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December 14 Former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said the UPA government should have acted on the report submitted by three interlocutors on Kashmir in 2011 and he “deeply regrets” the way it was handled, as he underscored that talks are the “only way forward” to resolve Kashmir’s problems. Speaking at Lokmat National Conclave, Chidambaram noted that bringing an amendment to Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and removing “inhumane” provisions will send a very powerful signal in Jammu and Kashmir. He termed the “muscular military” approach to Kashmir as the “biggest mistake” of the government and claimed it has only driven more youths towards militancy. Three Kashmir interlocutors, M.M. Ansari, Radha Kumar and Dileep Padgaonkar, were appointed by the Centre as part...

December 12 The assembly election results for Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have come in the Congress's favour but they aren't good enough to sail the grand old party across the half-way mark on its own. In both the states, the Congress has missed the magic number by a whisker. In Rajasthan, the Congress fell short by one seat and in Madhya Pradesh by two seats. It now will have to stitch alliance with other opposition parties like the Bahujan Samaj Party, the Samajwadi Party, CPI(M) and rope in as many Independents as possible. The situation for the BJP is more worrisome in Madhya Pradesh where the party has just managed to go ahead of the seats won by the BJP. Of the 230 seats in the state, the Congress has won 114, while the BJP has 109. The half-way mark or the magic number requir...

December 06 A Solider of Indian Army was killed in Pakistani firing on Indian Side along the Machil Sector of North Kashmir's Kupwara District on Thursday. The Indian Army claimed that Pakistan violated the ceasefire by opening fire on Indian troops along the Line of control that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, resulting in the death of one Indian Soldier. “Pakistan violated the ceasefire at around 10:45 am today,” he said, adding that the Indian troops retaliated strongly to the violations.

December 06 Firozabad and Bathinda regions were put on high alert on Thursday morning after Kashmiri Militant commander Zakir Musa was spotted in Punjab, nearly three weeks after the Amritsar grenade attack. The militant was spotted wearing a Sikh turban. The grenade attack took place in November while the state was on high alert following an input claiming that a group of six to seven JeM Militants were in Punjab and were 'planning' to move to Delhi. Punjab police in Gurdaspur had even pasted posters of Zakir Musa, the chief of Jammu Kashmir based Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind Militant outfit with reported links to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).buy fluoxetine online www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/buynoprescription/fluoxetine-no-prescription.html no prescription Army Chief Bipin R...

December 05 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India produced three suspects of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind including cousin of top Militant commander Zakir Musa in a special court on Tuesday amid high security. Yousuf Rafiq Bhat, is a cousin of Kashmir-based militant leader Zakir Musa who is wanted by the forces in the state. The court ordered the accused, including Zahid Gulzar, a resident of Awantipora, and Mohammad Edrish Shah, to remain in judicial custody, the report said. Next hearing is on December 21. Punjab police arrested them from an institute with arms and ammunition. The case was later transferred to the NIA.

November 18 At least three people have been killed and several injured in a grenade explosion in Amritsar's Rajasansi village today, the police said. Surinder Pal Singh Parmar, a senior officer, said the 10 injured have been taken to the hospital and the bodies of the victims sent for post-mortem. Eyewitnesses say that two men on a motorcycle, their faces covered, threw a grenade at the Nirankari Bhawan, where a religious ceremony was on at the time, and fled. The hall is just eight kilometres from the Amritsar airport. ALSO READ: Zakir Musa Puts Entire Punjab on Alert Every Sunday, thousands of devotees gather at the hall for prayers and kirtan. About 500 people were inside the hall when the attack took place. "My condolences are with the families of those who lost their...

November 17 The Punjab Police have been put on high alert following intelligence regarding movement of the chief of Jammu and Kashmir-based Militant outfit Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind near Amritsar. The group is said to have links with the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). The Punjab Police has said that they have received an input regarding Zakir Musa’s movement a few days ago near Amritsar, after which they have released and pasted his ‘wanted’ posters across the Amritsar District. The Police said that security had been beefed up and extra forces deployed. Separately, the counter intelligence wing of the Punjab Police on Thursday issued a circular regarding infiltration of six to seven JeM terrorists from the international border in Ferozepur area of Punjab. “They are reportedly planning ...

November 15 The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra police has allegedly seized around 2 kg of charas from a resident of Jammu Kashmir in neighbouring Thane district, a senior official said Wednesday ATS sleuths had received information that the accused was coming to Thane on Monday to sell hashish, commonly known as charas, the official said. He was nabbed on Monday and 1.8 kg of the contraband and a motorcycle were seized from him, the ATS official said. The accused hails from Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir, he said. Police registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act against him. The accused was procured before a court Tuesday and remanded in police custody for ten days. Probe is on to find out if he was going to sell the ...

November 11 In a shocking incident, a 95-year-old man left his family stunned when he woke up at his own funeral saying he was just taking a nap. According to reports, a doctor had  told the family that Budh Ram was dead after he fainted in his home in the north-western region of Rajasthan in India.buy light pack online https://calibudsman.com/wp-content/themes/shoptimizer/inc/core/functions/new/light-pack.html no prescription He was declared dead on Saturday and a priest was summoned to the home to perform the pensioner’s last rites. Balu Ram, his eldest son, said the family were preparing the customary bath to clean the body before the funeral when he started shivering and when water was poured on his chest, the family were shocked to see him shaking so they took him to a bed an...