Modi skips Kashmir’s political angle, talks development
AGENCY
New Delhi: "Develop-
ment" and building of "confidence" are the key to address the problem of Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday night while hoping that the youth of the Valley won't get "misled".
Amid ongoing…
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Curfew reimposed in many parts of Kashmir
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Curfew was reimposed on Friday in many parts of Kashmir including Srinagar as a precautionary measure ahead of Friday prayer congregations even as normal life remained paralysed in the Valley for the 56th day,…
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Karan Singh meets Governor
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SRINAGAR: Senior Congress leader and MP Karan Singh today met Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and discussed various issues including steps needed to be taken to restore peace and normalcy in the state.
Singh, the son of the last…
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All-Party Delegation to hold preparatory meet today
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New Delhi: An All-Party Delegation, led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, will visit Jammu and Kashmir on September 4-5 as violent protests continued in the Valley following the killing of Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani in July.
"Union…
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Minority benefits to J&K Muslims: SC asks Centre, others to reply
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NEW DELHI: A plea alleging that benefits accruing to minorities were being taken away by Muslims who were in a majority in Jammu and Kashmir, has been filed in the Supreme Court which on Friday asked the Centre, the state…
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Pak violates ceasefire along LoC
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Jammu: Pakistani troops today violated border ceasefire by resorting to small arms firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
The firing was still going on "intermittently" till the last…
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Geelani against holding talks with All-Party Delegation
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Srinagar: Hardline Hurriyat Conference hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Friday asked "all stakeholders" to refrain from meeting the All-Party Delegation led by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh which is scheduled to arrive…
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SKIMS Governing Body reconstituted
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SRINAGAR: The government on Friday ordered the reconstitution of the Governing Body for Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS) Soura, Srinagar.
As per the Government Order, while Chief Minister, J and K State,…
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18 killed in suicide attacks in Peshawar
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Peshawar: At least 13 people were killed and 54 others injured on Friday when a Taliban bomber blew himself up at Mardan district courts in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, hours after security forces foiled an assault on…
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