By Press Desk on March 21, 2019
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Srinagar: One-way traffic resumed on the Kashmir highway and traffic is plying from Jammu to Srinagar for the second consecutive day on Thursday. Traffic on the highway was suspended on Wednesday morning following fresh snowfall on both sides of the Jawahar tunnel, Shaitan Nallah and Banihal besides landslides and shooting stones at Penthyal and other places […]
By Press Desk on March 21, 2019
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Mumbai: Salman Khan believes right kind of education can heal the conflict-ridden Kashmir Valley. Salman’s upcoming home production “Notebook” is a love story set in Kashmir featuring newcomers Pranutan, daughter of actor Mohnish Bahl, and Zaheer Iqbal. In the film, Pranutan and Zaheer play the role of school teachers. Asked if education can bring a positive […]
By Press Desk on March 21, 2019
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Thursday held a protest demonstration in Srinagar against the custodial killing of school teacher and Jama’at activist Rizwan Asad. Led by senior leaders Ali Muhammad Sagar, Nasir Sogami and Mubarak Gul the protesters while chanting anti-BJP slogans demanded “exemplary punishment” to the killers of Rizwan. The protesters marched from party […]
By Press Desk on March 21, 2019
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Srinagar: Gunfight erupted between government forces and militants in Warpora village of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district Thursday morning. Reports said that acting on “specific inputs” about presence of militants in the village, a joint team of Army’s 22 RR, SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police,177 and 179 battalions of CRPF cordoned Warpora village […]
By Press Desk on March 20, 2019
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Srinagar: Kashmir, including Srinagar city, Wednesday received a fresh spell of snowfall– a rare occurrence in the month of March in recent years– as overnight rainfall caused water logging in many parts of the capital. Heavy rainfall in plains and snowfall in higher reaches began during the night and continued till around noon of Wednesday, a […]
By Press Desk on March 20, 2019
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New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections were deferred as the state administration asked for over 70,000 paramilitary troops for conducting simultaneous polls, a demand which could not be acceded to, officials said Wednesday. A home ministry official said the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s demand of about 717 companies of paramilitary personnel could not be […]
By Press Desk on March 20, 2019
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Srinagar: The National Conference said Wednesday that the Jammu and Kashmir administration should clarify whether the Awantipora youth was in the custody of NIA or state police at the time of his death. “An FIR should be registered in the matter against the officials concerned.” A 28-year-old school teacher, who was arrested in connection with a […]
By Press Desk on March 20, 2019
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Srinagar: The United States Human Rights reports for 2018 released last week as part of an annual exercise in which the US State Department submits its assessment of such rights as per the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements to the U.S. Congress. The 2018 India report covers a range of issues […]
By Press Desk on March 20, 2019
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Jammu: The National Conference and the Congress are likely to announce their ‘alliance’ for the Lok Sabha polls, scheduled to be held in seven phases, starting from April 11. As per sources, NC president Farooq Abdullah will meet Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and All India Congress Committee General Secretary Ambika […]
By Press Desk on March 20, 2019
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Baramulla: A civilian who was critically injured in cross-LoC shelling on 10 March at Kamalkote in Uri has succumbed to his injuries at Srinagar’s SKIMS. Reports said that the deceased has identified as Riyaz Ahmad Khatania son of Sadar din Khatania resident of Shahdara village. “After battling for his life for about 10 days, the youth […]