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Debbie Abraham chairs MP’s Kashmir group in Britain
New Delhi/London: A British MP, critical of India’s move to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, on Monday said she was denied entry despite a valid visa after she landed at Delhi airport and deported to Dubai from where she had flown into the Indian capital. Labour Party MP Debbie Abraham’s charge of a valid […]
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JAMMU: Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, (Election Authority under J&K Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996) Shailendra Kumar on Monday issued notification for the conduct of phase-II of by-elections for Panchayat Polls-2020 in respect of vacant seats to elect Sarpanches and Panches. The notification has been issued for Shangus and Hiller blocks in District Anantnag, Aloosa block in […]
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Srinagar: Amid several demands and queries from mainstream camp over the release of leadership ahead of Panchayat by-elections, the Chief Electoral Officer will hold a meeting with political parties today to hear their grievances. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Shailendra Kumar said that he has called a meeting of political parties on Tuesday following the statements […]
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Directs permanent commission for all women officers
New Delhi: Calling for an end to gender bias in the armed forces, the Supreme Court on Monday opened the way for women in command positions in the Army and directed the Centre to grant permanent commission to all women officers within three months. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud termed “disturbing” the […]
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Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday warned that Pakistan may face another refugee crisis if the international community failed to take notice of the current situation in India. Speaking at the two-day refugee summit in Islamabad on 40 years of hosting Afghan refugees in Pakistan, he said India’s “ultranationalist ideology going unchecked could lead […]
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New Delhi: India on Monday issued a strong demarche to Turkey over its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s comments expressing concern over the prevailing situation in Kashmir and comparing the “struggle” of Kashmiri people with that of the fight by the Turkish during the World War I. In a strongly worded statement, the Ministry of External […]
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Hubballi (Karnataka): The three Kashmiri engineering students of a college here facing sedition charges were arrested again on Monday after protests broke out against the police for releasing them on execution of a bond under Section 169 of CrPC. The trio, students of a private engineering college, were arrested on Saturday for raising pro-Pakistan slogans […]
Added on February 18, 2020
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Srinagar: MeT has predicted scattered and isolated rainfall on Feb 19, a spokesman of the department said on Monday. A MeT official said that weather has improved a lot across Jammu and Kashmir and Valley will witness pleasant sunshine for over a week but a fresh Western Disturbance is likely to hit the region on […]
Added on February 18, 2020
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Bandipora: Two days after a man from north Kashmir was buried under snow after an avalanche hit Chak Nallah area of Bandipora district, the rescue operation launched by the authorities to retrieve his body was suspended temporarily on Monday afternoon, officials said. Sub-District Magistrate (SDM) Gurez, Muhammad Abdullah said a minor avalanche struck again in […]
Added on February 18, 2020
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Srinagar: State High Court Monday quashed the detention of a 50 year old man under Public Safety Act (PSA). Mushtaq Ahmed Wani son of Ghulam Nabi Wani, a resident of Kurag area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal was arrested by police station Kherbhawani on 7 August, 2019 on charges of ‘instigating’ youth for unlawful activities. Subsequently, […]
