Paharis moot meeting community in PoK for ST status drive
September 9th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 9 (IANS) The Jammu & Kashmir Pahari Peoples Movement (JKPPM) has decided to meet leaders of their community in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) on the other side ... Read more...
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Indian, Chinese defence ministers hold ‘fruitful’ talks
September 4th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) India and China Tuesday held "very fruitful and frank" talks on all issues, including their border row, and agreed to more exchanges between their militaries, ... Read more...
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China told about activities in Pakistani Kashmir: India
September 3rd, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Ahead of talks with his Chinese counterpart Gen. Liang Guanglie, Defence Minister A. K. Antony said Monday India has conveyed its concerns to China about ... Read more...
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Cross-LOC trade declining on Poonch route
August 27th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 27 (IANS) Trade along the Line of Control (LOC) with Pakistan near Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir is falling due to the delay in expansion of the list ... Read more...
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Youth ‘kidnapped’ by LeT returns to India from PoK
June 13th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 13 (IANS) A youth, who was apparently kidnapped by LeT terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and taken to PoK for arms training, escaped Wednesday to the Indian side ... Read more...
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Hizbul Mujahideen militant arrested in Jammu region
May 16th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 16 (IANS) A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant was arrested Wednesday by police from the mountainous Doda district of the Jammu region in Jammu and Kashmir."Police received inputs about ... Read more...
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Omar for sustained Indo-Pak dialogue and ‘J-K centric’ CBMs
April 7th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 7 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said sustained dialogue between India and Pakistan was the only way to resolve all issues between the ... Read more...
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Britain jails nine for bomb plot, terror camp in PoK
February 10th, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) A British court Thursday sentenced nine people, including one of Pakistani origin, for plotting to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp ... Read more...
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100 guerrillas waiting to sneak into Kashmir: Army
December 19th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 19 (IANS) At least 100 guerrillas were waiting to infiltrate into the Kashmir Valley from across the Line of Control (LoC), the army Monday said quoting information gleaned ... Read more...
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‘India should reserve IIT, IIM seats for Pakistani Kashmiris’
May 10th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India should reserve seats in its elite educational institutions for Pakistani Kashmiris who are bearing the brunt of state apathy, a new report has recommended.The ... Read more...
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3,169 people killed in 2,488 terror incidents in Pakistan in last two years
April 9th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 9(ANI): Over 3000 people lost their lives and more than 9000 others were wounded in terror incidents in Pakistan in the last two years, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has ... Read more...
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Govt. monitoring situation along PoK, Krishna assures BJP
April 7th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has assured Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Tarun Vijay that the government is aware of media reports of the presence ... Read more...
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Cross-LOC trade helps outsiders more, say Jammu locals
March 14th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 14 (IANS) Though the trans-Line of Control (LOC) trade between India and Pakistan is picking up, many locals in Poonch district here allege it is the people from ... Read more...
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Negative response from Jammu and Kashmir separatists, says chief interlocutor
February 26th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Feb 26(ANI): Journalist Dileep Padgaonkar, who is heading the team of interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir appointed by the Central Government, on Saturday said that the response from the separatists ... Read more...
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Congress asks PDP to withdraw controversial map (Lead)
February 14th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Congress Monday objected to the Peoples Democratic Party's depiction of parts of Jammu and Kashmir as places in China and Pakistan and demanded "immediate withdrawal ... Read more...
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Congress pulls up PDP for controversial J-K map
February 14th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): The Congress criticizing the People's Democratic Party (PDP) for its controversial map of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday demanded immediate withdrawal of the 'controversial map'."We demand ... Read more...
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Omar Abdullah pulls up PDP for controversial J-K map
February 13th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Feb 13 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah criticizing the People's Democratic Party (PDP) for its controversial map of the state, on Sunday said 'gifting away' of state's territory ... Read more...
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Pakistan observes Kashmir Solidarity Day today
February 5th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Mirpur, Feb 5(ANI): Pakistan is observing the Kashmir Solidarity Day on Saturday (today) to renew its pledge to provide full moral, political and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people."We would not ... Read more...
