Tag: Kashmir
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400 Kashmiri men and women join Swachchata Hi Seva campaign
An initiative of the local people, the program started at 6 PM in Baramulla and at 9.30 PM in Budgam district, where about 400 youngsters converged to kick off Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swacchhata Hi Seva Campaign by cleaning the local streets and declogging the drains.
September 22, 2018 -
Abdullahs condemn killing of policemen in Shopian
Strongly condemning the cowardly attack, Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah expressed their solidarity with the families of slain SPOs.
September 22, 2018 -
Kashmir: Militants kill soldier in Kulgam district
Unidentified militants killed an Indian Army soldier in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, police said on Monday.
September 17, 2018 -
Army soldier, 3 terrorists killed in encounter
A soldier and three terrorists were killed on Saturday in an encounter between the Army and militants in the Danna area of Bandipora in North Kashmir. The martyred soldier has been identified as Rifleman Shive Kumar. He was injured during the encounter and succumbed to injuries after he was taken to hospital. Army spokesman Colonel …
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September 1, 2018 -
Kashmir | Terrorists abduct son of policeman in Tral
Asif Ahmad Rather, an agriculture graduate, was abducted from his home; his mother has made an emotional appeal for his release in a video.
August 30, 2018 -
Amarnath Yatra comes to a peaceful end
The pilgrimage passed off peacefully and no untoward incident was reported. Ten pilgrims had died last year in a terrorist attack.
August 27, 2018 -
Another policeman killed by terrorists in Kashmir
The policeman, Mohmad Yaqoob Shah, was shot dead at his native Loswani village where he had come to celebrate Eid with his family.
August 22, 2018 -
BJP worker, policeman shot dead; clashes mar Eid celebrations in Kashmir
Eid celebrations in Srinagar and various other places in the Valley were marred by clashes between security forces and stone-pelters, who waved flags of Pakistan and ISIS
August 22, 2018 -
Imran says India and Pakistan must talk
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said India and Pakistan must talk and resolve bilateral issues, including Kashmir, to move forward even as he came to the defence of beleaguered Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, saying those targeting him were doing a great disservice to the people of the sub-continent. “To move forward, Pakistan …
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August 22, 2018 -
Gateway to drugs ignored by four states in their fight plan
Jammu and Kashmir may have become a virtual gateway to drugs, but its cause to control the malaise is not expected to get help following its exclusion by a group of four other northern states which came together to fight drug menace. The Chief Ministers of Haryana, Punjab, Uttrakhand and Himachal Pradesh have reportedly decided …
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August 22, 2018 -
Displaced Kashmiris want Article 35A scrapped
President of the PK, Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, told mediapersons that the Kashmiri Pandits as the indigenous people of Kashmir are worst hit by Article 35A
August 20, 2018 -
Hardliners upset as Imran Khan skips Kashmir in his address after becoming Pak PM
Abdul Basit, a former High Commissioner of Pakistan in New Delhi, tweeted that he was “saddened” that the PM didn’t express solidarity with Kashmiris
August 20, 2018 -
3 terrorists killed in Tangdhar sector of Kashmir
Police said the terrorists were shot dead in an encounter when the latter opened fire at the troops at a border post.
August 18, 2018 -
Internet, mobile phone services suspended in Kashmir valley
The mobile telephony services, including the Internet facility on the hand-held devices, have been suspended across the valley, the officials said.
August 15, 2018 -
Independence Day | The 1947 challenge: Accession of the princely states
Princely states or native states were states that were not under the direct British rule and had a local ruler. By 1947, there were 565 princely states in India. These states, pampered by the British, enjoyed autonomy with recognition as separate units.
August 14, 2018 -
Analysis: Kashmir-centric leadership, separatists expecting too much from Imran Khan
Leaders of political parties of J-K were probably trying to address their respective constituencies by appreciating Imran Khan's "peace" offer
July 30, 2018 -
Mehbooba bats for dialogue with Pak
Former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister says tie-up with BJP was like drinking poison.
July 29, 2018