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Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech and expression has been under intense debate in Jammu and Kashmir as the PAGD leadership has been constantly accusing the administration of not allowing them to campaign freely for their candidates while as BJP and their “B” team was having the field day in Jammu and Kashmir to campaign. Raising these questions […]

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Cop injured in accidental fire in north Kashmir’s Sopore

Cop injured in accidental fire in north Kashmir’s Sopore

Srinagar: A policeman was injured in an accidental fire at Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. Official sources said that the rifle of the policeman, Mohammad Ashraf, went off accidentally and the bullet hit him on the foot at Tujjer Sopore. The policeman, part of the quick response team (QRT), was shifted to […]

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9.46% votes polled till 9AM across J&K

9.46% votes polled till 9AM across J&K

JAMMU, DECEMBER 10- The 5th phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded voter percentage of 9.46 % across different constituencies spread over different districts of Jammu and Kashmir till 09:00 am today. As per the figures given by the office of State Election Commissioner, in Kashmir Division, Pulwama has recorded voting percentage of 1.85%, Baramulla 8.01%, […]

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8 travelers among 369 fresh covid-19 cases in J&K, total 114407

8 travelers among 369 fresh covid-19 cases in J&K, total 114407

Eight travelers were among 369 new novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. 190 of these cases were from Jammu Division while 179 were from Kashmir Valley and it took the total number of people infected with the virus to 114407 in J&K, the officials told […]

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Donald Trump Hopeful Of Continuing As US President

Donald Trump Hopeful Of Continuing As US President

Days before the official certification of the November 3 US presidential elections in favour of his Democratic opponent Joe Biden, President Donald Trump claimed that he would continue to hold the position as he has won the elections. Trump has been making unsubstantiated claims about widespread voter fraud and electoral malpractice in the presidential polls. […]

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NCB Seizes Drugs Worth Rs. 2.5 Crore From Accussed Linked To Sushant Singh Rajput’s Case

NCB Seizes Drugs Worth Rs. 2.5 Crore From Accussed Linked To Sushant Singh Rajput’s Case

The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested an absconding accused in a drugs case linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and also seized a contraband worth Rs 2.5 crore during raids in Mumbai, an NCB official said on Wednesday. The NCB official claimed it is the “biggest seizure” of drugs in the case linked to […]

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Govt forces launch CASO, find vehicle used in Srinagar attack

Govt forces launch CASO, find vehicle used in Srinagar attack

Jammu and Kashmir Police and army on Wednesday claimed to have recovered a Maruti 800 vehicle that, they said, was used by the militants in an attack on the army’s Quick Reaction Team in Srinagar’s HMT area. On 26 November, the militants had attacked the army’s QRT and killed two troopers. Unnamed official sources told […]

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Iraqis slowly rebuild Mosul, with little aid from government

Iraqis slowly rebuild Mosul, with little aid from government

Anan Yasoun rebuilt her home with yellow cement slabs amid the rubble of Mosul, a brightly coloured manifestation of resilience in a city that for many remains synonymous with the Islamic State group’s reign of terror. In the three years since Iraqi forces, backed by a US-led coalition, liberated Mosul from the militants, Yasoun painstakingly […]

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Pulwama gunfight: Three local Al-Badr militants killed, says IGP Kashmir

Pulwama gunfight: Three local Al-Badr militants killed, says IGP Kashmir

Srinagar :Three militants of Al-Badr were killed and a civilian injured in a gunfight in Tiken area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar told a local news gathering agency Global News Service (GNS) that all three local militants of Al-Badr have been killed in Pulwama. A civilian was also […]

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Mehbooba lashes out at BJP after house-detention for third time

Mehbooba lashes out at BJP after house-detention for third time

Srinagar :Former Chief Minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir , Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that she was again “detained”, third time in less than a fortnight. Taking to her Twitter handle, the Peoples Democratic Party president said, “Illegally detained today for the third time in less than a fortnight. Too much democracy indeed,” […]