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Once Injured Fighting For The Country, These Army Veterans Now Fight For Their Due In Court
Brigadier SS Ahluwallia, a Vir Chakra awardee, lost his toes to frostbite in the course of a heroic effort to capture the country's highest picket near the Siachen glacier in the 1971 India-Pakistan war. He opted for voluntary retirement at the turn of the century and returned home, only to be thrust into a different kind of battle. A legal one.
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Rape-Accused Bishop Had Harassed Priest For Supporting Nun, Claims Family
Relatives of Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, a senior Catholic priest who passed away under mysterious circumstances after issuing a statement against Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the alleged rape of a nun, have alleged that he was harassed by his superior in the days preceding his death. In a complaint filed with the police, they said Bishop Mulakkal ha...
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No Manpower Or Machinery, Will Burn Crop Residue, Say Punjab Farmers
Even as farmers in Punjab continue to burn crop residue despite a ban on stubble burning, the Punjab pollution control board says there has been a dip in the number of cases compared to last year. The decrease has been attributed to a delay in paddy harvesting due to inclement weather, but the farmers say that in the absence of an alternate mechani...
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Punjab's Badals, Congress Hit Each Other's Strongholds With Rival Rallies
In a show of strength in Punjab ahead of 2019 elections, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Parkash Singh Badal's Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) held rallies in eachother's strongholds.
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For Jammu And Kashmir Local Bodies Polls, Officials Talk Proxy Candidates
Local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir will proceed according to schedule, even though the two key political parties in the state - Mehbooba Mufti's PDP and the National Conference - have pulled out of the election, officials said on Monday.
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Jammu And Kashmir Panchayat Polls Under The Shadow Of Violence And Fear
For the last four years, Sheeraz has been bringing up her two daughters all by herself after her husband Mohammad Sultan, a village head in south Kashmir's Shopian district, was killed by terrorists in 2014. She says the situation is just not conducive for the upcoming local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
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On Video, Kidnapped Cops Ask Forces Not To Harass Families Of Terrorists
On Friday evening, terrorists in south Kashmir released three policemen and eight relatives of police personnel who they had kidnapped 24 hours earlier. The kidnappings were the fallout of security forces arresting some family members of terrorists in the valley.
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11 Family Members Of Cops Kidnapped By Terrorists In Kashmir, Say Cops
Eleven family members of sixpolicemen have been kidnapped by terrorists, who raided the homes of several police officers across four districts in south Kashmir on Thursday evening.
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On Eid, 3 Policemen Shot Dead By Terrorists In Jammu And Kashmir
A police inspector was shot dead by terrorists at his residence in south Kashmir's Pulwama district this evening. He is the third policeman to be killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir on Eid today.
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PM Modi Announces Panchayat Polls In J&K In Independence Day Speech
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech today announced Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that people from the state were visiting him with requests to hold the polls. He announced that the elections will be conducted in the next few months.
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Ice Shivling At Amarnath Cave Melts, Upset Devotees Continue Pilgrimage
The ice Shivling at the holy Amarnath cave in Jammu and Kashmir has completely melted a month before the annual pilgrimage officially gets over. Around three lakh people are expected to visit the holy cave during the two-month-long pilgrimage. Over two lakh pilgrims have already paid obeisance since the yatra began a month ago.
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3 Terrorists Who Killed Policeman Shot Dead In Kashmir's Kulgam
Three terrorists have been shot dead in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam in an operation that was launched a day after a police constable in the same district was kidnapped and killed. The police suspect that one of the three terrorists killed in the encounter is from Pakistan.
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Policeman, Abducted By Terrorists From South Kashmir's Kulgam, Found Dead
A Jammu and Kashmir police constable, who was abducted by terrorists from his home in south Kashmir's Kulgam district last night, has been found dead. The police constable's body was found from a field in the district this evening, according to reports.
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An Army Officer's Moving Tribute To A Former Terrorist
Noor Khan, a dreaded terrorist and commander of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) in early 90s, died on Tuesday. He was 70. An Indian Army Officer has written a tribute for this man.
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From Guns To Music: Meet Altaf Mir The Voice Behind Coke Studio's 'Ha Gulo'
Mr Mir, from south Kashmir's Anantnag is the first Kashmiri singer to feature in Pakistan's Coke Studio. It has been a fascinating journey for him from the holding a gun to singing songs.
