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Srinagar: Moderate Hurriyat Conference Thursday asked the prime ministers of India and Pakistan to use the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek to break the ice and resume engagement between the two countries. “We reiterate that political engagement is the most effective way to move forward and end the painful bloodshed in Kashmir. We […]
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Lahore: Pakistan on Thursday extended its airspace ban along its eastern border with India for the third time till June 28, according to a notice issued by the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Pakistan fully closed its airspace on February 26 after the Indian Air Force struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) training camp in Balakot. Since […]
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Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik expressed deep anguish on Thursday over the loss of CRPF men in Wednesday’s terror attack in Anantnag district as floral tributes were paid to the slain personnel at a function held at Humhama. Condemning the cowardly attack, the governor said his heart went out to the departed soldiers and their […]
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Srinagar: An unlucky Jammu and Kashmir police inspector Arshad Ahmed Khan was injured as soon as he stepped out of his armoured vehicle when a bullet fired by a militant ricocheted from his service rifle hitting his liver and duodenum during Wednesday’s shootout at Anantnag in South Kashmir, officials said Thursday. Khan, battling for his […]
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New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday urged the Modi government and intelligence agencies to take suitable action to prevent attacks in the future, a day after five CRPF personnel were killed in a militant strike in south Kashmir. Two motrocycle-borne militants, believed to be from the Jaish-e-Mohammed group, fired at a CRPF patrol party on […]
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Jammu: Police have appointed 166 special police officers to strengthen the security grid in the border district of Poonch, officials said Thursday. The police department in Poonch selected the candidates and an approval has been given by the police headquarters for their appointment, they said. The appointments of the SPOs are aimed to strengthen the […]
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New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday sent a 44-year-old man, alleged member of banned Pakistan-based terror outfit Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), to five-day NIA custody in connection with a terror funding case, which also involves Jamat-ul-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed. Additional Sessions Judge Anil Antil allowed NIA to quiz Mohammad Arif Ghulambashir Dharampuria in its custody. The […]
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Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government, which cancelled GR Infra Projects Limited’s contract for developing the artificial Tawi lake here, is set to release fresh tenders to resume work. After the Advisor to the Governor’s intervention, a revised detailed project report was framed, according to which Rs 51.57 crore shall be required to complete the […]
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Jammu: Heatwave conditions prevailed here Thursday, with the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir recording a high of 40.4 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological (MeT) Department said. The minimum temperature in the city was registered at 27 degrees Celsius, it said. Monday recorded the season’s highest temperature at 44.4 degrees Celsius. May 31 is the second […]
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Jammu: Three alleged drug peddlers have been arrested in Jammu after over nine kilograms of poppy was recovered from them in separate incidents, police said Thursday. On Wednesday, a person named Tariq Ahmed was intercepted in Poonch district and 8.50 kg of poppy was seized from him, an official said. In another incident, a patrolling […]
