By Press Desk on March 15, 2019
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Srinagar: Police in Christchurch, New Zealand confirmed on Friday afternoon local time that multiple people have been killed during an attack on a pair of mosques in New Zealand’s third-largest city, news5cleveland reported. Police wouldn’t get an exact number of dead, but confirmed it does have at least one suspect in custody. Police are still […]
By Press Desk on March 15, 2019
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Srinagar: Suspected militants Thursday night shot dead a civilian in Gulzarpora area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The suspected militants fired upon Manzoor Ahmad Lone near Higher Secondary School at Gulzarpora at around 9:50 p.m. Lone, a resident of Dogripora village, suffered serious bullet wounds and died instantly, they said. The body of […]
By Press Desk on March 14, 2019
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Srinagar: The state government has ordered cancellation of appointment of 437 Medical Officers who have been recently appointed by the Health & Medical Education department for failing in joining their duties. The order issued by the Health and Medical Department in this regard today reads, that the appointments in respect of 437 Medical Officers appointed […]
By Press Desk on March 14, 2019
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Srinagar: China on Thursday sought to defend its fourth technical hold at the UN Security Council to block the designation of Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, saying it would help the parties concerned to engage in more talks to find a “lasting solution” acceptable to all. The proposal to designate Azhar […]
By Press Desk on March 14, 2019
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Srinagar:The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) and Indian National Congress are all set to go for an alliance in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the Lok Sabha polls starting April 11. News18 quoting sources from both parties said that Congress president Rahul Gandhi and NC vice-president Omar Abdullah are meeting in New Delhi soon […]
By Press Monitoring on March 14, 2019
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Srinagar: China once again blocked the proposal to blacklist Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed’s chief Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist” by the UN Security Council by placing a “technical hold” on it. The proposal was moved by France, the UK and the US on February 27, days after the Pulwama terror attack that increased tensions between Pakistan […]
By Press Desk on March 13, 2019
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Srinagar: Suspected militants on Wednesday afternoon shot dead army personnel at his home in Pinglana village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources said that the militants barged into the residence of Sajad Ahmad Naikoo (alias Ashiq), army personnel, at Pinglana and fired bullets at him. He was rushed to a local hospital where he succumbed to […]
By Press Desk on March 13, 2019
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Washington: All eyes will be on China globally on Wednesday as the powerful UNSC will take up the proposal for designating Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist”. Sources said designating Azhar as a “global terrorist” would result in sanctions that include a travel and arms embargo as well as an asset freeze. […]
By Press Desk on March 13, 2019
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President and former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that the Modi Government has ‘consciously disenfranchised people in J&K by not holding Assembly elections on time.’ In a series of tweets, Omar said that the Government of India should give the democratic right to the people of […]
By Press Desk on March 13, 2019
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Srinagar: The UN Security Council (UNSC) is expected to take up a resolution on March 13 that seeks to declare the JeM chief a global terrorist, Dawn reported. But China, which has vetoed similar moves in the past, reminded the UNSC on Monday that “a responsible solution” can come only through discussions. China urged the international community […]