By Press Desk on March 12, 2019
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New Delhi: The Congress Tuesday cited a 2010 interview of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to claim that he blamed the BJP-led government for the release of JeM chief Masood Azhar in the Kandahar hijacking episode and gave a “clean chit” to him. The scathing attack by the Congress comes a day after the BJP […]
By Press Desk on March 12, 2019
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said that it has solved the recent weapon snatching case and arrested two accused individuals. SSP Shopian told The Kashmir Press that a weapon snatching case in which a 12 bore rifle was snatched from an ATM Guard on 6 March this year in Kundalan area of […]
By Press Desk on March 12, 2019
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Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar highway was restored for one-way traffic on Tuesday after remaining closed for vehicular traffic for several hours since Monday afternoon.. On Monday landslides at Kharpora in Banihal blocked the highway. The road was cleard of landslides around 10 pm. The officials said that the stranded vehicles were then allowed to move to […]
By Press Desk on March 12, 2019
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Srinagar: Three persons were killed due to snow blizzard at Khoni Nallah forests of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district late Monday night. Officials said that five people were trapped in the blizzards at Khoni Nallah near Sadna Top. They were traveling towards Karnah when the blizzard swept Khoni Nallah area at around 1 am. Of them, […]
By Press Desk on March 12, 2019
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Pulwama: Government forces on Tuesday morning launched cordon and search operation in Hari Parigam Village of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that the operation was launched following ‘credible inputs about the presence of militants in the area. ‘ The search operation is being jointly conducted by the Army, Police, and CRPF. […]
By Press Desk on March 11, 2019
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Srinagar: Two youth were injured on Monday during the clashes that erupted between youth and government forces on Monday following a cordon-and-search operation at Tantrapora, Palhallan village of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to sources,after receiving inputs about the presence of some militants in the village, the joint team of Army’s 29 RR, […]
By Press Desk on March 11, 2019
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SRINAGAR: The Srinagar District Election Office Monday constituted a Media Certification & Monitoring Committee (MCMC) to keep a check on cases of paid news in the district a day after the Election Commission of India announced schedule for General Elections 2019. The constitution of MCMC at district level is mandated under election rules once a […]
By Press Desk on March 11, 2019
JAMMU
JAMMU: According to the Superintending Engineer, EM&RE Kathua, to replace three Bay Isolators of 33 KV line at Grid Station Mahanpur the Power supply will remain affected in some areas of Kathua on March 12, 2019 from 9am to 4 pm. The shutdown will affect the power supply to Mahanpur, Bilawar, Basholi, Machheddi and Bani. […]
By Press Desk on March 11, 2019
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Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik has given directions for constituting a Team of officers from the Jammu and Kashmir Government which would hold consultations with the managements of the educational institutions of Dehradun, Uttrakhand, besides premier educational institutions in other states where large number of students from Kashmir are studying. The Team will look into […]
By Press Desk on March 11, 2019
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Srinagar: National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah on Monday expressed dismay on Election Commission of India’s (ECI) announcement of not holding assembly polls simultaneously with Lok Sabha elections in J&K saying it is a major setback for democracy in the state. While speaking to media here at party headquarters Nawa- e -Subha, Srinagar, Dr. Farooq […]