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Jammu: Pakistani troops on Monday violated ceasefire thrice by firing on forward posts along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Poonch Districts, leaving a BSF jawan injured. "There was sudden unprovoked burst of fire from Pakistan side in…
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 AGENCY New Delhi: The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is mandatory if the Army has to be deployed in Jammu and Kashmir or any other state for internal security, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said. "Mine is not the Ministry…
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 AGENCY Pathankot: To streng-then security network along the international and inter-state borders, a high level meeting held here was attended by top police officials and other security agencies of Punjab, Himachal Pardesh and Jammu and…
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 AGENCY Hyderabad: The PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir is working to ensure that pro-Pakistan elements in the state are marginalised, BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav said even as he maintained that the party "will leave the…
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Srinagar: J&K Independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid today said that talks between the Centre and separatists in the state would not yield results if there were any preconditions attached to the dialogue process. "There will be no takers…
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Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Chowdhary Lal Singh has imposed a fine on several officials of the health department here for dereliction of their duties, an official spokesperson said. During a surprise visit of the directorate…
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Jammu: The 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar national highway, connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, was today closed for vehicular traffic to carry out repair of the damaged stretches. As per the Inspector General of Police…
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New Delhi: The request of hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani for passport will be processed on "merit" depending on completion of "formalities" by him, the Union Home Ministry said today, amid a row over the issue that has…
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Ahmed Ali Fayyaz SRINAGAR: Hajira alias Haja started her career of promoting education for the have-nots five years after her husband Abdul Ahad Bhat of Awantipore, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, retired from the Government…
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Srinagar: Salman Khan, who is known for his impromptu mentions of former girlfriend Katrina Kaif, took to Twitter to praise Kashmir's beauty and reminded fans that the actress belongs to the same state. Salman, 49, is currently shooting in…
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