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Sep282024 by News DeskNo Comments

Hezbollah confirms death of Sayed Hassan Nasrallah

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Hezbollah has confirmed the killing of its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Friday Israeli attack on Beirut. One day after Israel’s airstrike targeted Hezbollah’s central headquarters in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district on Friday, the IDF had said that the strike lead to the death of Hezbollah chief, Syed Hassan Nasrallah. The IDF also announced that the strikes by Israel killed Ali Karaki, the Hezbollah commander of the southern front, along with several other Hezbollah leaders. “Almost 32 years after co-founding the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah, its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed, alongside Ali Karaki, Hezbollah’s commander of the southern front, as well as other Hezbollah commanders,” Jerusalem Post reported. The recent attacks on Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah...

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Two dead, one injured in Doda road accident

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Two people were killed, and a lady was injured in a road accident in Doda district of Jammu Kashmir on Saturday. The accident took place in Garsoo area of Doda. As per officials, an Alto car bearing registration number Jk17A 4753 lost its control and rolled down in the Chenab River. Both the dead bodies have been retrieved from Chenab while as the injured lady has been shifted to GMC Doda for treatment. (GNS)

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BJP will form next government in Jammu Kashmir: PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Jammu on Saturday, stated that the people of Jammu Kashmir are eager for a government free from "corruption, terrorism, and separatism," to secure peace and a better future for their children. Speaking at M A M Stadium in support of BJP candidates, Modi described the ongoing assembly elections as a historic opportunity for Jammu to shape its future government. He highlighted the significant voter turnout in the first two phases of the election, expressing confidence that the BJP would form its first government in the region with a majority. Modi’s visit marks his third to Jammu Kashmir within a fortnight, as he continues to campaign vigorously ahead of the final phase of elections. Campaigning for the remaining 40 assembly sea...

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Two militants killed in ongoing Kulgam encounter

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Two unidentified militants were killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Adigam, Devsar area of Kulgam district in South Kashmir on Saturday morning. A senior police official confirmed to News Vibes of India (NVI) that the identities of the slain militants are yet to be established. The encounter began when militants, hiding in the area, opened fire on a joint team of security forces conducting a search operation. This led to a gunfight, resulting in the neutralization of the two militants. The operation is still underway as security forces continue to secure the area, the officer added.

Sep282024 by News DeskNo Comments

‘Hezbollah chief Syed Hassan Nasrallah killed in airstrikes on Lebanon,’ Israel makes official announcement

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One day after Israel's airstrike targeted Hezbollah's central headquarters in Beirut's Dahiyeh district on Friday, the IDF has said that the strike lead to the death of Hezbollah chief, Syed Hassan Nasrallah. The IDF also announced that the strikes by Israel killed Ali Karaki, the Hezbollah commander of the southern front, along with several other Hezbollah leaders. "Almost 32 years after co-founding the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah, its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed, alongside Ali Karaki, Hezbollah's commander of the southern front, as well as other Hezbollah commanders," Jerusalem Post reported. While Hezbollah has not issued a statement, Israeli officials have on Saturday morning confirmed that Nasrallah was present at the time. Iranian Press TV claimed tha...

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‘I don’t care about Palestinian issue,’ Saudi crown prince reportedly told US

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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that he does not personally care about the "Palestinian issue," according to a report from The Atlantic. The report, which details Washington's negotiations in the Middle East following the outbreak of war in Gaza, revealed that the crown prince made the statement during a meeting in al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, in January 2024. During the meeting, which focused on potential normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel amid the ongoing conflict, Blinken asked if the Saudis could tolerate Israeli forces re-entering Gaza periodically. Mohammed bin Salman reportedly replied, "They can come back in six months, a year, but not on the back end of my signing something like this." H...

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People in Jammu Kashmir rejected bullets and chose ballots: BJP

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Asserting that the Jammu Kashmir Assembly polls are being held peacefully and without any violence, BJP president J P Nadda on Friday said the people of the Union Territory have rejected bullets and chosen ballots, focusing on peace and development. Addressing a press conference here, Nadda also said Kashmir’s youngsters have joined the national mainstream and rejected terrorism and violence. “It is a historic occasion when the people of Jammu and Kashmir have rejected bullets and chosen the path of ballots. They have given a befitting reply to bullets,” the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president said. Nadda, who arrived in Jammu to campaign in favour of the party candidates in the ongoing election, said, “The polling (in the first two phases) passed off peacefully. Unlike previou...

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Five troopers injured in the ongoing Kulgam encounter

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Danishwar Hameed Give troopers have been injured during the ongoing encounter that raged between militants and government forces in south Kashmir Kulgam district. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday morning, a joint team of Police, CRPF and Indian army's 9 RR launched a cordon and search operation in Adigam area of Kulgam. As the forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants opened fire upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight, they said. During the encounter, five troopers have received injuries who have been shifted to the nearby hospital for treatment. "Five security personnel injured during the encounter at Adigam, Kulgam, have been shifted to BB Cantt in Srinagar for treatment. The injured include Mohammad Isran of 09 RR, with i...

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Encounter breaks out in Kulgam area

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Danishwar Hameed An encounter has raged between militants and government forces in south Kashmir Kulgam district. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Saturday morning, a joint team of Police, CRPF and Army launched a cordon and search operation in Adigam area of Kulgam. As the forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants opened fire upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight, they said.

Sep272024 by News DeskNo Comments

‘No confusion, some spreading fear to keep Jamaat cadre away from elections’: Spokesperson

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Shameem Ahmad Thoker, spokesperson for the banned Jamaat-e-Islami J&K, stated that each panel member has been assigned specific tasks, and there is no confusion within the leadership regarding the ongoing electoral process. "There is no confusion in the leadership on the ongoing electoral process. Everyone has been given an assignment. They are doing their work in their own way," Thoker said during a public meeting in Baramulla, north Kashmir. He strongly condemned the deliberate creation of an atmosphere of fear to keep Jama’at cadre away from the elections. "There is an atmosphere of fear, but in north Kashmir its intensity is very high. There are many among us who wish to participate but a notion is being spread that once ballot boxes are opened, the electorates who voted i...