On Thursday, MILITANTS opened indiscriminate fire on a CRPF vehicle, killing two paramilitaries and wounding two others, outside the city of Srinagar. The condition of one of the injured CRPF men was claimed to be critical. The attack took place on the Srinagar-Baramulla national highway in Lawaypora in the Srinagar …
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A year and a half after cutting internet services in Jammu and Kashmir, the government on Friday ordered the restoration of 4G mobile internet throughout the Union Territory. “4G mobile internet services are being restored throughout J&K,” J&K management spokesperson Rohit Kansal posted on Twitter Friday night. Government sources said …
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The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is busy making a virtue of necessity. All the “right” noises are being made about how the democratic process has been restored in the former degraded state of Jammu and Kashmir. As if the voter in that besieged part of the country spoke for …
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Written by Bashaarat Masood | Srinagar | November 28, 2020 2:32:20 am PDP Chairman and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. (File photo) Before the first phase of the District Development Council (DDC) polls, Jammu and Kashmir police banned PDP chairwoman and former CM Mehbooba Mufti from leaving her residence on …
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Written by Man Aman Singh Chhina, edited by Explained Desk | Chandigarh | October 27, 2020 5:58:35 pm The story behind what happened on October 27 that today is commemorated as Infantry Day. Screenshot / YouTube / British Pathé Army establishments across the country celebrate “Infantry Day” today and pay …
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By: Express News Service | Jammu | October 12, 2020 5:02:01 am It has been more than a year that Pakistani troops have used artillery to attack advanced Indian positions along the LoC in Jammu Division. (Representative image) Pakistan on Sunday night resorted to small arms fire and mortar and …
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New Delhi: In a powerful and passionate interview with frequent flashes of anger and displays of emotion, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah, has said that at this moment the people of Kashmir do not feel or want to be Indian. He even went so far …
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By: PTI | New Delhi | Updated: September 19, 2020 8:29:40 pm Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and head of North Carolina, Farooq Abdullah, speaking at Lok Sabha. (Source: YouTube / Lok Sabha TV screenshot) Speaking in Parliament for the first time since his release from detention, the …
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Srinagar: The thought of losing his sight kept Tanveer awake all night. “Have the doctors arrived?” the 16-year-old repeatedly asked his father, Nazir Ahmad. This morning, as a surgeon carefully removed the padding from Tanveer’s bruised eyes, his father ran out into the hospital corridor and cried. “His right eye …
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Srinagar: In the old state of Jammu and Kashmir, when he had a special status, the prime minister was the most powerful person in the decision-making process. Now, the rules introduced by the J&K Center for Government in the Union Territory make it unambiguous that the chief minister and her …
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