Day: February 12, 2018

War with Pakistan not an option, dialogue the only solution: Mehbooba Mufti

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In the wake of repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan and terror strikes in the state, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) chief minister Mehbooba Mufti advocated dialogue with the neighbouring country as the only way to resolve differences. “We fought and won all wars against Pakistan but even now there is no solution other than dialogue, till when will our jawans and civilians keep dying,” Mufti said in the J&K assembly on Monday. “Dialogue with Pakistan is necessary if we are to end bloodshed… We have to talk because war is not…

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SC stays proceedings against Indian Army Major named in FIR over 3 civilian deaths

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The father of army major Aditya Kumar moved the apex court last week, demanding that the FIR registered by the Jammu and Kashmir Police be quashed. The Supreme Court stayed criminal proceedings on Monday against an Indian Army officer named in an FIR over a recent firing incident in Shopian that killed three civilians. The father of army major Aditya Kumar moved the apex court last week, demanding that the FIR registered by the Jammu and Kashmir Police be quashed. The SC restrained the Jammu and Kashmir government from taking…

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Search operation under way,Lone militant still holed up in Sunjuwan military camp

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The army on Monday said that one militant was still holed up inside the Sunjuwan military camp in Jammu, three days after an attack left six persons dead. “One militant is still holed-up inside the camp and efforts are on to neutralize him,” a Defence Ministry official said. The Army said on Monday that the search operation was under way in its Sunjwan camp, which was attacked by a group of suspected JeM terrorists, killing six people, including five soldiers. Three suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists involved in the attack were killed…

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One Jawan killed, one policeman injured as militants tried to storm CRPF camp in Srinagar

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The report came on the day the army was paying tributes to five of its men who were among the six people killed in an attack on a military camp in Jammu’s Sunjuwan. A constable was killed in a gunfight that broke out in Srinagar early on Monday after the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) foiled an attack on its camp in the city’s Karan Nagar area. At around 4am, a guard noticed two armed men moving towards the camp. “He fired, forcing them to flee from the bylanes,” the…

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Kashmir Valley shuts on Maqbool Bhat’s death anniversary

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A shutdown was observed across the Kashmir valley today to mark the death anniversary of militant leader Muhammad Maqbool Bhat, who was hanged in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail in 1984. The markets remained closed in all districts of the region and public transport remained off the roads. Bhat, a resident of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, had co-founded the first militant group in the region. He was hanged on February 11, 1984, in Tihar Jail. His body was buried inside the jail premises. Several key separatist leaders in the region had…

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Shahid Afridi wins Indian fans’ hearts with this gesture at Ice Cricket Challenge

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Shahid Afridi asked an Indian fan to hold the Tri-colour properly when she asked for a picture with him on the sidelines of Ice Cricket Challenge Not for nothing Shahid Afridi has big fan following all over the world. The Pakistan all-rounder, fondly called ‘Boom Boom’ Afridi for his swashbuckling batting, on Friday won the hearts of Indian cricket lovers with his gesture towards the Tri-colour. After leading his team Royals XI to win over Virender Sehwag-led Diamonds XI in the first edition of Ice Cricket Challenge at St Moritz…

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Army takes months, RSS can prepare a force within 3 days to fight on border: Mohan Bhagwat

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RSS will prepare military personnel within three days which the Army would do in 6-7 months said Mohan Bhagwat Rahul Gandhi seeks apology from RSS for ‘insulting’ remarks on Indian Army Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the organization has the ability to prepare an “army” to fight for the country within three days, if such a situation arises. The RSS chief said this while addressing the workers at Zila school ground on the last day of his six-day visit of Muzaffarpur. “Sangh will prepare military personnel…

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5 Armymen, 3 Militants, 1 Civilian killed in Sunjwan fidayeen attack

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Five army men and 3 JeM militants were killed and a civilian died in the ongoing encounter at a military station at Sunjwan in Jammu. Ten others were injured including five women even as the searches continued on the second day. Two militants were killed by the forces after a group of heavily armed Jaish-e-Mohammad militants attacked the sprawling camp of the 36 brigade of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry early yesterday. Two Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) were killed on the first day itself, while three…

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Protests in city over Akbar Lone’s pro-Pak slogans, terror attack

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The pro-Pakistan slogans by former Speaker and National Conference (NC) MLA Mohammad Akbar Lone in the Assembly and the terror attack on the Sunjuwan Military Station have sparked widespread protests in the winter capital today. The protesters demanded the expulsion of Akbar Lone and strict action against the terrorist organisations and its supporters. The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), which is the youth wing of the coalition partner BJP, staged a protest demonstration against NC legislator Akbar Lone on the recent statement given by him in which he was speaking…

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What the record says about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s views on Kashmir problem

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How would Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel have handled the Kashmir problem if he, instead of Jawaharlal Nehru, had been India’s first Prime Minister? The picture of Patel’s thoughts that emerges from his letters and conversations are complex and multilayered. Last week, in the course of a strong attack on the Congress party and its leadership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Lok Sabha: “Had Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel been India’s first Prime Minister, a part of my Kashmir would not have been with Pakistan today.” Over the years, Modi and the BJP have…

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