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"Faces Covered, Armed Amritsar Attackers First Threatened Woman": Witness
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has appealed for peace after the grenade attack on a prayer congregation in Amritsar that left three dead and several injured on Sunday. "I appeal to the people of Punjab to maintain peace in wake of Amritsar bomb blast. I urge them not to panic and to remain calm. We will not let the forces of terror destroy o...
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Amritsar Dussehra Event Organiser Missing, Protesters Target Their Homes
The organiser of the Dussehra event in Amritsar during which 61 people were crushed by a speeding train on Friday faced public anger as protesters threw stones at their home this morning. The organiser, Sourabh Madan Mithu and his father, local councillor Vijay Madan, are missing. Heavy police presence was seen outside their home, which was locked ...
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Before Amritsar Tragedy, People Stood On Elevated Tracks For Better View
Sixty-one people celebrating Dussehra were killed after a train ran over hundreds standing on a railway track in Amritsar on Friday evening. The tracks at Jaura Phatak were on higher ground, which gave a better view of the burning effigy of Ravan. As it was lit and fireworks went off, a section of the crowd retreated towards the tracks, where a lar...
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60 Dead As Train Hits Crowd Watching Ravan-Burning In Punjab: 10 Points
At least 60 people celebrating Dussehra were killed after a train ran over hundreds standing on a railway track in Amritsar on Friday evening. As Ravan's effigy - located very close to the tracks at Jaura Phatak - was lit and fireworks went off, a section of the crowd retreated towards the tracks, where a large number of people were already standin...
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Pak-Occupied Kashmir "PM" Reportedly On Chopper That Violated Airspace
Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir head official Raja Farooq Haider Khan was travelling in a chopper that was fired at by the Indian Army for entering the country's airspace today, reports from Pakistan suggested.
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J&K Local Body Poll Dates Announced, Voting To Be Held In 4 Phases
Jammu and Kashmir local body polls will be held between 8 and 16 October in four phases, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Election Officer Shaleen Kabra said today.
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5 Terrorists Killed In Fierce Encounter In South Kashmir's Kulgam
Five terrorists have been shot dead by security forces in an encounter at Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam. Three were shot dead this morning during a cordon and search operation, while the two others were killed during the encounter that followed.
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Activist Collapses On Live TV During Talk Show In Srinagar, Dies
A prominent scholar in Jammu and Kashmir died in the middle of a TV show on Monday. Rita Jetinder, a social activist and a Dogri scholar, was on a show on state-run Doordarshan in Srinagar when she collapsed live on TV.
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"Anything For Article 35A": Mehbooba Mufti's PDP To Boycott Local Polls
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has called a meeting of her party leaders, to decide if they will boycott the urban local body polls and the panchayat elections later this year. The party has already indicated that it cannot ignore the sentiments of the people until the validity of Article 35 A is protected. ...
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New Governor Is "Our Man", BJP's Jammu And Kashmir Chief Boasts On Camera
Just days after Satya Pal Malik assumed charge as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, a video has emerged of BJP state president Ravinder Raina controversially claiming that the new governor is "their man" and that they did not want former governor NN Vohra to continue in the post.
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4 Policemen Killed In Terror Attack In Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian
Four policemen were killed today in a major terror strike in Shopian district of South Kashmir. After the attack, the terrorists escaped with three AK 47 rifles of the policemen.
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Clashes, Shutdown In Parts Of Kashmir Over Rumours Around Article 35-A
Days ahead of the hearing of petitions in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Article 35-A in Jammu and Kashmir, clashes and a spontaneous shutdown were reported in the Valley. The immediate triggers included rumours around the scrapping of Article-35A, which gives special rights and privileges to people of Jammu and Ka...
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Farooq Abdullah Raised 'Bharat Mata' Slogan, Had To Pay A Price
Raising nationalistic slogans at a prayer meeting for former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Delhi has landed National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah in trouble back home. The former Chief Minister was forced to leave during Eid prayers on Wednesday after he was heckled at one of Jammu and Kashmir's holiest shrines - Hazratbal in Srina...
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PDP Youth President Says He Was Shot At By Suspected Terrorists
The youth president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Waheed Para, today said he escaped unhurt on Monday after he was attacked by suspected terrorists in central Kashmir's Budgam.
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Army Major, 3 Soldiers Killed In North Kashmir During Infiltration Bid
An Indian Army Major and three soldiers were killed in a gunfight with terrorists who were trying to infiltrate from Gurez in north Kashmir, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The infiltration bid was foiled and two terrorists were also shot dead, they said.
