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963 militants, 413 security personnel killed in 5 yrs in JK

400 militants infiltrated in 3 years

400 militants infiltrated in 3 years

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JeM militant arrested

JeM militant arrested

New Delhi: A Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant, absconding for over four years, has been arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police, officials said Tuesday. The accused, Basir Ahmad, a resident of Sopore, was held in Srinagar. He is an absconding convict in a 2007 case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and was carrying a […]

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Death toll in flash flood, cloud bursts in PaK touches 28

Islamabad: Heavy rains and flash floods have wreaked havoc in the Neelum Valley in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK), killing at least 28 people and sweeping away mosques and houses, according to a media report. Over 150 houses in the Laswa area of the valley were damaged and dozens of people were swept away in floods that […]

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Two held for killing shopkeeper

Srinagar: Two youths have been arrested for allegedly killing a shopkeeper in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, with the police claiming that the duo were in the process of joining militants and had acted at their behest. A senior police official said that Auqib Hajam and Auqib Shalla were in the process of joining militant […]

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Kulbhushan Jadhav case, ICJ to deliver verdict today

Kulbhushan Jadhav case, ICJ to deliver verdict today

The Hague: The International Court of Justice will deliver on Wednesday its verdict in a case relating to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, whose death sentence by a Pakistani military court based on an “extracted confession” has been questioned by India. Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by the Pakistani military […]

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7000 crore spent in JK for constructing roads in the last five years: Gadkari

Says toll tax needs to be paid for better services

Says toll tax needs to be paid for better services

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Former top cop Farooq Khan joins as advisor to Guv Malik

Srinagar: BJP leader Farooq Khan, who started his career in Jammu and Kashmir as a sub-inspector in 1984 and went on to become inspector general of police, took over as advisor to Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday. Khan, the governor’s fifth advisor, is expected to focus on security and strategic affairs in keeping with […]

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Cop killed after his car falls into gorge

Bhadarwah/Jammu: An Assistant Sub-Inspector of Jammu and Kashmir police was killed Tuesday when his car skidded off the road and fell into a 350-foot gorge in Doda district, police said. The accident took place when ASI Niaz Ahmad (55), a resident of Beoli village, was on his way to Doda town, they said. He was […]

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Amarnath yatra crosses 2 lakh mark

Srinagar: The number of pilgrims visiting the holy cave shrine of Amarnath Tuesday crossed the two-lakh mark as over 11,000 yatris paid obeisance at the naturally formed ice-lingam in the 3,880 metre high cave in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. “On the 16th day of the ongoing yatra, 11,538 yatris paid obeisance at the shrine,” […]

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41,331 Pak, 4,193 Afghan citizens living in India, govt tells LS

New Delhi: As many as 41,331 Pakistani nationals and 4,193 Afghan citizens, belonging to religious minorities of the two countries, are living in India on a long-term basis, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Rai said keeping in view the difficulties faced by the members belonging […]