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Locals clash with police over harassment of girl in Pulwama

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Violent protests broke out in Pulwama town of south Kashmir on Monday after a police constable allegedly misbehaved with a girl. A constable attached with the Special Operations Group of the police allegedly passed lewd comments at a girl passing through Rajpora Chowk in Pulwama town, 32 kms from here, a police official said. The girl reportedly slapped the constable and raised an alarm, the official said. The girl’s action drew attention of some passers-by, who started pelting stones at the police team deployed in the area, the official said.…

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MiG-21 Fighter Jet Crashes in Budgam

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A MiG-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in the fields in the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, with the pilot managing to eject safely. The aircraft had taken off from Srinagar airfield and was on a “routine” training sortie. Defence Spokesman Colonel S D Goswami told PTI that “A MiG-21 Bison of IAF crashed in Soibugh area of Budgam district at around 10.59 AM but there was no loss of life reported in the incident.” The pilot managed to eject from the plane “just in time”…

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India-Pakistan peace talks collapse, deadlock sours relations

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The collapse of planned peace talks between India and Pakistan hours before they were to start on Sunday has raised questions about the arch-rivals’ willingness to overcome mutual mistrust, built since their separation almost seven decades ago. This is the second time the nuclear-armed neighbours have cancelled talks since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in May last year, with both sides choosing to engage in a war of words ahead of the planned two-day meeting of their top security advisers. Since Modi and his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif,…

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India says no peace talks with Pakistan if Kashmir separatists involved

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India will cancel planned peace talks with Pakistan if their top security adviser insists on meeting separatist leaders from the disputed Kashmir region, India’s foreign minister Sushma Swaraj told reporters Saturday. The national security advisers (NSA) of the nuclear-armed neighbours were scheduled to meet in New Delhi Sunday and Monday, but with both sides trading charges, talks were increasingly looking doubtful. Earlier in Islamabad, Sartaj Aziz, adviser to the prime minister of Pakistan on national security and foreign affairs, said he was “still prepared to go to New Delhi for…

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Govt orders major reshuffle in admin

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Zaffar is DG Info, Baseer Commissioner CT, Hemant Secy Culture in T&C Deptt, Basharat ACK, Yasha DC Bla, Shah Faesal DSEK, Showkat SMC Commissioner; Amit MD SIDCO, Muneer-ul-Islam DC Ang; Ganai DC B’pora, Shah to also look after Admin Secy TD, Sofi MD SRTC, Yashpal MD JK Medical Supplies Corp, Saleem-ul-Rehman Project Dir State Aids Control Society, Zakir  Dir Motor Garages The Cabinet, which met here Friday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, ordered major reshuffle in administration. Ashok Kumar Parmar, IAS, awaiting orders of adjustment in…

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Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to meet Pakistan NSA on Aug 24; PDP says talks must go on

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Talks between the national security advisors of India and Pakistan must be held as scheduled if terrorism has to be tackled, a leader of Jammu and Kashmir’s ruling People’s Democratic Party leader on Friday. “In order to bring an end to terrorism, the NSA talks must go on,” Waheed-Ur-Rehman Parra, political analyst to Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed told IANS over phone from Srinagar. Asked if Pakistan NSA Sartaj Aziz`s proposed meeting with Hurriyat leaders could be considered a hurdle to talks with India, he said the engagement between the…

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After Kashmir row, Pakistan refuses to host Commonwealth meet

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The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday announced with regret its decision to pull back as the host of the 61st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) as the “Indian demand to invite the speaker of the Occupied Jammu and Kashmir Assembly cannot be accepted”. It is unclear if the parliamentary conference is cancelled or will be held elsewhere. He said Pakistan will raise the issue of Kashmir at every forum of the Commonwealth. Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesman Qazi Khalilullah was quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying he expects India…

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Posters Welcoming Baghdadi Spotted in Srinagar Along with Flags of ISIS, LeT and Pakistan

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Posters having the picture of Islamic State (Isis) leader Abu bakr al-Baghdadi and the flags of the Sunni terror group along with that of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Pakistan were waved in the Kashmir valley on Friday. Even though waving of Isis and Pakistan flags have become common in the valley, especially on Fridays, probably it was for the first time that the posters Baghdadi were flashed. Apparently, the posters welcomed the self-proclaimed Isis caliph to Kashmir Valley. “Welcome Kashmir Abu Bakar Al Bagdadi”, captioned a poster that had the Isis leader’s picture.…

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J&K govt’s flip-flop dilutes Centre’s tough stand on Hurriyat-Pakistan meet

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India sent a message to the separatist Hurriyat on Thursday to discourage them from travelling to Delhi to meet Pakistani national security adviser Sartaj Aziz before he meets his Indian counterpart A K Doval on Monday, but saw the effort being undermined by the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed-led state government. No Pakistan itinerary: Is Aziz trying to wriggle out? J&K police deployed its personnel outside the homes of senior Hurriyat leaders in Srinagar in a move designed to amplify New Delhi’s opposition to any engagement between Hurriyat leaders and Aziz. Soon,…

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KEA calls for Kashmir Bandh on September 7

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The strike call was given by KEA after holding a meeting today in which representatives of its constituent associations participated. ‘Central, state governments paid only lip service to flood-affected people’ Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) called for complete Kashmir Bandh on September 7 to protest “government’s failure to provide financial assistance to the flood-hit people.” The strike call was given by KEA after holding a meeting today in which representatives of its constituent associations participated. The representatives of transporters, traders and shopkeepers unanimously decided to observe complete shutdown on September 7…

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