Credibility of J&K; regime at lowest: Mufti
September 1st, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 1 (IANS) The credibility of the Omar Abdullah led-coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir is at its lowest due to failure on all fronts and rampant corruption, PDP ... Read more...
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Mufti calls for regime change in Jammu and Kashmir
August 12th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 12 (IANS) The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sunday gave a call for change of regime in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the National Conference led-government of Omar ... Read more...
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Evolve national consensus to solve Kashmir problem: Mufti
July 17th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 17 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Tuesday underlined the need to evolve a national consensus to solve ... Read more...
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Pranab visits Kashmir on poll campaign
July 15th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 15 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee arrived here Sunday to meet Jammu and Kashmir leaders ahead of the July 19 poll, even as ... Read more...
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Separatist leaders under house arrest, restrictions in Srinagar
July 13th, 2012 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Separatist leaders were placed under house arrest and authorities Friday imposed restrictions in old city areas of summer capital Srinagar to prevent proposed rallies in connection ... Read more...
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Yemen’s consulate to boost historic ties with Hyderabad
June 7th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 7 (IANS) Yemen's historic ties with Hyderabad are set to get a boost with the Arab nation planning to set up an honorary consulate in the city.Ausaf Sayeed, ... Read more...
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Mufti’s call for government change in J&K;
May 26th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 26 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron and former chief minister Mufti Mohamamd Sayeed Saturday sought public support for changing "the present inept and corrupt system" to improve ... Read more...
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Mufti demands hassle-free cross-LoC trade
May 22nd, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 22 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Tuesday reiterated his demand for providing requisite facilities to ensure hassle-free cross-LoC trade and travel, and hoped that ... Read more...
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‘Coalition politics future governance mantra in India’
May 2nd, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 2 (IANS) Union Health Minister and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday said the political scenario of the country indicates coalition governments are going ... Read more...
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Azad lambasts National Conference, PDP alike
April 19th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 18 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday took on Jammu and Kashmir's ruling alliance partner National Conference and opposition Peoples Democratic ... Read more...
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Fast-track LOC trade, travel: Mufti Sayeed
April 6th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 6 (IANS) Ahead of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to New Delhi, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and main opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) leader ... Read more...
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26/11 justice: India hails US $10 mn bounty for Hafiz Saeed (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) India's quest for justice for the Mumbai terror strike has been boosted with the US announcing a bounty of $10 million for 26/11 mastermind and ... Read more...
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PDP disrupts Kashmir assembly over corruption
February 24th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 24 (IANS) The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) moved an adjournment motion on corruption and then disrupted proceedings in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Friday, a day ... Read more...
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Chidambaram will clarify on anti-terror hub, says Farooq
February 18th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 18 (IANS) National Conference president and union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah Saturday said that Home Minister P.Chidambaram would soon clarify doubts of ... Read more...
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Kashmir minister says Sonia rejected resignation letter (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu/Srinagar, Feb 11 (IANS) Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, who sent his resignation from the Jammu and Kashmir ministry directly to Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi, claimed Saturday that the UPA ... Read more...
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Peerzada says Sonia rejected his resignation
February 11th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 11 (IANS) In a dramatic turn of events, Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed who resigned Friday following his indictment after his son was found ... Read more...
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Omar divests minister of education portfolio
February 11th, 2012 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 11 (IANS) Within hours of Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed sending his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday evening, Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Kashmir education minister resigns (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 10 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed Friday quit after police indicted him for the use of unfair means by his son in the ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s examgate: education minister indicted? (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 8 (IANS) After seven days of inquiry, Jammu and Kashmir Police have reportedly indicted state Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed for using "unfair means" to favour his son ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s examgate: education minister indicted ?
February 8th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 8 (IANS) After seven days of inquiry, Jammu and Kashmir Police crime branch has reportedly indicted state Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed for using "unfair means" to ... Read more...
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Good news from Kashmir: Education back on rail
January 29th, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Jammu, Jan 29 (IANS) Ramshackle and damaged buildings are being repaired, teacher-student ratios are improving, enrolment is rising and so is the literacy rate. After over two decades of militant ... Read more...
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Indian parliamentarians meet Gilani, Khar (With Images)
January 19th, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) A visiting Indian parliamentary delegation met Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar after concluding a dialogue with their counterparts ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan MPs hold talks on improving trade
January 17th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani parliamentarians Tuesday discussed ways to improve trade and economic relations between the two countries.At the Pakistan-India Parliamentarians' Dialogue-III in Islamabad, the ... Read more...
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Soz asks Congress ministers to assist snow-hit valley
January 16th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 16 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir state Congress chief Saif-ud-din Soz Monday wrote to the party's ministers from Kashmir, asking them to visit the valley "to give a helping ... Read more...
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15 Indian MPs reach Pakistan for talks
January 16th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) A 15-member multi-party parliamentary delegation from India has arrived in Pakistan to take part in the third round of the Pakistan-India Parliamentarians' Dialogue.The two-day dialogue ... Read more...
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Asian Shooting: Heena misses Olympic berth by fraction of a point
January 16th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) India's young pistol shooter Heena Sidhu's 2012 London dreams came crashing down by a fraction of a point in the 10-metre air pistol event Monday ... Read more...
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Kashmiris feeling alienated under Omar: Mufti
January 9th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 8 (IANS) The only contribution of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's government has been to fuel the people's sense of alienation, opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ... Read more...
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Court defers taking cognizance of NIA’s 26/11 charge sheet
January 7th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday deferred to Jan 21 taking cognizance of the charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against Pakistani American David ... Read more...
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Mufti seeks boost for Kashmir economy
December 26th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 26 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Monday sought the early implementation by the central government of the recommendations made by the prime minister's working ... Read more...
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NIA files charges against Headley, eight others
December 24th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The NIA, India's premier anti-terror probe body, Saturday filed charges against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, including Pakistani-American David Headley and two alleged ISI men for their ... Read more...
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Jumpsuit-cum-gharara, craftsmanship ruled Pakistan bridal week
December 22nd, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Dec 22 (IANS) The final day of the just-concluded Pakistan Fashion Design Council L`Oreal Paris Bridal Week here turned out to be the best of the four-day fashion fete. ... Read more...
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India handovers fresh list of insurgent camps to Bangladesh
December 15th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 15 (IANS) India's Border Security Force (BSF) Thursday said that Bangladesh has assured firm action against insurgents operating from its territory against India."We have handed over a list ... Read more...
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PDP government delivered better with only 16 legislators: Mehbooba
December 13th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday asserted that her party government, in coalition with Congress, had delivered much better in all ... Read more...
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Bangladesh assures firm action against Indian insurgents
December 13th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 12 (IANS) Bangladesh's border guards Monday assured firm action against insurgents from India's northeastern states taking shelter in that country, an Indian officer said.The commitment was made at ... Read more...
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Dismantle militant camps, BSF to urge Bangladesh counterparts
December 8th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 8 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) will ask its Bangladesh counterparts at a meeting next week to dismantle hideouts set up by militants from India's northeast in ... Read more...
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