Irfan Pathan set to be JK player and mentor; Kapil Dev offered coaching role

Irfan Pathan was dropped after two Ranji Trophy games despite being named captain and mentor for the season for Baroda. Irfan Pathan is likely to shift his cricketing base to Jammu and Kashmir for the next three years as a player cum mentor. The all-rounder who played for his home team Baroda for 17 seasons has been approached by the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) while former India all-rounder and World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev too has received an offer to be the team coach. JKCA chief executive officer…

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Modi focusing on international matters, ignoring local concerns: G N Azad

The Congress today launched a blistering attack on PM Narendra Modi for focusing on international issues at the cost of local problems confronting the nation. “The killing of border dwellers is going on unabated in the Jammu region due to heavy shelling from across the border but the stature of our PM has become so big that he has no time to address such trivial issues concerning lives and security of the people of the country,” Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said while targeting Modi for maintaining silence…

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Two militants, Teen laid to rest after five back to back funeral prayers in Shopian

Thousands of people participated in the funeral prayers of two Hizbul Mujahideen militants and a civilian in three different villages of Shopian district on Thursday. To accommodate the massive rush of people five back to back funeral prayers were held for the trio before they were laid to rest. The three were killed Wednesday. By early afternoon people participated in the funeral prayers of slain civilian Shakir Ahmad Mir at his native Kalampora hamlet of Shopian. 17 year old Shakir was killed when government forces on Wednesday evening allegedly opened…

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NGT refuses to review order on maintaining silence inside Amarnath Cave

The National Green Tribunal has refused to review its order directing devotees to maintain silence while standing in front of the Amarnath ‘shivling’ in the cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. The green panel said there was no patent error in its last year order and the direction was passed in the interest of the environment as well as the Amarnath cave shrine, which is a place of faith for many devotees. A bench headed by acting Chairperson Justice U D Salvi said the tribunal has heard all the parties…

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Security tightened across J&K, Mobile Network, Internet services snapped in Kashmir ahead of Republic Day Function

Jammu and Kashmir has been put on a high alert and extra security has been deployed in sensitive towns and cities following intelligence inputs that terrorists may strike in a big way on Republic Day on Friday. The security has been tightened, particularly in Srinagar and Jammu, where the main functions will be held. Guard has also been upped near Army camps, vital installations and highways. Separatists have given a call for a shutdown and protests for Friday. Reviewing the security, Director General of Police SP Vaid said all necessary…

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