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Four militants active in Srinagar, trying to eliminate or arrest them: IGP Kashmir

SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar Wednesday said that four militants are still active in Srinagar and police are trying to either arrest them or to eliminate them in the encounters. Speaking on the sidelines of a sports event—Taekwondo Championship at Indoor Sports Hall, Polo-ground Srinagar, the IGP Kashmir said. “There […]

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First-ever women industrial estate to come up in Udhampur

SRINAGAR — The Union Territory administration would soon set up the first industrial estate for women entrepreneurs. “The Women Industrial Estate will come up at Udhampur Industrial Estate in Jammu region. It will further strengthen the women entrepreneurs ecosystem in J&K,” Lt Governor Manoj Sinha announced while launching Mission ‘One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi’ in […]

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Taliban takeover may reshape balance of power in Kashmir

SRINAGAR — India’s leaders are anxiously watching the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, fearing that it will benefit their bitter rival Pakistan and feed a long-simmering insurgency in the disputed region of Kashmir, where pro-independence forces already have a foothold. Lt. Gen. Deependra Singh Hooda, former military commander for northern India between 2014-2016, said groups based […]

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India terms UN rights chief’s remarks on Kashmir ‘unwarranted’

NEW DELHI — India on Tuesday expressed disappointment over “unwarranted remarks” made by the UN human rights chief on Jammu and Kashmir, saying her comments do not reflect the ground reality and any shortcomings in upholding human rights must be addressed in an impartial manner and anchored in non-interference in a country’s internal affairs. “We […]

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Awantipora police issues statement regarding facts behind a concocted video circulated on social media, says implemented order on the directions of Court

SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday issued a statement regarding a concocted video which is being circulated on social media. In a statement, the police said that some concocted videos of a lady namely Sweety Jan daughter of Abdul Rashid Dar resident of Wuyan have been circulated by some social media groups where in she is […]