Kashmir Valley
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Four militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir
India | Sep 20, 2014, 01:47 PM ISTSrinagar: Four militants were killed Saturday by the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district along the Line of Control (LoC), police said.Heavily armed militants were surrounded by the soldiers near the LoC in
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200 heavily armed militants waiting across LoC: Army
India | Sep 20, 2014, 11:16 AM ISTSrinagar: Around 200 heavily armed militants were waiting across the Line of Control to infiltrate into the Indian side even as the security forces foiled several attempts by the ultras to sneak into Kashmir Valley
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Kashmir floods: Death toll climbs to 280
India | Dec 27, 2014, 11:06 AM ISTJammu: The number of deaths due to the floods in Jammu and Kashmir has climbed to 280, an official said.At least 203 people have died in Jammu region and 77 in the Kashmir Valley. The
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Ministers reach out to flood-hit populace of Kashmir Valley
National | Sep 18, 2014, 02:32 PM ISTSrinagar/Jammu: As the Omar Abdullah government gears up to rehabilitate people in flood-battered Kashmir Valley, state ministers have begun to lead the administration from the front and are reaching out to the affected.A team of
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3 national highways leading to Kashmir Valley opened
India | Sep 17, 2014, 11:49 PM ISTSrinagar: The life in flood-hit Kashmir region is limping back to normal as vehicular traffic to the Valley has been restored through three national highways facilitating the resumption of supplies at a massive scale. The
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Armed forces deserve salutes not stones in Kashmir: BJP
National | Sep 15, 2014, 04:01 PM ISTJammu: Expressing disappointment over incidents of stone pelting on armed forces in Kashmir Valley, BJP today said those men from Army, IAF and security agencies, who are tirelessly working to rescue flood victims, deserve to
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Over 226,000 rescued in flood-hit Kashmir
India | Sep 15, 2014, 08:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: The armed forces and the NDRF have rescued over 226,000 flood-hit people in Jammu and Kashmir as relief efforts continued in the state Monday.The defence ministry, however, warned that water-borne diseases could break
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Kashmir floods: Security forces hit hard as hundreds of rifles, bombs still submerged
India | Sep 13, 2014, 02:49 PM ISTSrinagar: When calamity strikes, it does not discriminate. This was on ample display when floods ravaged Kashmir.Along with civilian population, security forces deployed here from various parts of the country were also hit badly. They
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Health Ministry sends over 100 tonnes of medicines to J&K
India | Sep 13, 2014, 09:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Health Ministry has sent over 100 tonnes of medicines and other supplies besides teams of doctors and experts to flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir.A 20-member clinical team comprising physicians, paediatricians and reproductive health
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PM Narendra Modi asks people to donate generously for J&K flood victims
India | Sep 13, 2014, 09:37 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to the nation to contribute generously and to ‘stand shoulder to shoulder' with the distressed people of Jammu and Kashmir which has been the worst floods
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Kashmir floods: Thousands throng IAF base for safe passage out of Valley
India | Sep 12, 2014, 01:28 PM ISTSrinagar: Carrying bags and some other belongings, thousands of people from the state have thronged the area outside the IAF base here in anticipation of being airlifted out of the flood-ravaged Kashmir Valley. Some of them
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MoS Singh to visit Srinagar to take stock of situation
India | Sep 11, 2014, 02:15 PM ISTSrinagar: Union Minister Jitendra Singh will visit the flood-hit city today for an on-the-spot assessment of relief and rescue measures in the flood-ravaged Kashmir Valley.Singh, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, is also
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Narendra Modi reviews relief operations in flood-ravaged Kashmir
India | Sep 11, 2014, 10:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday asked the authorities to give top priority to providing food and water to the flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir and called for a massive effort to ensure
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77,000 rescued in flood-hit Kashmir, PM reviews situation
India | Sep 10, 2014, 11:34 PM ISTSrinagar/New Delhi: The armed forces continued their coordinated efforts in Jammu and Kashmir, rescuing over 77,000 people so far as the toll in the state's worst flood in six decades reached 215. Prime Minister Narendra
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Water receding in Srinagar, lakhs still waiting for help
India | Sep 10, 2014, 05:30 PM ISTSrinagar: Water levels have started receding in Srinagar city, one of the worst hit by the deluge, facilitating rescue workers to pluck out another 29,000 persons to safety but four lakh people were today still
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Heavy cancellation from Kolkata for Kashmir tours
India | Sep 10, 2014, 08:54 PM ISTKolkata: Thousands of tourists who had planned their Durga Puja vacation in the Kashmir Valley next month are now rushing to cancel their trips due to the devastating floods in the state.Tour operators said because
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No time for blame game over Kashmir floods: Jitendra Singh
National | Sep 09, 2014, 05:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is doing everything it can to help Jammu and Kashmir tide over the flood calamity that has claimed the lives of around 200 people so far and caused immense
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Army dogs uncover two bodies in Kashmir
India | Sep 09, 2014, 05:22 PM ISTJammu: Army dogs have unearthed the bodies of an elderly woman and a child buried under snow and mud in the flood ravaged Kashmir Valley, the military said Tuesday.Two Swiss Mountain dogs made the discovery
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J&K Floods: Toll on telecom networks in Kashmir Valley
India | Sep 08, 2014, 03:08 PM ISTJammu: Heavy floods have snapped Kashmir Valley's telecommunication links with the rest of the country with state-run BSNL along with Army and IAF launching an operation on a war footing to restore mobile services.The Bharat
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Rajnath Singh writes to Omar seeking land for Kashmiri Pandits
India | Sep 05, 2014, 06:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre today asked the Jammu and Kashmir Government to identify “suitable land” for the rehabilitation of some three lakh Kashmiri Pandits who migrated from the Kashmir Valley in the early 1990's due