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Around 300 Paramilitary Companies Deployed in Kashmir Ahead of Assembly Polls
SRINAGAR: The Centre has so far deployed nearly 300 companies of paramilitary forces for election duties in the Kashmir valley, officials said on Tuesday.
The...
SC Dismisses Plea to Declare Caste System Unconstitutional
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking directions to declare the caste system unconstitutional.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D...
Cong’s Doors Open for Pre-Poll Alliance in JK, Says State Unit Chief
SRINAGAR: Newly-appointed Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said the doors of his party are open for pre-poll alliance in...
Gold Prices Rise by Rs 1,400, Highest in a Month
NEW DELHI: Gold prices saw the sharpest gain in the past one month and rallied by Rs 1,400 to touch Rs 74,150 per 10...
ST Body Seeks Clarification on Nine Reserved Assembly Seats in JK
SRINAGAR: Ahead of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, a group representing Scheduled Tribes has sought a clarification from the Centre on the nine...
Kharge, Rahul to Visit Jammu, Srinagar for Key Meetings
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Jammu and Srinagar on August 21 and 22 for...
5.12 Lakh Pilgrims Undertake Amarnath Yatra This Year
SRINAGAR: Over five lakh pilgrims performed the annual Amarnath Yatra this year as the pilgrimage concluded on Monday with the Chhari-Mubarak Pujan ritual, officials...
BJP Rejects NC’s Manifesto As ‘Misleading, Heap of Lies’
SRINAGAR: The BJP's Jammu and Kashmir unit on Monday rejected the manifesto released by the National Conference for the maiden assembly elections post abrogation...
Centre Defends Triple Talaq Law in Supreme Court, Calls Practice ‘Fatal’ to Marriage
NEW DELHI: Defending its 2019 law criminalising triple talaq, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that the practice is "fatal" for the social...
Entire Country United Against Militancy: Priyanka After CRPF Officer’s Killing JK
SRINAGAR: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday condoled the death of a CRPF inspector in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur...
NC To Approach SC If JK Statehood Not Restored: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Monday said his party would approach the Supreme Court if the Centre fails to restore the statehood...
Azad’s DPAP ‘Rejected’ by Public, Punished for ‘Leaving Congress’: Karra
NEW DELHI: The Congress is open to talks with like-minded parties to strike a "respectable alliance" for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls but...
General Padmanabhan Who Led Army In Peak Militancy In Kashmir Dies
CHENNAI: Former Chief of Army Staff General Sundararajan Padmanabhan, affectionately known as “Paddy” in army circles, passed away due to old age at his...
Congress Exploring Alliances with NC, PDP: Karra
SRINAGAR: The National Conference and the People's Democratic Party have opened channels with the Congress' central leadership for talks over an alliance in the...
US Secretary of State Signals Urgency, Calls for ‘Final Chance’ at Gaza Cease-Fire
TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday the time is now to conclude a Gaza cease-fire agreement that would return hostages...
