exercise here involving almost all variants of its fighter jets and attack helicopters, in a fire power demonstration near the border with Pakistan. The exercise came two days after 49 CRPF personnel were killed in a suicide attack in Kashmir’s Pulwama by Pakistan-based militant […]

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China condemns Lethpora attack

Beijing: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has condemned the suicide attack in Kashmir in which at least 40 CRPF personnel were killed, saying Beijing “resolutely opposes” all forms of terrorism and countries in the region should enhance cooperation and jointly address the threat of posed by it. At least 49 CRPF personnel […]

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Omar meets Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh

Omar meets Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh

Urges to ensure safety of Kashmiri students, traders

New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and sought his intervention to ensure safety of Kashmiri students and traders in various parts of the country. In his 30-minute-long meeting with the home minister, Abdullah also requested Singh to make sure that peace returns to the […]

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Don’t make Lethpora attack an excuse to harass Kashmiris: Mehbooba

Don’t make Lethpora attack an excuse to harass Kashmiris: Mehbooba

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Saturday cautioned that mischievous elements must not be allowed to use the Pulwama attack as “an excuse to persecute or harass people” from the state, saying the pain of the killings of CRPF personnel must not fuel “such diabolical plans”. “Understand the pain & (and) anguish. […]

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JK Police assures security of students in Dehradun

Srinagar: The Dehradun police has assured its Jammu and Kashmir counterpart of taking all necessary measures for the safety and security of Kashmiri students studying there amidst allegation of their harassment after the Pulwama terror attack, an official said here Saturday. Some Kashmiri youths studying in the Uttarakhand capital have alleged that they were harassed […]

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Tarigami calls for meaningful dialogue process

Says 'legitimate concerns' of people need to be addressed

Srinagar: CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami Saturday called for a meaningful and credible dialogue process for addressing the “legitimate concerns” of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Tarigami, a former MLA from Kulgam constituency of south Kashmir, said the attack on a CRPF convoy at Lethpora in Pulwama on Thursday has shaken all those who […]