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Need Kartarpur like initiatives to resolve Kashmir issue: Mehbooba

Need Kartarpur like initiatives to resolve Kashmir issue: Mehbooba

Srinagar : PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday said instead of violence and bloodshed, the Kashmir problem can be resolved through “Kartarpur like initiatives”. “Bold, honest and humanitarian initiatives are needed to resolve Jammu and Kashmir problem. It is worthwhile to witness that Kartarpur corridor was opened on a day when so many human lives were taken […]

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18 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack

18 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack

Kabul :  At least 18 Afghan policemen were killed after the Taliban attacked a convoy in Farah province, an official said on Monday. “Militants attacked a police convoy in Juwayn district on Sunday evening. The initial information found that 18 police personnel were killed,” the official told Xinhua news agency. He said several police officers […]

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Army pays tributes to slain personnel killed in gunfight in south Kashmir’s Shopian

Army pays tributes to slain personnel killed in gunfight in south Kashmir’s Shopian

Srinagar: Army Monday paid tributes to Lance Naik Nazir Ahmed Wani, Sena Medal Bar (SM) who was killed in an encounter with militants on Sunday in southern Kashmir’s Shopian district. Six militants were killed in the gunfight that raged for hours in Batgund village of Kapran area of the district yesterday. A civilian was killed and 68 […]

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Making J&K Bank as PSU, will affect its financial aspects: Er Rasheed

Making J&K Bank as PSU, will affect its financial aspects: Er Rasheed

Srinagar :  Chairman Awami Ittihad Party (AIP) and former legislator from Langate Er Rasheed along with supporters on Monday held a sit-in outside Jammu and Kashmir Bank’s corporate headquarters against the government decision to treat the bank as a Public Sector Undertaking. Rasheed, J&K bank was the only autonomous financial institution and the government’s decision […]

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South kashmir : Forces launch CASO in Shopian villege

South kashmir : Forces launch CASO in Shopian villege

Srinagar : Government forces on Monday morning launched a cordon and search operation in Berthipora village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Locals said that the forces including Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Special Operations Group, army and the paramilitary laid a siege and started a search operation. The search operation was going on in the village while […]

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Candlelight protests is a shift from hartal politics

JKLF and JRL activists held candlelight protests across Kashmir in protest against the killing spree in the past few weeks in valley.Recently JRL has said that they are mulling to look for other forms of protests instead of general strike calls. People in Kashmir valley have always responded to the hartal calls of JRL and […]

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Monday shutdown inpacts life in Kashmir

Life came to a halt in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir on Monday on the call of JRL in protests against killing spree in the past few days. All the public transport in south kashmir was off the roads with bussiness establishments and banks also with shutters down. The impact of hartal on Monday […]

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Train internet services snapped clashes on

  There has been doom and gloom hovering over south Kashmir especially in Kulgham and Shopian in the past few days. Kulgham was already mourning the death of a teenage girl who was injured during a clash. Muskan Jan 14 years of age of Qaimoh village of Kulgham was injured in a cross fire when […]

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Six militants army men killed in shopian encounter

Six militants army men killed in shopian encounter

  Army spokesman in Srinagar confirmed that six militants and an army jawan were killed on Sunday morning at Batgund village of Shopian. Reports said that in the early morning hours government forces and army on information, encircled the hideout of militants resulting in gunfight.  Police said that they have yet to identify the bodies […]

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Many injured in clashes post Batgund encounter

Many injured in clashes post Batgund encounter

  Local reports from Batgund area of shopian said that clashes were going on between the government forces and youth after the encounter. As the news spread about the killing of militants youth came out and started clashes against government forces. Latest reports said that two youth have been refered to Srinagar hospitals with critical […]