Jammu and Kashmir
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CEC says ‘vacuum’ in J-K, what it means beyond gap between last elections and now?
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar made a significant comment about the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. He observed: “There is vacuum that needs to be filled,” and it immediately got translated into the widening duration between the…
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Package suspected to be dropped by drone found in J-K’s Samba, area cordoned off
Samba/Jammu: A package suspected to have been airdropped by a drone from across the International Border was found in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Monday, prompting police to cordon off the area,…
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BSF officer dies of bullet injury in J&K’s Kathua district
Jammu: A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel died of a bullet injury in J&K’s Kathua district on Sunday, official sources said. As per the sources, Assistant Sub-KInspector Sukhnandan Prasad, of Madhya Pradesh,…
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Muslims help perform last rites of Hindu neighbour in J&K
Srinagar: Muslim neighbours on Friday helped perform the last rites of a Hindu man at Kakran village in J&K’s Kulgam district, where terrorists had killed the brother of the deceased last year.…
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EC manages to find new excuses to delay J-K polls: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: The Election Commission seems to be in no hurry to conduct the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and manages to find “new excuses to delay” the elections, National Conference vice president…
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Conman Kiran Patel’s wife held for illegally occupying senior citizen’s bungalow
New Delhi: The Crime Branch of Ahmedabad Police on Tuesday said it has arrested conman Kiran Patel’s wife Malini Patel for allegedly trying to illegally take over the bungalow of a senior…
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Reduction of AFSPA areas in Northeast – J-K too deserves this
The Centre’s announcement to further reduce areas covered under Armed Forces Special Powers Act ( AFSPA) from Manipur, Assam, and Nagaland has been hailed by the political leadership of the Northeast as a positive step, which has…
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Gujarat CMO official resigns after son’s name crops up in ‘conman’ case
Ahmedabad: A senior official in the Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) has resigned after his son’s name cropped up in connection with a case involving alleged conman Kiran Patel, who was arrested for…
- Kashmir
Mehbooba welcomes opening of Sharda Devi temple in J-K
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday welcomed the opening of the Sharda Devi Temple near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. She also expressed hope of…
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J-K parties for polls, Delhi on pause mode
It is more than a consensus. All the parties in Jammu and Kashmir with flags of their own believe that the situation in the territory has improved – the ruling BJP at…
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Who will resign for this?: Cong on conman posing as PMO official in Kashmir
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday expressed concern over the case of a conman posing as a PMO official and getting requisite perks, saying if the government is serious about the country’s…
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Mehbooba snubs critics after performing ritual inside Shiv temple in Jammu
Jammu: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday defended her recent visit to a Shiv temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and performing a ritual there, saying “we live in a country that…
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Delhi Police denies permission for public meet on Kashmir at Gandhi Peace Foundation
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has denied permission for a public meeting on Kashmir at the Gandhi Peace Foundation on Wednesday, citing the possibility of law and order disturbance, officials said on…