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Taliban May Provide Aid to Kashmiri Militants, India Should Remain Alert- Pentagon

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The Pentagon has said that the Taliban Government is likely to provide aid to Militant outfits in Kashmir. According to news reports, the Pentagon- headquarters of the US Department of Defense has advised India to be on alert, claiming that the Taliban government may provide aid to Militant organizations operating in Kashmir. A top Pentagon official was quoted as saying, "India is concerned about the current situation in Afghanistan, but India also needs to be concerned that the Taliban government may provide aid to Militant organizations based around Kashmir." US Under Secretary of Defense Dr. Colin H. Kahl told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing on Afghanistan, South and Central Asia Security, "I am sure you are aware that India is concerned about th...

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“Hybrid” Militant on Mission to Target Shopkeeper, Killed in Baramulla: IGP Kashmir

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A local hybrid militant from Kulgam was killed in retaliation after he fired upon the army in cherdari area of North kashmir's Baramulla district on Thursday morning, officials said. Officials said that the militants fired indiscriminately on army's patrol party that was retaliated during which a local militant was killed. Body has been retrieved from the site. They said that the affiliation of the slain militant has been identified as Javed Ahmad Wani of Kulgam while he was on mission to target one shopkeeper in Baramulla. "Incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, were seized from the encounter, " the officials added. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir police informed in a tweet: "Terrorists fired on ADP of Army and Police in Cherdari, Baramulla. Alert parties retaliated...

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LG Manoj Sinha Inaugurates ‘Brigadier S S Kahlon’ Artificial Sports Climbing Wall in Pahalgam

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Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today inaugurated the Brig. S S Kahlon Artificial Sports Climbing Wall at Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM&WS) at Pahalgam. Congratulating JIM&WS for being the first institute for building an IFSC standard Sports Climbing Wall in North India, the Lt Governor said that the artificial wall will not only cater to athletes from the UT but will have sufficient provisions in place to train athletes coming from other states/UTs. While speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor observed that the UT administration has been continuously promoting different activities of sports across J&K. He remarked that the construction of the Sport Climbing wall has added a new dimension to the training standards, besides giving a boost t...

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Family of Deceased PDD Employee from Kangan Goes on hunger Strike, Demands Appointment of Kin

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The family of late Mohammad Shafi Wani from Kangan, demands the appointment of their son Bashrat Ahmad Wani under SRO 43. The protesters said that the late Mohammad Shafi Wani was appointed in PDD in 1987, and in 2018 he died in an accident.buy vidalista online https://pridedentaloffice.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/includes/new/vidalista.html no prescription “As per the norms his son Basharat Ahmed Wani should have been appointed at his place,” the family said. The family said that from 2019 after applying for the post, they are moving pillar to post, “but no one from PDD or PDC is accepting Shafi's post in their department.buy fildena online https://pridedentaloffice.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/includes/new/fildena.html no prescription ” The family from Gund Kangan appealed to t...

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India will have the Whole of Kashmir: Top Air Force Official

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A top Air Force officer on Wednesday said there was no plan "at the moment" to capture Pakistan-administered Kashmir, but expressed the hope that someday India will have the "whole of Kashmir". Speaking to reporters at an event here to mark the 75th anniversary of the Indian troops' Budgam landing, Air Officer Commanding in Chief (AOC-in-C) of Western Air Command, Air Marshal Amit Dev, also said the people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir are not being treated very fairly by the Pakistanis. “...All the activities which were carried out by the Indian Air Force and the Army (on October 27, 1947) resulted in ensuring the freedom of this part of Kashmir. I am sure that someday, the Pakistan-administered Kashmir will also join this part of Kashmir and we will have the whole of Kashmir in ...

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After Power Cuts; Authorities Resort to ‘Internet Cuts’, Call Drops in Parts of Kashmir

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The frequent internet cuts in different areas of Kashmir since the past 15 days is irking local residents to carry out their day- to-day work. The residents of downtown Srinagar, Pampore, Litter and many other areas said that the frequent internet cuts are creating hurdles for them to carry on with their daily work. Tawseef Ahmed, a resident of Lethpora Pampore said that the internet services remain suspended in the area from 7 am to 11 am and then from 3 pm till 10 pm on a regular basis for the past one week or so. “Most of the business activities in contemporary times depend on internet services but frequent blockades are taking a toll on our business,” he said. Similarly people from different areas of downtown said that the internet blockade creates problems for students enr...

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Three Kashmiri students suspended from Agra college now arrested for ‘Posting status in favor of Pak after match’

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The three Kashmiri students of RBS College, Agra in Uttar Pradesh province, who were suspended for uploading status in favor of Pakistan after India Vs. Pakistan cricket match on Sunday, have now been arrested by the U.P. police. It has emerged that other students studying at the same educational institution were in a state of fear and anxiety, and were to return to Kashmir. Nasir Khuehami, the national spokesperson of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association, took to Twitter to announce the news. He tweeted, "3 Kashmiri students of RBS College Agra who were suspended & booked for uploading status in favour of Pakistan after India Pakistan C.Match have been arrested by Police now. Rest K.students of institution to return back kashmir due to fear & Anxiety." In a notice i...

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Muslim School Teacher From Rajasthan Suspended For Celebrating Pak’s Victory Sent To Jail, Released On Bail

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After Pakistan's victory against India in the much anticipated India Vs. Pakistan T-20 Cricket match, a school teacher from the western Indian state of Rajasthan was terminated from her job after she celebrated Pakistan's victory on Sunday. Reportedly, Nafisa Atari, a school teacher in Rajasthan’s Udaipur was suspended after her WhatsApp status, celebrating Pakistan’s triumph over India in the ICC T20 world cup on Sunday, went viral on social media. Nafeesa Attari was a teacher at privately run Neerja Modi School. She had put up a picture of Pakistani cricketers from the match, with the caption “Jeeeet gayeeee… We wonnn," on her WhatsApp status. As soon as the screenshot went viral, the school management expelled Nafisa from the job. After Nafisa was terminated from her post, she ...

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‘End militancy in Kashmir or get transferred’: Amit Shah to officials

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Home Minister Amit Shah who was in Jammu Kashmir has told officials to focus on ‘ending militancy’ or ‘take transfer’, CNN-News18 has reported. According to the report, Shah warned officials after a detailed review of the security situation in Jammu Kashmir during his maiden visit to the valley since the Centre’s Article 370 move in 2019 “Don’t bother about welfare… that we will see (if) you work on finishing militancy. We have zero-tolerance for militancy in the valley,” a senior J-K officer quoted Shah as saying. Shah’s straight message came during a meeting held on Saturday last week to review the union territory’s security status. It was attended by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the J-K chief secretary, DGP Kashmir, IG Kashmir, Intelligence Bureau and RAW chiefs, and Union ...

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Tripura: Mosques Vandalised, Muslim-Owned Shops Set On Fire During VHP Rally

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In yet another incident of communal violence against Muslims in India, during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) rally against the recent desecration of Durga Puja pandals in Bangladesh, a mosque and a few shops were vandalized and two shops were also set ablaze on Tuesday evening, at Panisagar sub-division in North Tripura. As per reports, a VHP protest rally of around 3,500 people was organised in Panisagar. Some of the activists in the rally ravaged a mosque in the Chamtilla area of Tripura. Also in the Rowa Bazar area, three shops and three houses were ransacked. During the rally two shops were also set on fire by the participants. All the ransacked houses and shops belong to the Muslim minority community. One of the victims of this assault has registered an FIR in this regard at the ...