Firdous Syed
India is celebrating its Independence Day with profound reverence; obviously, even after 65 years have passed, a sense of huge achievement still lingers.
It is wished that India continues to make great strides in all spheres of life, enabling its people to finally realise the dream of an equitable development that will actually add to the real sense of achievement.
And on August 14, Pakistan also observed its day of independence. The entire Indian...
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SRINAGAR, Aug 16: Indian army has lodged a strong protest with its Pakistani counterpart over the ceasefire violation along the Line of Control in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
There were 8 ceasefire violation and firing incidents in past 10 days.
"We have lodged a strong protest over the firing on Indian forward post and ceasefire violation in Krishnagati belt of Poonch sector with Pakistan counterparts through hotline today," a senior army officer was quoted by PTI as...
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SRINAGAR, Aug 16: Senior separatist leader and chairman of the hard-line faction of the Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani has reacted strongly to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s offer to separatists for talks with the Indian leadership in New Delhi.
In a strong-worded statement issued by the conglomerate, Abdullah “a pawn” and has been told “not to interfere” in the dialogue issue.
In his Independence Day speech at the heavily guarded Bakshi stadium, Abdullah had asked...
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Ishfaq-ul-Hassan
SRINAGAR, Aug 16: A multi-course mutton meal with ferni as dessert is part of the army’s iftar diplomacy to sweeten the bitter relations with public in Jammu and Kashmir.
From Srinagar to Kupwara to Jammu, the local army units are playing hosts this Ramzan in a bid to win the hearts and minds of the people.
Leading the charge is the general officer commanding (GoC) 15 corps Lieutenant General Om Prakash who is attending most of the iftar...
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SRINAGAR, Aug 15: On Independence day, armies of India and Pakistan exchanged sweets on Kashmir border, moments later they showered mortars and bullets on each other.
Wednesdays incident is a grim reminder of a fragile relation between two neighbours who have fought wars in past.
Hardly had they savoured the sweets from the other side of the border, BSF troops were fired at by Pakistan Rangers at a forward post in Samba sector in the seventh ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir in...
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Sheikh Saleem
I remember once during my childhood I insisted my father to take me to the parade ground on August 15. I was eight years old; I wanted to see the flag being hoisted. I had seen the celebrations of Independence day on television – smiling people, distribution of sweets and the excited children. That day, I too was excited. So much so that I wore chappals of two different colours – something that I realized only at the end of the ceremony.
For...
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SRINAGAR, Aug 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that he regrets having no success in selective revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state where a conflict has killed tens of thousands but now violence was declining.
"We wanted to reach a point where we could start gradually revoking the AFSPA...but I have no hesitation in saying that I feel sad as we have yet to reach that point," Omar said during celebrations to mark the 65th anniversary of Indian...
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SRINAGAR, Aug 15: Unmanned aerial Vehicles (UAVs) were used for surveillance for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir as part of the security drill to ensure peaceful Independence Day celebrations in the Valley.
For the first time, a UAV was seen hovering over the Bakshi Stadium here - the venue for main Independence Day function - relaying images to an LCD screen installed at the security control room.
The remote-controlled UAV has a range covering an area of nearly one kilometre, a...
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SRINAGAR, Aug 15: Life in Kashmir valley remains paralysed on the 65th anniversary of Indian independence due to a shutdown called by separatist leaders.
Shops and businesses are closed and traffic and thousands of police and paramilitary personnel in riot gear patrolled deserted streets in major towns of the Valley, witnesses said.
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