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India believes majority in Pakistan wants peaceful, cordial relations: Krishna
February 4th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Friday commenting on the anti-India rally planned by the extremist groups said India believes that the overwhelming majority in Pakistan ... Read more...
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Zardari shoe-thrower to visit Pakistan as ‘Khomeini-like revolution herald’
January 16th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 16(ANI): A Briton, who had hurled shoes at Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari during his last official visit to the UK, has announced to visit Pakistan on March 23- the ... Read more...
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Govt. considering troop reduction in Kashmir by 25 percent: Home Secretary Pillai
January 14th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 14 (ANI): Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai on Friday said the Central Government is contemplating reducing the strength of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir by 25 per cent.Addressing ... Read more...
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Official welcome denied to “alien” Nawaz during his Muzaffarabad visit
December 27th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 27 (ANI): This is the second time that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been alienated in POK, with reports claiming that not a single ruling coalition political leader ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army and ISI is kidnapping and killing people of Gilgit Baltistan (Part-2)
December 18th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by ANI
By Dr. Shabir ChoudhryLondon, Dec 18 (ANI): Mirza Wajahat Hassan Khan left for Dubai unaccompanied on October 28 2010, for a family business venture.It should be noted that the kidnapping, ... Read more...
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POK premier says US also a party to Kashmir issue
December 13th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Okara (Pakistan), Dec.13 (ANI): The Prime Minister of Pakistan administered Kashmir, Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan, has said that the United States has also become a party to the Kashmir issue after ... Read more...
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China needs to be more sensitive to our sovereignty issues: India
December 3rd, 2010 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Bilateral relations with China could be stronger if Beijing was more sensitive to India's "core issues" on sovereignty and territorial disputes, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said here ... Read more...
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Militant leads to big arms haul in Kashmir
December 1st, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) A huge haul of arms and ammunition was recovered from Jammu and Kashmir following information given by a Hizbul Mujahideen militant who was arrested here last ... Read more...
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Omar defends ‘rehabilitation policy’ for Jammu and Kashmir youth who migrated to PoK
November 27th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by ANI
By Anil DubeyUdhampur (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov.27 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday defended his rehabilitation policy for youths who had crossed to Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) for arms ... Read more...
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BJP women activists clash with Jammu police
November 27th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanJammu, Nov.27 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women protestors clashed with the Jammu Police on Saturday during a three-hour-long demonstration against the surrender policy passed by the provincial ... Read more...
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Jammu-Kashmir BJP unit to boycott visiting interlocutors
October 27th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, Oct.27 (ANI): Even as the Central Government appointed three-member team of interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir is seeking to interact with all shades of opinion, the State unit of Bharatiya ... Read more...
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All Party National Alliance to observe Oct. 22 as “Black Day” from next year
October 26th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by ANI
Muzaffarabad (PoK), Oct.26 (ANI): The All Party National Alliance (APNA) in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), has decided to observe October 22 as a 'Black Day' from next year onwards, ... Read more...
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India assessing China’s changing position on Jammu and Kashmir
October 24th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorTokyo, Oct. 24 (ANI): India is assessing China's hardened stand and increased presence inPakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the issue is likely to come up during theforthcoming meeting ... Read more...
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General V. K. Singh says infiltration attempts are on the rise across LoC
October 11th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 11 (ANI): Army Chief General V. K. Singh on Monday said the number of infiltration attempts across the Line of Control (LoC) have gone up in the last two ... Read more...
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Indian Army repatriates run away woman from PoK
September 7th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by ANI
By N.S.SasanPoonch (J-K), Sep.7 (ANI): Officials of the Indian Army in Kashmir handed over a run away woman from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK to the Pakistan Army here on Monday after she crossed ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar should not give in to the threats of Maoist Ultras, says Abdullah
September 4th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanJammu, Sep.4 (ANI): A day after the bullet-riddled body of one of the four abducted Bihar policeman was found, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Senior ... Read more...
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India conveys concerns over Chinese presence in PoK
September 3rd, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): India has conveyed its concerns to Beijing on Chinese activities in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).India's Ambassador to China S. Jaishankar met Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign ... Read more...
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