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  Army starts operation in J&K to rescue people from flood-hit areas

  India | September 04, 2014 23:31 IST

  Srinagar: Army today launched an operation to rescue people from hundreds of villages flooded due to heavy rain, while rescue teams evacuated about 2,000 people to safety.“The Chinar Corps launched Operation Sahayata (help) to rescue

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  Officials reshuffled in Kashmir

  India | February 09, 2014 9:20 IST

  Jammu: In an administrative shake-up Saturday, the Jammu and Kashmir government transferred IAS and state administrative cadre officers including district magistrates and departmental secretaries.The cabinet, which met here with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the

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  Modi mixing up Article 370 with residency law : Omar Abdullah

  India | December 02, 2013 22:26 IST

  Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is mixing Article 370 of the Constitution, which provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir, with the state's residency law."My problem is

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  Mir attends J-K cabinet meeting

  India | September 29, 2013 7:47 IST

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir, who is alleged to have received funds from Army's secret unit to topple the state government in 2010, yesterday attended a cabinet meeting here.Mir attended the

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  Situation demands imposition of restrictions says Omar Abdullah

  Politics | June 30, 2012 15:45 IST

  Srinagar, Jun 30: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the situation arising in the wake of the Dastageer shrine fire demanded imposition of restrictions in some parts of the city, adding that

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  Army Opposes Omar's Stand On Withdrawing AFSPA

  India | November 10, 2011 17:11 IST

  Jammu, Nov 10: The Army today opposed any move to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from peaceful areas in Jammu and Kashmir, arguing that the current lull in violence could be deceptive.