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Two militants killed at Tahab Pulwama

Two militants killed at Tahab Pulwama

Two militants were repotedly killed at Tahab village of Pulwama after a gunfight broke between them and security forces. Latest reports from the area said that encounter has ended and two holed up militants were killed. More details are awaited.

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Clashes at sopore after Friday prayers

Clashes at sopore after Friday prayers

Clashes erupted in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday after government forces prevented youth from holding a march against the verdict of military court in Machhil fake encounter case. Reports said that protesters after assembling outside Markazi Jamia masjid tried to march towards the main chowk. However, forces deployed resorted to teargas […]

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Six weeks no Friday prayers at Jamai Masjid

Six weeks no Friday prayers at Jamai Masjid

Authorities have disallowed congregational Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar for the sixth consecutive week. All gates of Jamia Masjid were locked by government forces while all roads leading to the historic mosque were blocked with concertina wires, reports said. Curfew was imposed in parts of Downtown Srinagar to prevent people from […]

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Nobody will protect Tricolor in Kashmir if constitutional status changed: Mehbooba

Nobody will protect Tricolor in Kashmir if constitutional status changed: Mehbooba

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday warned against any tinkering with Article 35(A) of the constitution that is being debated in the Supreme Court and which empowers the state legislature to define “permanent residents” and accord special rights and privileges to them. Strongly defending the constitutional clause, Mehbooba said that any change […]

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Hurriyat Leaders To Undergo Lie Detector Test: NIA

Hurriyat Leaders To Undergo Lie Detector Test: NIA

Widening the ambit of its investigations in the funding case, the National Investigation Agency has issued summons to 30 more people, including Nayeem Geelani, the elder son of Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Geelani, even as the probe agency said seven arrested Hurriyat leaders would undergo a lie detector test. Inspector general of police, NIA, […]

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Nawaz Sharif steps down as Pakistan Prime Minister

Nawaz Sharif steps down as Pakistan Prime Minister

Nawaz Sharif on Friday stepped down as Prime Minister of Pakistan after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding office in the Panama Papers case. The PM House issued a notification saying that Sharif, despite having reservations on the SC’s verdict, has stepped down from his post as the Premier. Earlier in the day, the […]

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Nawaz Shrief disqualified by Pak SC

Supreme court of Pakistan on Friday noon disqualified prime minister Nawaz Shrief in Panama Money scandal. more details are awaited. This is new political development in Pakistan.

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Downtown witness unannounced Friday curfew

Authorities didn’t announce any restrictions in five police stations of downtown on thrusday evening giving a feeling that it may be a normal Friday after so many weeks. But the residents of downtown area are fuming as  they were not allowed to move out by police.finally police on Friday announced curfew in five police stations […]

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Army chief Bipin Rawat to visit JK

Army chief Bipin Rawat will visit jk today many news agencies said on Friday. According to news agencies the army chief will hold security review meeting and will visit the forward positions in Rajouri and Poonch where intense border shelling going on in these two sectors for the past few weeks.

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Border shelling in Keran sector

Latest news from Keran Sector said that Pakistani troops opened heavy artillery fire in the area. Reports said that indian troops were responding to the shelling. Reports further said that right from Friday morning indian troops were ecchanging heavy artillery fire in Keran. more details are awaited.