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 Press Trust of India

NCW chairperson demands capital punishment

New Delhi: NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma Monday demanded capital punishment for the six convicts in the sensational Kathua gang rape-murder case, saying the Jammu and Kashmir government should appeal in higher court. A court in Pathankot on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment the three main accused in the gang rape and murder of an 8-year-old […]

 Press Trust of India

BJP ministers in erstwhile govt supported rape accused: Owaisi

BJP ministers in erstwhile govt supported rape accused: Owaisi

Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi Monday said the BJP should answer why its ministers in the previous Jammu and Kashmir government attended a rally in support of the accused in the Kathua case. “BJP needs to answer as to why their ministers came out in support of those accused,” he told reporters here. He claimed […]

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Abrogation of Article 370: Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar advocates for ‘dialogue’

Abrogation of Article 370: Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar advocates for ‘dialogue’

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday refrained from making a direct comment on what his party would do if the BJP-led central government goes ahead with its poll promise of scrapping Article 370, which gives special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir. The Janata Dal (United) president reiterated his stand that the proposals to […]

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Kheer Bhawani comes alive as hundreds throng ages old temple

Kheer Bhawani comes alive as hundreds throng ages old temple

Tulmulla (Ganderbal): Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandit devotees prayed at the famous Ragnya Devi temple here in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday as the Kheer Bhawani mela was celebrated amid chants of religious hymns and ringing of temple bells. Nestled in the shade of mammoth Chinar trees in Tulmulla village, the temple witnessed a massive […]

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Modi extends Jyeshtha Ashtami greetings to KP’s

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday wished the Kashmiri Pandit community on the occasion of Jyeshtha Ashtami, hoping for peace and prosperity everywhere. The prime minister tweeted his greetings in Kashmiri and English. “Zyesht Ashtami hund chu tohe saarni Mubarak! Lassiv te phalliv (Greetings to all on Jyeshtha Ashtami. Be blessed and prosper),” he […]

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J&K Bank shall continue its march towards higher levels of excellence: Chairman

Srinagar: Hours after taking over the reins of Jammu and Kashmir Bank its interim Chairman and Managing Director, R K Chhibber assured investors that the bank will continue its march to achieve higher levels of excellence. “The business processes of the bank shall continue to be further streamlined and the bank shall win complete trust […]

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Chairman meets Guv

SRINAGAR: R K Chibber, interim Chairman J&K Bank, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here Monday, an official spokesman said. He said that the Governor and R K Chibber discussed several important issues pertaining to the efficient functioning of the bank. Governor urged Chibber to ensure close monitoring of the fiscal health […]

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Soldier killed, another injured on LoC

Poonch: A soldier was killed and another sustained injuries after Pakistani forces attacked Indian army’s posts in Shahpur sector of Poonch district in Jammu division on Monday. Official sources said that Pakistani army opened fire and used mortar shells on Indian army’s posts in Shahpur sector. The soldiers manning the fence responded strongly. In the […]

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Cop carrying 1 Kg of heroin held

Srinagar: While intensifying its drive against drug menace, police have arrested a cop along with nearly one kilogram of heroin in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Monday. SSP Kupwara Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar said that based on a specific input, a naka party of police yesterday evening stopped a vehicle (Alto 800 JK09A-5927) at Diver […]

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Body of missing Kupwara man fished out

Srinagar: The body of a Kupwara resident, who went missing last week, was recovered from river Jehlum in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday. Reports said the body of Sharif Mustafa son of Ghulam Mustafa of Gundishort Karnah Kupwara,who was missing from Srinagar since June 01 was recovered from the river Jehlum in Sumbal area […]