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Complete clampdown across J&K till March 31: Govt
March 23, 2020 No Responses

Complete clampdown across J&K till March 31: Govt

The government on Sunday extended the shutdown of all establishments in Jammu and Kashmir except essential services till March 31 to block the spread of Covid-19. After reviewing the situation today, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam directed all the District Magistrates...
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#Covid-19: Who needs to get tested for Coronavirus? ICMR issues guidelines
March 21, 2020 No Responses

#Covid-19: Who needs to get tested for Coronavirus? ICMR issues guidelines

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued guidelines for a new testing strategy for effective tracking of Covid-19 cases. The new policy, released late on Friday night, says asymptomatic direct and high-risk contacts of an infected person should...
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NC President and former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah walks free post-seven-month detention
March 13, 2020 No Responses

NC President and former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah walks free post-seven-month detention

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah walked out of his Gupkar residence on Friday, seven months after he was put under detention following the abrogation of Article 370 by the central government. “I.....
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Mehbooba Mufti, Sajad Lone, Shah Faesal caution Centre against tinkering with J&K’s special status
August 3, 2019 No Responses

Mehbooba Mufti, Sajad Lone, Shah Faesal caution Centre against tinkering with J&K’s special status

Amid the growing grip in Kashmir in the wake of build-up of security forces, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti late on Friday night led a delegation of political leaders from different parties to Governor Satya Pal Malik,...
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What did PM tell you? Sajad, Faisal question NC’s meeting with PM
August 2, 2019 No Responses

What did PM tell you? Sajad, Faisal question NC’s meeting with PM

People’s Conference chairman Sajad Lone and Peoples’ Movement president Shah Faesal have questioned NC leaders’ meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday ignoring the demand for an all-party meeting with the PM. NC leaders Farooq Abdullah, Ha...
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NC, PDP of creating hysteria in the valley, any decision on Art 35A will be for JK’s betterment: Ram Madhav
August 1, 2019 No Responses

NC, PDP of creating hysteria in the valley, any decision on Art 35A will be for JK’s betterment: Ram Madhav

Any decision taken by the Central government or court on Article 35A would be for the betterment of Jammu and Kashmir and “the issue was currently raked up with selfish motives,” BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav said in Srinagar...
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Heavy rains hit normal life across Jammu, Srinagar
August 1, 2019 No Responses

Heavy rains hit normal life across Jammu, Srinagar

Heavy rains on Wednesday brought normal life to a grinding halt across the Jammu region where an eight-year-old boy was killed and a teenaged girl injured in separate incidents of house collapse. The traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only...
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Everything normal, ‘No Order Valid’, Guv Satya Pal Malik rejects rumours over special status
July 31, 2019 No Responses

Everything normal, ‘No Order Valid’, Guv Satya Pal Malik rejects rumours over special status

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik today said people should not pay heed to rumours of any major decision on the special status of the state as “everything is normal”. “A lot of rumours are spread here. Do not...
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GOI might make 35A move by Aug 15, Mainstream leaders call for all-party meet
July 30, 2019 No Responses

GOI might make 35A move by Aug 15, Mainstream leaders call for all-party meet

PDP chief has requested her rival NC to call an all-party meet Mehbooba Mufti appealed the J&K parties to come together and present a united front The development comes in the backdrops of rumours of Centre planning to scrap Article...
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We are Hindustani, but Article 35A and 370 are important to us: Farooq Abdullah
July 29, 2019 No Responses

We are Hindustani, but Article 35A and 370 are important to us: Farooq Abdullah

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah on Monday warned the Centre against any move to abrogate Articles 35A and 370 that accord special status to the state and its people. “Article 35A & Article 370 should not...
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