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Armymen mistaken as braid choppers trashed in Ganderbal

Three army personnel travelling in a private vehicle were trashed by mob at Akhal in Kangan of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal District. Reportedly Army men who were led by a local resident to attend a marriage ceremony at Wangat were stopped by locals and asked for identity. Surfacing the men in private vehicle ,mob mistaken them […]

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All handed over to police were innocent says police chief

Director  general of state police S P Vaid told media on tuesday that they can not book innocent people for braid chopping incidents in kashmir valley. He said that all the suspects were released as there was no evidence against them. Appealing people and society at large to cooperate he said that without witnesses and […]

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Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan elected to UN Human Rights Council

Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan elected to UN Human Rights Council

United Nations, Oct 17 (IANS) Three of India’s neighbours, Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan, have been elected to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for a three year period from 2018. Nepal, which was elected for the first time since the UN’s policy-making body was formed in 2006, secured 166 votes, the highest in the Asia-Pacific […]

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Taj Mahal was made by blood and sweat of Bharat Mata’s sons: Yogi

Taj Mahal was made by blood and sweat of Bharat Mata’s sons: Yogi

October 17, 2017   The Taj Mahal was made by the blood and sweat of “Bharat Mata’s sons” and its protection was the responsibility of the Uttar Pradesh government, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday. Announcing that he would be visiting Agra next week to review tourism schemes, the chief minister said the Taj […]

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Nearly 300 Rohingya villages torched in Myanmar: HRW

Nearly 300 Rohingya villages torched in Myanmar: HRW

Nay Pyi Taw, Oct 17 : The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday said nearly 300 Rohingya villages have been torched in Myanmar since the current spate of violence began in late August. The rights group used satellite images to identify 288 partially or completely burned villages in Rakhine state, where tens of thousands of […]

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Taliban attacks leave 50 dead, 200 injured in two Afghan provinces

Taliban attacks leave 50 dead, 200 injured in two Afghan provinces

Tue Oct 17, 2017 The Taliban militants have launched coordinated attacks on police forces in two neighboring provinces in southern Afghanistan, leaving at least 50 people dead and more than 200 others injured. The Interior Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the militants with explosives-laden vehicles had initially attacked a police training center […]

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BJP questions Congress’ silence over Robert Vadra’s alleged links to arms dealer

BJP questions Congress’ silence over Robert Vadra’s alleged links to arms dealer

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) aimed its gun at the recent revelations linking absconding arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra. The BJP questioned the Congress leadership’s silence on the allegations that Sanjay Bhandari was engaged in financial dealings with Vadra. “Why is the senior leadership of the Congress silent on […]

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BCCI calls Kumble as just ‘former bowler’, gets trolled

BCCI calls Kumble as just ‘former bowler’, gets trolled

October 17, 2017 The Board of Control for Cricket in India today faced criticism on Twitter after they referred to former India skipper and coach Anil Kumble as just a ‘former bowler’ when they wished him on his 47th birthday. “Here’s wishing former #TeamIndia bowler @anilkumble1074 a very happy birthday,” the BCCI had tweeted. However, […]

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Minor girl injured in Bear Attack at Tral.

Minor girl injured  in Bear Attack at Tral.

Tral A teenage girl was critically injured when a wild bear attacked her at Shojan,Panzoo in Tral. The Girl has been identified as Shammi jan D/O; Ghulam Goojar of the area. The injured girl has been admitted in Hospital for treatment.    

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Delhi Court extends judicial custody of arrested seperatists

Delhi Court extends judicial custody of arrested seperatists

Srinagar A Delhi court on Tuesday extended judicial custody of seven Kashmiri pro-freedom leaders arrested by NIA on alleged funding charges till November 14. During the in-camera proceedings, District Judge Poonam Bamba extended the judicial custody of Aftab Hilali Shah alias Shahid-ul-Islam, Ayaz Akbar Khandey, Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karate, Nayeem Khan, Altaf Ahmad […]