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Srinagar, March 13 – The management of the Jama Masjid in J&K’s Srinagar stated that authorities had disallowed Friday congregational prayers at the mosque and placed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest.Traditionally, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq delivers the sermon on the last Friday of the holy...

Jammu, March 13 The Northern Army Commander, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, visited the Basantgarh hills in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday to assess the prevailing security situation and ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the militancy-affected mountainous region...

Jammu, March 13 Security forces recovered a suspicious consignment, allegedly dropped by a Pakistani drone, near the International Border (IB) in the outskirts of Jammu city on Friday, officials said.The yellow, plastic-packed consignment was recovered from an area along the IB in the RS Pura...

Peshawar, March 13 At least seven police personnel were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeting a police vehicle in northwest Pakistan on Friday, local police said.The incident occurred in the Shadi Khel Bettani area in Lakki Marwat district when a police mobile on...

Islamabad, March 13 – At least six police personnel were killed and one injured in an explosion near a police vehicle in the Bettani tribal area of Lakki Marwat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, according to local media reports.According to a spokesperson for the local police...

Shillong, March 13 A curfew was partially lifted in the two districts of Meghalaya that were experiencing unrest on Friday, allowing people to purchase essential goods, officials said.The curfew was lifted in the West Garo Hills district for four hours, from 9 am to 1 pm, they said.In the...

Jammu, March 12 Asserting that the peace prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir has come after immense sacrifices, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday warned that security forces will hunt down those attempting to disturb the situation.“The peace we enjoy today – the peace that allows...

Tura, March 12 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma held a meeting with party leaders and workers on Thursday to discuss ways to promote peace and rebuild trust among communities in the Garo Hills region following the recent violence."We held a meeting with our party leaders and workers to...

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has appealed for peace in West Garo Hills amid the prevailing tension in the region. He stated that the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council election has been postponed in response to public sentiments and demands. The Chief Minister also denied...

Tura, March 12 Hundreds of people came out of their homes on Thursday to clean the streets of Tura town in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills, after it was rocked by violence during protests related to elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, resulting in the death of two people.The...

Shillong, March 12 Meghalaya's BJP unit said on Thursday that no infiltrator should be allowed to contest any election across the country, including the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council elections, asserting that the body was created to safeguard the rights of indigenous communities.The...

Tura (Meghalaya), March 12 The complete curfew imposed in the East and West Garo Hills districts of Meghalaya was relaxed on Thursday to allow people to procure essential items, officials said.The curfew in East Garo Hills was relaxed for five hours from 8 am to 1 pm, while in West Garo Hills...

In Jammu and Kashmir, security forces today discovered a terrorist hideout in a remote forest area in the Rajouri district and recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the hideout was discovered during a search operation by troops of the...

Imphal, March 12 – All 21 civilians from the Naga community, who were detained by villagers and armed members of the Kuki community in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, were released on Thursday after intense negotiations, officials said.A police official in Imphal said that the civilians...

Jammu, March 12 – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids in multiple locations in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday, as part of an investigation into a case involving the funding of terrorism.Officials stated that the NIA conducted searches at several locations...

Shillong, March 12 The situation in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district remained tense on Thursday morning following overnight arson and looting, officials said.Residents in several localities of Tura town kept vigil throughout the night to safeguard their neighborhoods after incidents of...

Jammu, March 12 Security forces discovered a terrorist hideout in a remote forest area in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered an improvised explosive device (IED), officials said on Thursday.The hideout was discovered during a search operation by troops of the Rashtriya...

Kolkata, March 12 The West Bengal assembly elections are likely to be held in two phases, a senior official of the Election Commission said on Thursday.He said the final decision will be made after another round of meetings at the EC's New Delhi office."The assembly elections to 294 seats in...

Imphal, March 12 Twenty-one Tangkhul Naga civilians, who were detained by villagers and armed members of the Kuki community in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, were released early on Thursday following negotiations, officials said.The civilians, traveling in three vehicles, were detained by...

Shillong, March 12 The curfew imposed in the East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, following the death of two people due to violence in the adjoining West Garo Hills district two days ago, was relaxed from 8 am to 1 pm on Thursday to allow people to purchase essential items, officials said...