Kashmiri students on ‘mission’ know the nation
February 9th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) For most of them, it was their first experience of travelling beyond the 2.5-km-long Jawahar tunnel through the Pir Panjal mountain range which links ... Read more...
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Four die in US drone attack in Pakistan
February 9th, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) Four people were killed and two injured Thursday when a US drone fired missiles in Pakistan's northwest, a media report said.The attack took place early in ... Read more...
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No more outages? Pakistani daily mocks minister
February 8th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) "When our dear minister tells us there won't be any loadshedding from tomorrow, we're very, very suspicious," said a Pakistani daily after Water and Power Minister ... Read more...
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Kashmir rights panel headless, cases pile up
February 3rd, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) Over 1,100 cases have piled up with the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in the militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir, as it has remained headless for more ... Read more...
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13 die in drone strike in Pakistan (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) At least 13 people, including six foreigners, were killed Wednesday in a US drone attack in northwest Pakistan, a media report said.The US drone fired ... Read more...
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‘Musharraf will be arrested if he returns’
January 27th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 27 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf will definitely be arrested if he returns to the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here Friday."In fact, ... Read more...
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Omar reiterates commitment to revoking AFSPA
January 25th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 25 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said he was committed to the revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act from the state in a ... Read more...
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Pakistan, France must cooperate in defence, energy: Gilani
January 25th, 2012 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has emphasised the need for more cooperation between Pakistan and France in the fields of energy, trade and defence.Gilani made ... Read more...
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Widows and orphans will be rehabiliated: Kashmir’s woman minister (Interview)
January 22nd, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 22 (IANS) Officially the figures are 9,000 widows and 25,000 orphans, but activists claim the figures are much higher. Women and children have been among the worst hit ... Read more...
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Tripura, Manipur, Meghalaya celebrate 41st statehood day
January 21st, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Imphal, Jan 21 (IANS) Three northeastern states -- Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya -- celebrated their 41st statehood day Saturday with colourful functions and numerous programmes."Under the North Eastern Region (reorganisation) ... Read more...
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Funds no problem for Maoist-hit areas: Jairam Ramesh
January 16th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 16 (IANS) There was no problem of funds for development and infrastructure projects for Maoist-hit areas, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said Monday."The central government is striving to ... Read more...
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NC, PDP mourn death of judge who got Mufti’s daughter freed
January 9th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 9 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's two main parties Monday paid tributes to a former judge who had played a key role in negotiating the release of People's Democratic ... Read more...
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Omar disagrees with army chief on special powers act
January 2nd, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 2 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has questioned army chief General V.K. Singh's contention on the continuation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) ... Read more...
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Babbar Khalsa plotting revival, big strike: Delhi Police
January 1st, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The arrest of two operatives of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) over a week ago has confirmed what Delhi Police have been suspecting for ... Read more...
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50 Taliban rebels lay down arms in Afghanistan
December 20th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 20 (IANS) Fifty Taliban guerrillas Tuesday laid down arms in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, an official said."The former Taliban fighters under Hajji Malim had been active in ... Read more...
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Pakistan must act with maturity: Daily
December 15th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 15 (IANS) It is about time Pakistan "pragmatically viewed its failures and successes with the international community and formulated its foreign policy", a leading Pakistani daily said Thursday ... Read more...
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Vidhu Vinod Chopra urges reopening of theatres in Kashmir
December 13th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra has written an open letter to the Jammu and Kashmir government to reopen theatres in the valley, which were closed in ... Read more...
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Afghanistan president vows to fight corruption
December 11th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 11 (IANS) Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Sunday vowed to fight corruption in the country while acknowledging implementation of laws was significant in curbing the menace."We ... Read more...
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Omar briefs governor on Kashmir security situation
December 10th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 10 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday discussed the security situation of the state and other issues with Governor N.N. Vohra, an official spokesman said.The ... Read more...
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No repetition of attack on Pakistani soldiers: US
December 6th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 6 (IANS) The US would ensure there is no repetition of incidents like the Nov 26 attack that left 24 Pakistani soldiers dead, US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron ... Read more...
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Anti-Taliban leader killed in Pakistan car bombing
November 30th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 30 (IANS) Hashim Khan, an anti-Taliban tribal leader in northwest Pakistan, was killed Wednesday when a bomb hidden in his car detonated, CNN reported.Two of Khan's colleagues ... Read more...
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AFSPA issue to be raised in parliament: Left
November 17th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Left parties supported by the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Thursday asked the government to withdraw the controversial ... Read more...
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Congress core group discusses Telangana, AFSPA
November 14th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Congress core group met here Monday to review the Telangana statehood issue and revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in ... Read more...
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Apex court wants zero tolerance for police atrocities
November 5th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that police atrocities are violative of the constitutional mandate of protection of life and liberty and not resisting them amounts ... Read more...
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Off the road: Kashmir’s nomads settling down (Feature)
November 4th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 4 (IANS) Among the numerous scarred inhabitants of Jammu and Kashmir are the nomadic Gujjars, whose languid rhythm of life and simple traditions are dying a gradual death ... Read more...
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Shutdown call evokes partial response in Kashmir
October 27th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 27 (IANS) A shutdown called by separatists -- to protest the landing of Indian troops in Jammu and Kashmir on this day in 1947 to fight Pakistan-backed tribal ... Read more...
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Continue dialogue with Pakistan, Omar urges centre
October 22nd, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday urged the central government to continue dialogue with Pakistan for a "permanent solution to the Kashmir ... Read more...
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Clinton warns of terrorists-pursuit on Afghan-Pakistan border
October 20th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday said terrorists would be targeted in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border areas.
Addressing a joint press conference with President Hamid Karzai ... Read more...
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China supporting northeast rebels: former army officer
October 18th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 18 (IANS) Chinese intelligence agencies are supporting insurgents in India's northeast, former Eastern Command chief Lt. Gen. J.R. Mukherjee said Tuesday.He made the remark while advocating better relations ... Read more...
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Two separatist guerrillas killed in Kashmir
October 12th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 12 (IANS) Security forces Wednesday gunned down two separatist guerrillas in a day-long encounter in the Jammu and Kashmir. One of them was the longest surviving Hizbul Mujaheedin ... Read more...
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Blast, gunshots rock Afghanistan’s Kandahar
October 9th, 2011 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS
Kandahar (Afghanistan), Oct 9 (IANS) A blast rocked Kandahar city, the capital of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Saturday night followed by gun shots, officials said."It was rocket attack into the Kandahar ... Read more...
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Pakistan bids for full membership of SCO
October 7th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Pakistan has bid for the full membership
of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and is keen to be associated with its regional counter-terrorism structure.President Asif ... Read more...
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Afzal Guru’s hanging will re-kindle militancy: Yasin Malik
September 29th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 29 (IANS) Muhammad Yasin Malik, chairman of pro-freedom Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Thursday warned of another extended phase of violence in the valley if local ... Read more...
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Omar fears rise in militancy if Afzal is hanged
September 28th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said he was worried that the hanging of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru could revive militancy in the ... Read more...
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China vows to stand by Pakistan
September 27th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Chinese Vice Premier Meng Jianzhu Tuesday told Pakistan that Beijing will keep on supporting Islamabad and the cooperation to eliminate terrorism will continue. The assurance ... Read more...
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