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AFSPA Needed To Fight Terrorists, Can Be Revoked When: Anurag Thakur

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AFSPA Needed To Fight Terrorists, Can Be Revoked When: Anurag Thakur

“Jammu and Kashmir is moving in the right direction,” said Anurag Thakur (File) Jammu: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) can be revoked when militancy is completely over in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday, as he highlighted a positive change in the overall security situation in the Union Territory….

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Centre To Consider Revoking AFSPA, Pull Back Troops From J&K: Amit Shah

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Centre To Consider Revoking AFSPA, Pull Back Troops From J&K: Amit Shah

Amit Shah said the government has plans to leave law and order to the J&K Police alone (File) New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the central government will consider revoking the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Jammu and Kashmir. In an interview with the JK Media Group, Mr Shah also…

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Article 370 Was A Temporary Measure, Says S Jaishankar

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Article 370 Was A Temporary Measure, Says S Jaishankar

S Jaishankar was addressing the Indian community members in Singapore (File) Singapore: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that Article 370 was a temporary measure and it prevented very progressive laws from being extended to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Addressing the Indian community members in Singapore, Mr Jaishankar said that the benefits…

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Over 3 Lakh Voters To Vote First Time In Jammu And Kashmir

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Over 3 Lakh Voters To Vote First Time In Jammu And Kashmir

Electoral gender ratio of women voters has increased from 945 in 2019 to 954 in 2024, poll official said. Jammu:  As many as 86.9 lakh electorate including 3.4 lakh first-time voters are eligible to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday. He said 11,629…

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“In Favour Of Simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly Polls”, Say J&K Parties

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J&K has not had a state election in six years (File). Srinagar: The National Conference, the Peoples Democratic Party, the Congress, and Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Democratic Progressive Azad Party have called for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, which is under President’s Rule and has not had a state poll for…

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Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir should be held soon after Lok Sabha polls: Azad

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Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir should be held soon after Lok Sabha polls: Azad

Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) president Ghulam Nabi Azad addresses the public rally in Anantnag. File | Photo Credit: ANI Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on March 9 said Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir should be held soon after the Lok Sabha election as the people of the Union Territory…

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Omar Abdullah’s Jab Amid J&K Seat-Share Talks

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Omar Abdullah’s Jab Amid J&K Seat-Share Talks

Srinagar: The National Conference on Friday said it would not agree a seat-share deal with the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir, a development that comes as setback for the opposition INDIA bloc. NC leader Omar Abdullah’s swipe at the PDP underlined the rift between the two regional parties, each…

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Farooq Abdullah Slams PM Narendra Modi’s Remarks

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Farooq Abdullah Slams PM Narendra Modi’s Remarks

Srinagar: Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, took strong exception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks today on Article 370 of the constitution and that it had only helped propagate dynastic rule in the erstwhile state. “If Article 370 was this bad, how did Jammu and Kashmir ever make progress,” he questioned….

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PM Modi In Srinagar, 1st Visit Since Article 370 Scrapping

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PM Modi In Srinagar, 1st Visit Since Article 370 Scrapping

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar today to unveil development projects worth more than Rs 6,400 crore and address a public meeting, which his Bharatiya Janata Party expects will be the biggest political rally in the region since 2019 – when he was last in Kashmir. The Prime Minister…

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PM Modi’s Rally In Srinagar Today, First Since Scrapping Of Article 370

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PM Modi’s Rally In Srinagar Today, First Since Scrapping Of Article 370

Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Srinagar today is expected to be the biggest political rally in Kashmir since the scrapping of Article 370 five years ago. Thus would be his first rally in Kashmir since 2019. The arrangements indicate that the authorities are expecting such a huge crowd that Bakshi stadium, the venue,…

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