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TMC Delegation Accuses Centre of Neglecting Border Areas After Visiting Poonch & Rajouri

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TMC Delegation Accuses Centre of Neglecting Border Areas After Visiting Poonch & Rajouri

TMC Delegation Slams Centre Over Neglect of Border Communities A five-member Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation visited the border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, where they met with families affected by recent Pakistani shelling. The delegation, which included MPs Derek O’Brien, Sagarika Ghose, and Mohd Nadimul Haque, along with West Bengal minister Manas Bhunia and former parliamentarian Mamata Thakur, strongly criticized the Central government for allegedly neglecting the border areas. Key Highlights from the Visit 1. Meeting with Victims of Cross-Border Shelling The delegation interacted with victims who lost loved ones…

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Cross-Border Tragedy: 3 Civilians Killed in Pakistan Army’s Indiscriminate Firing

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Cross-Border Tragedy: 3 Civilians Killed in Pakistan Army’s Indiscriminate Firing

Three civilians killed in indiscriminate firing by Pakistan army across LoC in J&K Srinagar 07 May 2025: Three civilians were killed and several houses damaged as Pakistan resorted to heavy shelling, including the use of artillery fire, along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. Army officials stated that during the night of May 6–7, the Pakistan Army initiated arbitrary firing, including artillery shelling, from posts across the Line of Control and International Border (IB) opposite Jammu and Kashmir. “Three innocent civilians lost their lives…

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Satellite Townships for Urban Relief, No Outsiders Involved: J&K CM Responds

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Satellite Townships for Urban Relief, No Outsiders Involved: J&K CM Responds

No intention of settling outsiders in satellite townships: CM Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that the government has no intention of settling anyone from outside in the proposed satellite townships in the UT. “When I said in the press conference that we have not received any proposal for townships, I did not say anything wrong. For now, at the ministerial level, the Council of Ministers has not received any proposal for townships. But when it comes, we will have to pay attention to it,” Omar said while replying to…

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Celebration or Punishment? Madhya Pradesh Police Make Headlines for Public Shaming

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Celebration or Punishment? Madhya Pradesh Police Make Headlines for Public Shaming

Madhya Pradesh cops shave heads, parade men for ‘creating ruckus’ after India’s Champions Trophy win A group of youngsters in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district were allegedly paraded by the police after their heads were shaved for exuberant celebrations following the Indian cricket team’s Champions Trophy victory on Sunday night Two men have been booked under the National Security Act (NSA) after the incident escalated into violence, and they allegedly attacked the police, NDTV reported. Videos of the incident, showing the shaved-headed youths being escorted by police on Monday, went viral. The…

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Jaishankar Outlines Steps to Resolve Kashmir Issue, Emphasizes Return of PoK

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Jaishankar Outlines Steps to Resolve Kashmir Issue, Emphasizes Return of PoK

If Pakistan Vacates PoK, Kashmir Issue Will Be ‘Solved’: Jaishankar Srinagar 05 March 2025: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said that Pakistan vacating Pakistan Occupied Kashmir would resolve the Kashmir issue in its entirety. The Minister was responding to a question from a member of the audience at the Chatham House, the London-based thinktank. The question was about whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi could use his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump to “solve” the Kashmir issue. “Removing Article 370 was step number one,” Mr. Jaishankar said, referring to…

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Authorities Prevent Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from Leading Funeral Prayers at Jamia Masjid

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Authorities Prevent Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from Leading Funeral Prayers at Jamia Masjid

Mirwaiz Barred from Leading Father-in-Law’s Funeral Prayers at Jama Masjid, Parties Flay Move Srinagar 28 Feb 2025: In a move that has sparked widespread criticism, authorities on Thursday prevented Hurriyat chairman and Kashmir’s chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, from leading the funeral prayers of his father-in-law, Dr. Ghulam Sibtain Masoodi, at the Jamia Masjid Mosque in Srinagar. Dr. Masoodi passed away on Wednesday night after a prolonged illness. Details of the Incident: The Mirwaiz Manzil office confirmed that the gates of Jamia Masjid were sealed, and its surroundings cordoned off,…

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Facade of Normalcy in J&K Criticized by Mehbooba Mufti Amid Draconian Laws

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Facade of Normalcy in J&K Criticized by Mehbooba Mufti Amid Draconian Laws

Facade of normalcy created in J&K by imposition of draconian laws: Mehbooba Mufti Mehbooba Mufti urges Chief Minister Omar Abdullah “to refrain from endorsing the August 5, 2019 decision (abrogation of Article 370) in the formulation of business rules for the assembly” Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday (February 16, 2025) asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “to come down from its high horse and acknowledge that the situation in J&K is not as normal as it appears”. “The façade…

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Omar Abdullah: Sealing Jamia Masjid on Shab-e-Baraat Shows Lack of Confidence

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Omar Abdullah: Sealing Jamia Masjid on Shab-e-Baraat Shows Lack of Confidence

Decision to lock Jamia Masjid on Shab-e-Baraat ‘very unfortunate’: CM Omar Abdullah Srinagar, Feb 13: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the decision to lock the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Shab-e-Baraat is ‘very unfortunate’. He said the decision betrays a lack of confidence in the people and in the law & order machinery. Taking to micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter) he said: “It is very unfortunate that the security establishment has taken the decision to seal the historic Jamia Masjid, Srinagar on one of the holiest nights…

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J&K Political Parties Welcome High Court Ruling on Passport Denial for Militants’ Kin

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J&K Political Parties Welcome High Court Ruling on Passport Denial for Militants' Kin

Jammu And Kashmir: NC, PDP, PC Welcome High Court Ruling On Denial Of Passport To Militants’ Kin; Justice M.A. Chowdhary of the high court said that an individual’s fundamental rights cannot be curtailed based on family associations. Srinagar 14 Feb: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have welcomed the verdict of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh that a person cannot be denied a passport based solely on a family member’s involvement in militancy. The verdict, pronounced on Tuesday, came in response to a petition filed by Mohammad Amir…

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Kashmir Crisis: Aga Ruhullah Criticizes Security Forces for Torturing Individuals Labeled as OGWs

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Kashmir Crisis: Aga Ruhullah Criticizes Security Forces for Torturing Individuals Labeled as OGWs

Situation in Kashmir getting worse; “The security forces label these boys as OGWs, a term which has no place in the law or in the constitution, and on the pretext of that, they get license to torture those individuals,” Ruhullah Srinagar Feb 7: Member Parliament (MP) and National Conference leader Syed Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday pointed fingers at security review meeting and said that killings were reported in Kashmir a day after a high level security meeting. Addressing media persons in Delhi, Ruhullah said that no one from the…

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