Expelled Jammu and Kashmir legislators to support Sangma
July 15th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 15 (IANS) Seven legislators, who were expelled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for cross-voting in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative council elections last year, have pledged ... Read more...
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14 killed in blast near Pakistan-Afghan border (Lead)
July 9th, 2012 - 4:06 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) At least 14 people, including three women and two children, were killed while seven others injured after a landmine blast occurred in the border town of ... Read more...
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Kashmiri artists and ghazal lovers mourn Mehdi Hassan
June 13th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 13 (IANS) As the news of Mehdi Hassan's death spread in Kashmir Wednesday, a pall of gloom descended on the artistic fraternity and ghazal lovers here.Mir Muneer, a ... Read more...
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Pakistan may allow US military trainers: US media (Lead)
January 21st, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Pakistan may invite US military trainers back "as early as April or May" but it has ruled out allowing US drones into the country again, ... Read more...
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Pakistan may allow US military trainers: US media
January 21st, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Pakistan may invite US military trainers back "as early as April or May" but it has ruled out allowing CIA drones into the country again, ... Read more...
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Crime victim’s kin sore over Manu Sharma’s parole
November 16th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The families of those killed in crimes and accidents were Wednesday left disappointed with the Delhi High Court granting five-day parole to Manu Sharma, who ... Read more...
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Gangster carrying Rs.1 lakh reward killed
October 28th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 28 (IANS) A gangster carrying a reward of Rs.1 lakh for his capture was gunned down by police in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district Friday, officials said.Mustafa alias Kaza, ... Read more...
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Pakistan to create immigration system along Afghan border
October 20th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Pakistan will put in place an immigration system along its border with Afghanistan to check illegal cross-border movement, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Wednesday.The system ... Read more...
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Pakistani dies while defusing bomb
September 30th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 30 (IANS) A police official was killed when the bomb he was attempting to defuse blew up in Pakistan's Balochistan province, police said.The explosion took place in Chaman ... Read more...
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Youngsters opting for teaching as a career
September 4th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Gone are the days when teaching was considered a low-paying profession. With the proliferation of educational institutes and the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission's ... Read more...
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13 killed in Pakistan, as bus falls into deep ravine
June 6th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) At least 13 people, including women and children, died and seven others were injured in Pakistan Monday after a bus they were travelling in fell ... Read more...
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BJP expels Jammu and Kashmir leader Chaman Lal Gupta (Lead)
June 1st, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Jammu, May 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday expelled its seniormost leader in Jammu and Kashmir and former union minister of state Chaman Lal Gupta for ... Read more...
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BJP expels Jammu and Kashmir leader Chaman Lal Gupta
June 1st, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday night expelled its seniormost leader in Jammu and Kashmir and former union minister Chaman Lal Gupta on charges of ... Read more...
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War erupts in Kashmir’s BJP unit
May 31st, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is at war with itself in Jammu and Kashmir.Former BJP legislature party leader Chaman Lal Gupta, one of seven legislators ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s suspended BJP legislators may form own group
May 21st, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 21 (IANS) Seven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators who were suspended for cross-voting during the legislative council elections in Jammu and Kashmir are likely to form a ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s suspended BJP legislators defy leadership
May 19th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 19 (IANS) Six of the seven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators suspended for cross-voting during legislative council elections in Jammu and Kashmir have refused to appear before ... Read more...
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We have not quit, BJP legislators tell Jammu and Kashmir speaker
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 22 (IANS) Five of the seven BJP legislators involved in cross-voting in the legislative council elections in Jammu and Kashmir have written to the assembly speaker, saying ... Read more...
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Autonomy recommendations fuel political debate in Kashmir
March 20th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 20 (IANS) The reported recommendation to restore some autonomous powers to Jammu and Kashmir has fuelled a predictable political debate, with opponents suggesting it would create more ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir not for national pattern in local polls
March 14th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 14 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday said it will hold elections to local bodies as per the state's own laws and will not amend the constitution ... Read more...
