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Second time in a week Hajin wakes up to gunfire   

Hajin: A militant reportedly belonging to the militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba was killed in an encounter with government forces at Hajin village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday morning. According to the sources, a joint team of army’s 13 RR and SOG Bandipora laid a siege to Sukur-din-Mohalla in Hajin following specific inputs about the […]

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Police foil CPWs protest, detain scores

Srinagar: Police on Thursday foiled the protest march of Contingent Paid Workers (CPW) of Education department and detained scores of its members after they tried to march towards Srinagar’s commercial Lal chowk area. Dozens of CPWs assembled at Srinagar’s Press Enclave and chanted slogans in favour of their demands.   The protesters demanded authorities to fulfil […]

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Associate with humanitarian aspects of Islam, Modi tells youth   

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India’s youth should associate themselves with the humanitarian aspects of Islam and be able to use modern technology at the same time. Every religion promotes human values, the prime minister said in his address at a conference on ‘Islamic Heritage: Promoting Understanding & Moderation’, where Jordan’s King Abdullah […]

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330 MW Kishanganga project enters final phase of commissioning

Jammu: The 330 MW Kishanganga Hydro-electric power project has reached the final stage of its commissioning. The 330-MW Kishanganga HEP being being constructed in Gurez area of Bandipora district has reached its final stages of commissioning, Chief Secretary, B B Vyas said while reviewing the progress of the project. The Kishanganga will be the eighth […]

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Minister discusses measures taken to revamp J&K Agri sector

New Delhi: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura called on union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh here on Thursday to discuss the measures underway for revamping Agriculture Sector in Jammu and Kashmir. The Minister was accompanied by Commissioner Secretary, Agriculture Production Department (APD), Secretary APD, Directors Agriculture Kashmir and Jammu and Command Area Development […]

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Modi’s statement on terror an ‘eye-opener’: J&K BJP 

Srinagar: Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion that the fight against terror was not against any religion but to counter a mindset that led the young to commit atrocities on innocents, the BJP’s Kashmir unit said the statement was an “eye-opener” for those who left no stone unturned to pit one community against the other. […]

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Citing his intent to re-marry, Omar wants divorce from Payal 

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday sought the response of Payal Abdullah, the estranged wife of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on his plea seeking divorce on the ground that their marriage has broken down irretrievably and he wants to get re-married. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Deepa Sharma […]

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Better, adequate infra tops Govt’s development agenda, says Minister

Samba: Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga Thursday said that better road network and dependable infrastructure tops the development agenda of the present dispensation. Addressing a public meet here at Badali village, the Minister said that the focus on upgrading and improvement of the road network, especially in rural and remote areas, is […]

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Plight of jail inmates: JRL to file written complaint before SHRC

Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) is contemplating to file a written complaint with the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) divulging details on the plight of the jail inmates in the state. A delegation led by Muhammad Yasin Malik on Thursday met Chairman SHRC, Justice Bilal Nazki and other members of the commission. The delegation according […]

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Kamran Yousuf’s bail plea: Court reserves order third time in a row

New Delhi: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in New Delhi on Thursday reserved its order on the bail plea of freelance photo-journalist Kamran Yousuf, who is in NIA’s custody since the past six months. Additional Sessions Judge Tarun Sherawat reserved the order for March 7 after hearing arguments from Yousuf’s side and that […]