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Two militants killed in Sopore encounter
SRINAGAR: Two militants were killed on Friday in an encounter with security forces in Sopore town of north Kashmir police said.
Security forces launched an anti-militancy operation in Bomai area of Sopore this morning following information…
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84 security camps, bunkers removed since 2009: Mehbooba
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Eighty four security camps and bunkers were removed in Jammu and Kashmir since January 2009 with the highest number of 22 such structures vacated in 2010--the year when the Valley witnessed a massive agitation…
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Justice Imtiaz, Jang Bahadur cleared for appointment as Chairman, Member JK SHRC
VIVEK SHARMA
JAMMU: Justice Hakim Imtiaz Hussain was on Friday shortlisted for appointment as Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission while retired Principal District and Sessions Judge Jang Bahadur has been cleared for…
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LA condemns Nanak Nagar temple incident
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: The Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta on Friday condemned the Nanak Nagar Shiv Temple incident and maintained that such sacrilegious act will not be tolerated at any cost.
Gupta…
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Clashes at various places in Kashmir, two injured
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Two persons were injured on Friday as security forces fired teargas shells and used batons to chase away stone-pelting protesters at different places in Srinagar and Baramulla Districts of Kashmir Valley, police…
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Several organisations demand thorough probe into temple ‘desecration’
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Demanding a thorough probe into the two incidents of temple desecration in Jammu, various religious, political and social organisations have appealed to the people to maintain calm and help identify the culprits.…
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Jammu, Poonch districts witnessed maximum ceasefire violations
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Jammu and frontier Poonch district remained on the radar of the Pakistani army and rangers as maximum number of ceasefire violations were reported from these two districts of Jammu region during 2015.
This…
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133 detained under PSA in 2015: Govt
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: In order to maintain peace and public order a total number of 133 persons have been detained during 2015 under the provision of Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 and the Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of…
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No plan to disband Village Defence Committees: Govt
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Government today said it has no plans to disband the Village Defence Committees (VDCs) in view of the security situation in the State.
"Keeping in view the security situation obtaining in the…
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Anantnag poised for history’s lowest turnout Assembly election
Lukewarm Congress may send Raj Babbar, Azharuddin for campaigning; Mehbooba planning first rally today
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
ANANTNAG: With just three days of campaigning left in Anantnag, where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is…
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