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Vande Mataram slogans in Kashmir assembly
February 28th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 28 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators Monday shouted "Vande Mataram" in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly at the start of the budget session.Sporting the national tricolor on their ... Read more...
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NATO jets, drone violate Pakistan’s airspace again
February 16th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by ANI
Quetta, Feb 16(ANI): Pakistan's airspace was yet again violated by NATO as its fighter jets and a drone were seen hovering over Chaman and its suburbs, according to sources.Two NATO fighter jets ... Read more...
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One killed in NATO tanker attack in Pak’s Balochistan province
February 3rd, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Feb 3(ANI): In the latest attack on convoys in Pakistan carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan, gunmen attacked two NATO tankers in Balochistan on Thursday, killing one person.The assailants attacked ... Read more...
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Pak sessions court remands Shahzain Bugti to judicial custody
January 4th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Jan 4 (ANI): Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) leader Shahzain Bugti and his 26 security guards, who were arrested last month for allegedly carrying a huge cache of arms and ammunition, have ... Read more...
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NATO tanker destroyed in bomb explosion in Khyber, supply suspended
January 3rd, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Jan 3(ANI): A NATO oil tanker was destroyed completely in a bomb explosion in Pakistan's Khyber Agency, however, no casualties have been reported.According to security authorities, the oil tanker was heading ... Read more...
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Afghan transit trade through Gwadar port can boost Baloch economy: Raisani
January 3rd, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Jan 3(ANI): Afghan transit trade through Gwadar port can boost economic activities in Balochistan, Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani has said.Talking to reporters, Raisani said the transit trade was imperative ... Read more...
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Pak ATC transfers Shahzain Bugti’s case to sessions court
January 1st, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Jan 1(ANI): An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has ordered that the case registered against Jamhoori Watan Party (Balochistan) chief Shahzain Bugti be transferred to a sessions court."The case against Shahzain Bugti ... Read more...
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Rehabilitation policy for Kashmiri militants anti-national: BJP
November 23rd, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday slammed the Jammu and Kashmir government for approving what it termed an "anti-national" policy aimed at the return of Kashmiri militants ... Read more...
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From Holland, a film on the yoga of sound
November 2nd, 2010 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 2 (IANS) Holland-based Indian origin filmmaker Rishi Chaman, who had earlier made "Bollywood Blues", is releasing a telefilm on 'nada yoga' in Dutch and English. ... Read more...
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Pak mulls imposing tax on supply convoys for NATO in Afghanistan
October 10th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 10 (ANI): The Pakistan government is cogitating about imposing a tax on NATO supply trucks going into Afghanistan from Pakistan, a TV channel has reported.According to the channel, the government ... Read more...
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Death penalty commuted in Priyadarshini murder, family dismayed (Roundup)
October 6th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Jammu, Oct 6 (IANS) Fourteen years after the shocking murder of Delhi University student Priyadarshini Mattoo, the Supreme Court Wednesday commuted the death sentence for her killer to life imprisonment, leaving ... Read more...
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Omar government responsible for Kashmir turmoil: BJP
October 5th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday blamed the Omar Abdullah government for the turmoil in the Kashmir Valley and wondered at the "incompetence" of the chief minister ... Read more...
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Mentally challenged man shoots dead five in Pakistan
September 22nd, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) A mentally challenged man Wednesday went on a shooting spree in a Pakistani town, killing five men and leaving two seriously injured.
The shooting incident took place in Hangu ... Read more...
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All-party team meet Shabir Shah, Pandits in Jammu (Night Lead)
September 21st, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 21 (IANS) The all-party delegation visiting Jammu and Kashmir met a cross-section of people here Tuesday and heard the common complaint of a "government deficit" and demand that Chief ... Read more...
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BJP leaders meet PM over Kashmir situation (Lead)
August 5th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday told a delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including legislators from Jammu and Kashmir, that the government's first priority was ... Read more...
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Meghna Naidu’s email hacked
June 23rd, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Item girl Meghna Naidu's email id was hacked and the hacker used her account to write obscene mails about her, a police complaint filed by the actress ... Read more...
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