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Mehbooba visits Poonch, convenes public grievances redressal camp

Mehbooba visits Poonch, convenes public grievances redressal camp

# POONCH, MARCH 05: Taking her public outreach programme further to so far uncovered areas, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti visited Poonch and convened a grievances redressal camp here today. During the camp the Chief Minister listened to scores of deputations and hundreds of people from difficult and hilly areas who apprised her of their developmental […]

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Priya Sethi highlights role of women lawyers in societal reformation

Priya Sethi highlights role of women lawyers in societal reformation

       JAMMU, MARCH 05: Minister of State for Education, Culture and Tourism, Priya Sethi today said that women lawyers have a vital role to play in the society, especially in dealing with the cases of domestic violence and child abuse. Speaking at a meeting convened by Bar Association Jammu (BAJ) here today, Priya Sethi said women’s […]

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Gunfight in Lethpora, militant killed

Gunfight in Lethpora, militant killed

Srinagar: A militant was killed after a gunfight between militants and government forces raged in Lethpora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Monday. Police sources vov that forces cordoned off Hatiwara, village near Lethpora after input about the presence of militants. Soon after search operation was started the hiding militants opened fire on forces triggering […]

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Police refutes news of abduction of Kashmiri boy by Maoists

Srinagar: News item appearing in some social media network titled Maoists abducted Kashmiri student of AIIMS Bhubeneshwar” is not based on facts as there is no substantial corroborative evidence*. The news is reportedly based on only a handwritten poster pasted on the wall of Baramunda Bus Stand Bhubeneshwar. *SSP Kupwara* said that he is in […]

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Maoists abduct Kashmiri Student of AIIMS Bhubaneswar

  Bhubaneswar:  More than three weeks after a Kashmiri student of city based AIIMS had gone missing, wall posters threatening to kill the missing MBBS student surfaced in the name of Maoists here in the early hours of Monday. The handwritten posters bearing the name of banned CPI (Maoist) Odisha State Committee, which were put up […]

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Deeply distressed Mehbooba says civilian killied in cross fire.

Deeply distressed Mehbooba says civilian killied in cross fire.

*Civilians killed in Shopian were caught in crossfire: Mehbooba* Srinagar Chief Minister Mufti on Monday said that the civilians killed in Shopian were caught in cross firing even as she expressed heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased. “Deeply distressed by more deaths of civilians caught in the crossfire in Shopian. My heartfelt condolences […]

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Body of another civilian found in shopian shootout spot

Body of another civilian found in shopian shootout spot

According to police and local news agency another body was found at Pohnoo village of shopian on Monday morning. Police has identified the slain youth as Gowher Ahmad Lone 24 years old of Trenz village.four civilians and a militant were killed in shopian on Sunday evening . Army has claimed that three civilians were overground […]

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Police statement on basis of army docket:Shopian incident

On the basis of the docket received from the army it is learnt that the MVCP of army located near Pahnoo in Shopian was fired upon from a swift vehicle The army retaliated in which a militant was killed and three individuals who were accompanying the said militant in the vehicle also succumbed to their […]

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Train service suspended for Monday, restrictions likely

Train service suspended for Monday, restrictions likely

Railway authorities have suspended rail service for Monday from Banihal to Baramullah in view of shutdown call given by JRL against the civilian killings in shopian. Reports said that there are intense protests going on in shopian after the killing of three civilians. Protesting people have contested the claim of army that they were overground […]

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Heavy pak shelling in poonch

Heavy pak shelling in poonch

Reports from poonch sectors on Sunday said that there has been heavy pak shelling in Balakote area . Police said that heavy shelling was going on till this report was being filed. Local reports from the area said that pakistani troops targetted not only forward posts but also forward area villages in some sectors of […]