Added on July 16, 2019
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Srinagar: Two Amarnath pilgrims died in the past 24 hours en route to the holy 3,880 metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the death toll in this year’s pilgrimage to 16, official sources said Monday. A woman pilgrim from Rajasthan died at the Baltal base camp due to a cardiac arrest, while a […]
Added on July 16, 2019
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Jammu: Amid tight security, 14th batch of 5,210 Amarnath pilgrims left a base camp here on Monday for the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir. As many as 8,734 pilgrims paid obeisance to Lord Shiva in the shape of Ice Lingum at the Amarnath cave shrine till Sunday night, thereby taking the total to 1,82,712 […]
Added on July 14, 2019
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Islamabad: Civil society activists from India and Pakistan have participated in a two-day Track-II dialogue held here to resolve the differences, the first such interaction after the Pulwama terror attack that strained the ties between the two neighbours. The dialogue titled ‘Beyond Politics and Polemics New Beginning on a Difficult Trail’ was organised by the […]
Added on July 14, 2019
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New Delhi: Delegates from India and Pakistan will meet at the Attari-Wagah border on Sunday to discuss issues related to the Kartarpur Corridor, including connectivity at the Zero Point and the number of pilgrims to be allowed, government sources said. India will also raise its concerns over the security aspect, they added. New Delhi had […]
Added on July 14, 2019
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Srinagar/Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday skipped the official function at the Martyrs’ graveyard in Srinagar and instead deputed his advisor for paying homage to the people killed in firing by forces of Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh on this day in 1931. Malik’s predecessor N N Vohra had also skipped the […]
Added on July 14, 2019
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Jammu: Pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath was suspended for Saturday as a precautionary measure in view of a separatists-sponsored strike in the Kashmir valley on Martyrs’ Day, officials said. As many as 12 batches of pilgrims have so far left for the twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal in Kashmir valley from […]
Added on July 14, 2019
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Says there was no intrusion in Ladakh
Says there was no intrusion in Ladakh
Added on July 14, 2019
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Srinagar: Two people who were allegedly involved in making improvised explosive devices were arrested from south Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said Saturday. A police spokesman said that on a credible input, searches were conducted at various locations in the district in the early hours of Saturday. “During the searches, industrial explosives planned to be used […]
Added on July 14, 2019
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Srinagar: A policeman has been arrested after 750 grams of heroin were recovered from his possession in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said Saturday. Mushtaq Ahmad Peer, who works in the Armed Police, was arrested at a motor vehicle checkpoint in the Handwara area of Kupwara district, a police spokesman said. The spokesman said […]
Added on July 14, 2019
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Jammu: A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly murdering his grandparents in Kathua district Saturday, police said. Sahil went to the room of his grandparents, identified as Chand Kumar (82) and his wife Sanjogta (75), and allegedly hit them with a blunt object, killing both on the spot, they said. He fled after committing the […]
