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148 Jammu and Kashmir panchayat members quit following threats; Budgam tops
Jammu: As many as 148 panchayat members in Jammu and Kashmir resigned last year following threats from terrorists, with Budgam district topping the list with 26 Sarpanches and Panches quitting their posts.
Officials of the J&K Home…
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Kashmir’s homoeo organic apples in a sweet spot
Mathura: Homoeo organic apples of Kashmir are all set to take the global high road.
The research conducted by SKUAST Kashmir on such apples only attests to this, which says the day is not far when these would become the first choice of…
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Row over Geelani passport issue; BJP, PDP divided
STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: The issue of passport for hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has kicked off a controversy in Kashmir with PDP and BJP, who rule the State, having diametrically opposite views on it.
While PDP said…
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Pak flags waved again in Srinagar
Srinagar: Supporters of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday raised Pakistani flags in Srinagar.
The flags were raised at Hawal area of Srinagar where a protest rally was organised at the spot where 60 people had died during the funeral of…
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Centre to decide: Rijiju
New Delhi: A decision on granting passport to Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani will be taken considering various issues, including national security, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday.
"The Home…
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Term ‘Indianism’ used by me was ‘torn’ out of context: HC judge
STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: A year after he observed that any person claiming to be a Hindu or Muslim nationalist was working against "Indianism" triggering a row, a High Court Judge here has said that the term used by him was taken out of…
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Govt seeks HC permission for judge’s appointment as PSC member
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR: Attempting to clear decks for constituting the State Public Service Commission with full strength of eight members and Chairman, Mufti Sayeed led coalition government on Wednesday began the mandatory process of…
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Crime Gazette 2014 released, decreasing trend in crime
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Director General of Police (DGP), K. Rajendra Kumar on Tuesday released Crime Gazette-2014 at a function held at Crime Headquarters here. The gazette is a first-hand information about the crime situation of the…
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Cong tells Modi: Spell out how foreign visits benefitted
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JAMMU: Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his foreign visits, Congress on Wednesday asked him to spell out how country has benefitted from his tours as it questioned the decision to extend $ 1 billion to Mongolia.…
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Regularise daily rated, casual workers as promised or face consequences: Harsh
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JAMMU: Drawing the attention of BJP-PDP towards their tall commitments for empowerment of the youth, Harsh Dev Singh JKNPP Chairman and former Minister regretted the pitiable plight and most shabby treatment being doled…
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