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Bipin Rawat appears before parliamentary panel on defence, members question him on eastern Ladakh situation

Army chief briefs defence minister on Kashmir

11:25 pm August 8, 2019

New Delhi: Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Thursday briefed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and on Indo-Pak border. The Army has been put on high alert along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir to effectively repulse any possible Pakistani misadventure in the wake of the […]

Shoot movies in J&K, invest there: PM to film industry

11:20 pm August 8, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday exhorted the film industry to start shooting films in Jammu and Kashmir again, saying as the situation returns to normal, crews not only from India but abroad too will descend on the picturesque state. In his address to the nation days after Parliament approved abrogation of special […]

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Imran Khan seeks international community’s support over Kashmir

11:08 pm August 8, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday sought the international community’s support over Kashmir, saying if it has the moral courage, it should end India’s use of “greater military force against” the Kashmiris. “The whole world is waiting to see what happens” to Kashmiris in Kashmir when the curfew is lifted, Khan said, referring […]

Ready to review decision against India if New Delhi agrees to reconsider its actions on Kashmir: Pakistan

10:15 pm August 8, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan is ready to review its decision against India if New Delhi agreed to reconsider its actions on Kashmir, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Thursday. Qureshi’s remarks came a day after Pakistan expelled the Indian High Commissioner as part of its decision to downgrade the diplomatic ties with India over what it […]

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K's Samba

Facilitate students’ return to their homes for Eid: Jammu-Kashmir Governor

4:40 pm August 8, 2019

Srinagar/Jammu: Jammu & Kashmir Governor on Thursday issued directions to officials to facilitate return of outside students to their states who wish to go to their homes for Eid. Governor has also sanctioned Rs 1 lakh each to designated liaison officers for organising Eid festivities for J&K students who are studying in other states and […]