By Press Desk on February 20, 2019
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New Delhi: Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for receiving Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the airport, the Congress on Wednesday asked whether according a “grand welcome” to those who praised Pakistan’s “anti-terror” efforts was his way of remembering CRPF personnel killed in Pulwama attack . In a special gesture, Prime Minister Modi on […]
By Press Desk on February 20, 2019
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Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency is taking help of Maruti Suzuki engineers to identify the owners of the Eeco van that was used in the Pulwama suicide bombing that which left 49 CRPF personnel dead and several others in injured. “A metal plate having some numbers on it was found from the blast site. The engineers, who […]
By Press Desk on February 20, 2019
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Srinagar: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Wednesday met President Ram Nath Kovind at the Presidential Palace in Delhi during his day-long official visit to India. The prince, who was accorded a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, said on the occasion that Riyadh wishes to maintain and improve ties with Delhi “for the […]
By Press Desk on February 20, 2019
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Srinagar: The United Nations has asked the government of India for additional escorts for its military observers in Kashmir after one of its vehicles was stopped by a group of protesters in Jammu, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said. “The observer group reported on February 16 that a UN vehicle in the city of […]
By Press Desk on February 20, 2019
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Srinagar: Militant organisation Hizbul Mujahideen has warned of fidayeen (suicide) attacks by young boys “as it has become a do-or-die situation for them”. The warning comes five days after a suicide bomber of JeM rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a bus in a CRPF convoy on Srinagar-Jammu highway at Lethpora, Pulwama, killing at least 49 […]
By Press Desk on February 20, 2019
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Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani has expressed condolence over the demise of senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Majeed Fazili of Ahmad Nagar Soura. Geelani in a statement said that Fazili was a noble soul, an affectionate human being, a caring citizen, a religious and inspirational lover for Islam and freedom. “The workers of his […]
By Press Desk on February 20, 2019
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Srinagar: A paratrooper who was critically injured in a gunfight seven days ago at Ratnipora area of Pulwama in south Kashmir, has succumbed to injuries in a military hospital. Official sources said that the soldier Sandeep Kumar of 10 PARA succumbed to injuries at army’s 92 base hospital Badamibagh here. On Feb 12, an army […]
By Press Desk on February 20, 2019
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Jammu: Authorities temporarily relaxed the ongoing curfew in Jammu for a few hours Wednesday. The curfew, which was imposed on February 15, has been relaxed in all parts of the district from 8 am to 12 noon., an official said. However, all educational institutes will remain shut and the exams scheduled for Wednesday have been […]
By Press Desk on February 20, 2019
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Srinagar: Traffic was halted on Wednesday on the Jammu-Srinagar highway due to landslides. “Nightlong rain has triggered landslides at few places on the highway in the Ramsoo-Ramban sector. We have momentarily halted traffic for the safety of travellers,” an official of the traffic department said. The official said that traffic will be allowed once the […]
By Press Desk on February 19, 2019
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Poonch: The rioters affiliated with right wing Hindutva groups ransacked properties worth millions of rupees belonging to the Muslim community in Poonch town. The incident happened February 15, 2019, but could not be reported due to the internet suspension in the region. The rioters resorted to arson and loot after 49 CRPF men were killed […]