Tag: Jammu Amp Kashmir

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Yasin Malik-led JKLF banned under anti-terror law

New Delhi: The Yasin Malik-led Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) was banned by the Centre under anti-terror law on Friday, officials said. The outfit has been banned for alleged promotion of secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, they said. They said the organisation has been banned under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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Police detains 21 for stone pelting in Pulwama

Srinagar: Police detained 21 persons during nocturnal raids in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. They were picked up from Muran village of Pulwama district for their suspected involvement in incidents of stone pelting, police said.

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
Kids fiddling with explosive device in Jammu, injured

Srinagar: Two minor boys were injured on Wednesday while fiddling with an explosive device in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police sources said. The boys identified as Shahid, 12, and Eiklaq, 11, were injured in Damhal Hanjipora village. “Both were shifted to hospital where doctors said their condition was stable,” sources said. Security forces have advised […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Civilian among three killed in Shopian gunfight

Srinagar: While a police statement said that three militants were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, it was confirmed later that one of the victim was a civilian. The police said in a statement on Thursday that three militants were killed in the gunfight that took place earlier in the day in […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Restrictions imposed in Srinagar over separatist march

Srinagar: Authorities have imposed restrictions in Srinagar on Tuesday to prevent a separatist-called commemoration march. The Hurriyat Conference has called for the march to the Martyrs Graveyard in the Old City’s Eidgah area to pay homage to two senior separatist leaders, Mirwaiz Moulana Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone, who were killed by unidentified […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
Two LeT militants killed in Sopore

Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on Thursday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police sources said the killings took place in Dangarpora village in Sopore area. “Exact identity of the slain militants is being ascertained but both of them belong to the LeT outfit. Search operation is […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Decision on elections in J&K later this year: EC

New Delhi: The decision to hold Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, which is under Presidents Rule, will be taken later this year after conclusion of the annual Amarnath Yatra on August 15, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. The poll panel said, in a statement, that it will monitor the situation in Jammu and […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Kathua rape-murder case: Six of 7 convicted

Pathankot: A Special Court in Pathankot in Punjab on Monday convicted six out of the seven in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua. The trial began in a court here a year back. Arguments on quantum of punishment is likely to be announced at 2 p.m. The day-to-day […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Amit Shah on two-day J&K visit from June 26

Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Jammu and Kashmir for two days beginning June 26, the sources said. Earlier, Shah was scheduled to visit the Valley for a day on June 30. “The visit has been advanced due to the home minister’s busy schedule connected with the Union Budget. The Home Minister will […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Kashmiri cab driver returns tourist's bag with valuables

Srinagar: A Kashmiri taxi driver has returned the lost bag of a tourist family containing valuables worth over Rs 10 lakhs in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, sources said on Tuesday. Tariq Ahmed, the driver belonging to Shopian district, had taken the family from Bhopal to the famous Aharbal falls four days ago. After returning […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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HM Shah visits family of J-K inspector killed in Anantnag terror attack

Srinagar: Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday visited the family of Jammu and Kashmir Police inspector Arshad Ahmed Khan, who was killed in a terror attack in Anantnag on June 12. Amid tight security arrangements, Shah visited the family in Bal Garden area of the city. The area was cordoned off for the home minister’s visit. […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Heavy firing on LoC in Jammu & Kashmir's Nowshera sector

Jammu: Heavy firing exchanges started on the Line of control on Friday between the Indian and Pakistan troops in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Defence Ministry spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand told IANS in winter capital Jammu that about 9 p.m. today, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation followed by shelling with mortars along the LoC […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Shah chairs security meet with NSA, Home Secretary

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday presided over a high-level security meeting amid escalating tensions in Jammu and Kashmir where a major security build up has sparked fears and tensions. The meeting was attended by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Intelligence Bureau chief Arvind Kumar, Research and Analysis […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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Article 370: Azad, Vaiko's diatribe munched with glee in Pakistan!

Bhubaneswar: While the popular sentiments of the nation sail with Modi government’s decision to revoke Article 370, the yawning divide among the country’s mainstream political parties has become a fodder for the Pakistani establishment and the media there. When Pakistani leaders across the spectrum speak in one voice opposing the abrogation of Article 370, the […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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Modi's Mission Kashmir: How Shah & Co executed the 'top secret' task

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s actual countdown for revoking Article 370 and bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir began during the third week of June, when he chose 1987 batch IAS officer of Chattisgarh cadre, B.V.R. Subramanyam as new Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir. Subrahmanyam, who had worked as Joint Secretary […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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