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Once Injured Fighting For The Country, These Army Veterans Now Fight For Their Due In Court
Brigadier SS Ahluwallia, a Vir Chakra awardee, lost his toes to frostbite in the course of a heroic effort to capture the country's highest picket near the Siachen glacier in the 1971 India-Pakistan war. He opted for voluntary retirement at the turn of the century and returned home, only to be thrust into a different kind of battle. A legal one.
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Rape-Accused Bishop Had Harassed Priest For Supporting Nun, Claims Family
Relatives of Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, a senior Catholic priest who passed away under mysterious circumstances after issuing a statement against Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the alleged rape of a nun, have alleged that he was harassed by his superior in the days preceding his death. In a complaint filed with the police, they said Bishop Mulakkal ha...
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No Manpower Or Machinery, Will Burn Crop Residue, Say Punjab Farmers
Even as farmers in Punjab continue to burn crop residue despite a ban on stubble burning, the Punjab pollution control board says there has been a dip in the number of cases compared to last year. The decrease has been attributed to a delay in paddy harvesting due to inclement weather, but the farmers say that in the absence of an alternate mechani...
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Punjab's Badals, Congress Hit Each Other's Strongholds With Rival Rallies
In a show of strength in Punjab ahead of 2019 elections, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Parkash Singh Badal's Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) held rallies in eachother's strongholds.
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For Jammu And Kashmir Local Bodies Polls, Officials Talk Proxy Candidates
Local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir will proceed according to schedule, even though the two key political parties in the state - Mehbooba Mufti's PDP and the National Conference - have pulled out of the election, officials said on Monday.
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Jammu And Kashmir Panchayat Polls Under The Shadow Of Violence And Fear
For the last four years, Sheeraz has been bringing up her two daughters all by herself after her husband Mohammad Sultan, a village head in south Kashmir's Shopian district, was killed by terrorists in 2014. She says the situation is just not conducive for the upcoming local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
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On Video, Kidnapped Cops Ask Forces Not To Harass Families Of Terrorists
On Friday evening, terrorists in south Kashmir released three policemen and eight relatives of police personnel who they had kidnapped 24 hours earlier. The kidnappings were the fallout of security forces arresting some family members of terrorists in the valley.
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11 Family Members Of Cops Kidnapped By Terrorists In Kashmir, Say Cops
Eleven family members of sixpolicemen have been kidnapped by terrorists, who raided the homes of several police officers across four districts in south Kashmir on Thursday evening.
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On Eid, 3 Policemen Shot Dead By Terrorists In Jammu And Kashmir
A police inspector was shot dead by terrorists at his residence in south Kashmir's Pulwama district this evening. He is the third policeman to be killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir on Eid today.
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PM Modi Announces Panchayat Polls In J&K In Independence Day Speech
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech today announced Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that people from the state were visiting him with requests to hold the polls. He announced that the elections will be conducted in the next few months.
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Ice Shivling At Amarnath Cave Melts, Upset Devotees Continue Pilgrimage
The ice Shivling at the holy Amarnath cave in Jammu and Kashmir has completely melted a month before the annual pilgrimage officially gets over. Around three lakh people are expected to visit the holy cave during the two-month-long pilgrimage. Over two lakh pilgrims have already paid obeisance since the yatra began a month ago.
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3 Terrorists Who Killed Policeman Shot Dead In Kashmir's Kulgam
Three terrorists have been shot dead in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam in an operation that was launched a day after a police constable in the same district was kidnapped and killed. The police suspect that one of the three terrorists killed in the encounter is from Pakistan.
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Policeman, Abducted By Terrorists From South Kashmir's Kulgam, Found Dead
A Jammu and Kashmir police constable, who was abducted by terrorists from his home in south Kashmir's Kulgam district last night, has been found dead. The police constable's body was found from a field in the district this evening, according to reports.
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An Army Officer's Moving Tribute To A Former Terrorist
Noor Khan, a dreaded terrorist and commander of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) in early 90s, died on Tuesday. He was 70. An Indian Army Officer has written a tribute for this man.
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From Guns To Music: Meet Altaf Mir The Voice Behind Coke Studio's 'Ha Gulo'
Mr Mir, from south Kashmir's Anantnag is the first Kashmiri singer to feature in Pakistan's Coke Studio. It has been a fascinating journey for him from the holding a gun to singing songs.