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"Faces Covered, Armed Amritsar Attackers First Threatened Woman": Witness
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has appealed for peace after the grenade attack on a prayer congregation in Amritsar that left three dead and several injured on Sunday. "I appeal to the people of Punjab to maintain peace in wake of Amritsar bomb blast. I urge them not to panic and to remain calm. We will not let the forces of terror destroy o...
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Amritsar Dussehra Event Organiser Missing, Protesters Target Their Homes
The organiser of the Dussehra event in Amritsar during which 61 people were crushed by a speeding train on Friday faced public anger as protesters threw stones at their home this morning. The organiser, Sourabh Madan Mithu and his father, local councillor Vijay Madan, are missing. Heavy police presence was seen outside their home, which was locked ...
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Before Amritsar Tragedy, People Stood On Elevated Tracks For Better View
Sixty-one people celebrating Dussehra were killed after a train ran over hundreds standing on a railway track in Amritsar on Friday evening. The tracks at Jaura Phatak were on higher ground, which gave a better view of the burning effigy of Ravan. As it was lit and fireworks went off, a section of the crowd retreated towards the tracks, where a lar...
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60 Dead As Train Hits Crowd Watching Ravan-Burning In Punjab: 10 Points
At least 60 people celebrating Dussehra were killed after a train ran over hundreds standing on a railway track in Amritsar on Friday evening. As Ravan's effigy - located very close to the tracks at Jaura Phatak - was lit and fireworks went off, a section of the crowd retreated towards the tracks, where a large number of people were already standin...
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Pak-Occupied Kashmir "PM" Reportedly On Chopper That Violated Airspace
Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir head official Raja Farooq Haider Khan was travelling in a chopper that was fired at by the Indian Army for entering the country's airspace today, reports from Pakistan suggested.
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J&K Local Body Poll Dates Announced, Voting To Be Held In 4 Phases
Jammu and Kashmir local body polls will be held between 8 and 16 October in four phases, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Election Officer Shaleen Kabra said today.
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5 Terrorists Killed In Fierce Encounter In South Kashmir's Kulgam
Five terrorists have been shot dead by security forces in an encounter at Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam. Three were shot dead this morning during a cordon and search operation, while the two others were killed during the encounter that followed.
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Activist Collapses On Live TV During Talk Show In Srinagar, Dies
A prominent scholar in Jammu and Kashmir died in the middle of a TV show on Monday. Rita Jetinder, a social activist and a Dogri scholar, was on a show on state-run Doordarshan in Srinagar when she collapsed live on TV.
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"Anything For Article 35A": Mehbooba Mufti's PDP To Boycott Local Polls
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has called a meeting of her party leaders, to decide if they will boycott the urban local body polls and the panchayat elections later this year. The party has already indicated that it cannot ignore the sentiments of the people until the validity of Article 35 A is protected. ...
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New Governor Is "Our Man", BJP's Jammu And Kashmir Chief Boasts On Camera
Just days after Satya Pal Malik assumed charge as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, a video has emerged of BJP state president Ravinder Raina controversially claiming that the new governor is "their man" and that they did not want former governor NN Vohra to continue in the post.
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4 Policemen Killed In Terror Attack In Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian
Four policemen were killed today in a major terror strike in Shopian district of South Kashmir. After the attack, the terrorists escaped with three AK 47 rifles of the policemen.
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Clashes, Shutdown In Parts Of Kashmir Over Rumours Around Article 35-A
Days ahead of the hearing of petitions in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Article 35-A in Jammu and Kashmir, clashes and a spontaneous shutdown were reported in the Valley. The immediate triggers included rumours around the scrapping of Article-35A, which gives special rights and privileges to people of Jammu and Ka...
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Farooq Abdullah Raised 'Bharat Mata' Slogan, Had To Pay A Price
Raising nationalistic slogans at a prayer meeting for former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Delhi has landed National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah in trouble back home. The former Chief Minister was forced to leave during Eid prayers on Wednesday after he was heckled at one of Jammu and Kashmir's holiest shrines - Hazratbal in Srina...
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PDP Youth President Says He Was Shot At By Suspected Terrorists
The youth president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Waheed Para, today said he escaped unhurt on Monday after he was attacked by suspected terrorists in central Kashmir's Budgam.
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Army Major, 3 Soldiers Killed In North Kashmir During Infiltration Bid
An Indian Army Major and three soldiers were killed in a gunfight with terrorists who were trying to infiltrate from Gurez in north Kashmir, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The infiltration bid was foiled and two terrorists were also shot dead, they said.
