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Dalit leader in Maharashtra threatens EC

Criticizes EC’s directive of refraining pol parties from speaking over Pulwama attack

MUMBAI: Dalit leader and three-time MP PrakashAmbedkar Thursday landed in a controversy for allegedly threatening to put the Election Commission (EC) in jail for two days for not letting political parties speak about the Pulwama terror attack. Taking cognizance of Ambedkar’s statement he made during a rally in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, the state election […]

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Even during Kargil war JK Highway was open for civilians: Farooq

Even during Kargil war JK Highway was open for civilians: Farooq

Srinagar: The Jammu-Kashmir highway was not closed even during the Kargil war when intelligence reports suggested suicide attackers were at large, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday, a day after the government decided to block the road lifeline for two days a week. “What is happening for God’s sake? Are […]

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For Cong, ‘anti-nationalism is not a crime’, says former leader

Jammu: Former Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma Thursday said “anti-nationalism” was not a crime for the party as he hit the campaign trail for the forthcoming general elections after joining the BJP. The two-time Jammu and Kashmir minister and former vice-president of the state unit of the Congress also hit out at the party for […]

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‘Suspicious movement’ in Katra alerts cops

Jammu: The police on Thursday launched a search operation in Katra, the base camp of Matra Vaishnodevi cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, an officer said. “There was a routine search operation in Katra as a security measure”, a senior Police officer told PTI. As per reports, the operation was carried out following inputs of […]

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New Delhi will have to return our rights back: Farooq

New Delhi will have to return our rights back: Farooq

Says India not doing justice to people of Kashmir

Says India not doing justice to people of Kashmir

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Altering terms and conditions of accession will end JK’s ties with India: Mehbooba

Altering terms and conditions of accession will end JK’s ties with India: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday that the relation of Jammu and Kashmir with India will end if the terms and conditions of the state’s accession to the Union were changed. “2020 will also be a deadline from Jammu and Kashmir to the nation. If you remove those terms and conditions on which […]

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‘Withdrawal’ of security: CEO to write to admin over apprehensions raised by pol parties

Jammu: A day after the Congress alleged that the accommodation and security cover of its leaders in Jammu and Kashmir were withdrawn, the state Chief Electoral Officer said he has informed the Election Commission about the issue and will also write to the state administration. “We are writing to (the state) government to take their […]

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By seeking to dilute AFSPA Congress bowing down to terror: PM Modi

By seeking to dilute AFSPA Congress bowing down to terror: PM Modi

Kolkata: Prime Minister NarendraModi Wednesday hit out at the Congress for seeking to dilute the law that protects the armed forces in terror-affected areas and alleged the party is speaking the language of Pakistan. Modi accused the Congress of bowing down to terrorism and alleged that the anti-Modi obsession of opposition leaders like Mamata Banerjee […]

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Nobody can dilute AFSPA: Amit Shah

Udhampur: BJP chief Amit Shah Wednesday lambasted the Congress over its stand on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, saying nobody can dilute the AFSPA as the BJP will be standing like a rock in support of security forces. Addressing a rally in Udhampur, Shah said, “The Congress and its leaders should feel ashamed of […]

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LeT militant involved in ‘arms loot’ held

Srinagar: A Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, the prime suspect in the looting of weapons from the residence of a legislator last year, has been arrested from a hospital here, police said Wednesday. Danish Haneef was taken into custody from a private hospital in Rajbagh area of the city where he was undergoing treatment for injuries sustained during […]