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Deadly clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir leave 11 dead, 70 injured

Deadly clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir leave 11 dead, 70 injured

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At least 11 people were killed and over 70 injured in clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir ahead of a protest called for on Tuesday. Police said the protesters of the Joint Awami Action Committee — which seeks to uphold economic and political rights — had gathered outside a hospital morgue where the body of another group member was taken after his death. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

One year after Operation Sindoor, Simari villagers seek return to normalcy

One year after Operation Sindoor, Simari villagers seek return to normalcy

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A river runs through it, cleaving the village between India on side of the gushing waters and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir on the other. If Operation Sindoor has a ground zero, it is Simari where the sound of artillery fire still echoes for villagers trying to shake off memories from that night one year ago. It is from this frontier village surrounded by high mountains that the Army fired shells across the Krishan Ganga river to signal the start of Operation Sindoor on the intervening night of May 6-7, 2025, India’s response to the terror attack in Pahalgam to dismantle terror outlets in Pakistan. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

‘They Can’t Handle…’: Omar Abdullah Takes Swipe At Pakistan PM Over Kashmir Remark | India News

‘They Can’t Handle…’: Omar Abdullah Takes Swipe At Pakistan PM Over Kashmir Remark | India News

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Last Updated:February 07, 2026, 14:41 IST Omar Abdullah criticised Shehbaz Sharif’s Kashmir remarks, questioned Pakistan’s capacity, and discussed water treaties and ongoing projects. Abdullah’s remarks came after Sharif made the comments in the Assembly of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Thursday. (File Photo) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took a dig at Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after the latter referred to Kashmir as his country’s “jugular vein.” CM Abdullah stated that Pakistan struggles to manage what it already possesses, questioning what it would do if Kashmir were added to it. Responding on Friday to Sharif’s statement, the National Conference leader said, “We will be part of them? They can’t handle what they already have. What will they do with us?” Sharif had made the comments on Thursday in the Assembly of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), when the neighbouring country observed what it calls ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’. While addressing the Assembly, he said he was there to express solidarity with “our brothers in Kashmir on behalf of the Pakistani people and the Pakistani leadership,” adding that …

Mock Drill In 4 States: What Will Happen In This Exercise And How You Should Respond

Mock Drill In 4 States: What Will Happen In This Exercise And How You Should Respond

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Last Updated:May 28, 2025, 14:43 IST Notably, civil mock drills were announced in several states for increased defence preparedness after the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam last month. The Home Ministry had ordered a mock drill in 244 districts across the country on May 7, the day Operation Sindoor was launched. (News18) A civil defence mock drill is set to be conducted in four states bordering Pakistan on Thursday evening, more than three weeks after India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting terror hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The mock drill is scheduled to be conducted in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir. Notably, mock drills were announced in 244 districts for increased defence preparedness after the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam last month, in which 26 tourists were gunned down. India had announced a civil defence mock drill on May 7 to test wartime standard operating procedure (SOP) and measures in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. It marked the first national-level civil defence preparedness activity …

PM Modi blasts Pakistan: ‘Sindoor became our gunpowder’ | Latest News India

PM Modi blasts Pakistan: ‘Sindoor became our gunpowder’ | Latest News India

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Operation Sindoor was the embodiment of a new India that will strike at the heart of terror and make terrorists and their supporters pay a heavy price for spilling blood, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, adding that Islamabad can never win a direct fight against New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recounted his 2019 vow in Bikaner, saying, “mai desh nahi jhukne dunga, mai desh nhi mitne dunga”(PTI) At a public meeting in Rajasthan’s Bikaner, Modi ruled out trade or talks with Pakistan on any issue other than Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, said Islamabad will not get India’s share of water, and underlined that India was not going to be cowed by nuclear threats. “The world and the enemies of the country have seen what happens when ‘sindoor’ turns into ‘barood’ (gunpowder),” he said at the public meeting in Palana in Bikaner, which shares a border with Pakistan. “Modi’s mind is cool, it remains cool, but Modi’s blood is hot, and now it is not blood but hot sindoor (vermilion) that is flowing in Modi’s …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi To Visit Karni Mata Temple In Deshnok Today, Address Rally In Rajasthan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi To Visit Karni Mata Temple In Deshnok Today, Address Rally In Rajasthan

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Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday will visit the revered Karni Mata Temple in Deshnok in Rajasthan’s Bikaner, and is likely to deliver a significant message from the spiritual land of Maa Karni. This is his first visit to Rajasthan following India’s attack on terror launch pads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on May 7. During the visit, PM Modi will inaugurate 103 Amrit Stations nationwide, including the newly developed Deshnok Railway Station under the Amrit Bharat Yojana. He will also address a large public meeting in Palana village near Bikaner. His total stay in Bikaner is scheduled for 3 hours and 25 minutes. This visit is reminiscent of his public address in Churu, delivered on the morning of the airstrikes following the Pulwama attack. Political observers anticipate that PM Modi may once again send a strong message to the global community, including Pakistan, from the land of Bikaner, especially as Thursday marks one month since the Pahalgam terror attack. According to official sources, PM Modi will arrive at Nal Airport at 9.50 …

As ceasefire holds, an uptick in pilgrim numbers to Vaishno Devi | India News

As ceasefire holds, an uptick in pilgrim numbers to Vaishno Devi | India News

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With the ceasefire between India and Pakistan holding along the international border and the Line of Control, the number of pilgrims reaching Katra town for their onward journey toward the Vaishno Devi shrine has begun picking up. Official sources said that nearly 4,000 people had reported for registration at the shrine board counter in the town in 24 hours ending 10 pm Tuesday.  By 4 pm Wednesday, the number of pilgrims turning up for registration had gone up to 4,000 pilgrims and the figure was going to touch 8,000 by 10 pm, they added. A shrine board official said that until April 22, when terrorists killed 26 people – mostly tourists but also a local pony operator — in Pahalgam, between 30,000 and 35,000 pilgrims had been visiting the shrine in Trikuta Hills. But numbers began dipping after the attack, standing as low as 2,000-odd pilgrims a day amid border tensions in the aftermath of India’s strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Pakistan on May 7, the official said. Story continues below this …

PM Modi reviews security with senior officials | Latest News India

PM Modi reviews security with senior officials | Latest News India

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a top meeting to review border security, hours before the Indian and Pakistani directors general of military operations spoke over hotline to discuss steps to uphold the May 10 understanding to stop military actions against each other, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi (AFP) He later addressed the nation too. “We have only paused our retaliatory action against terror and military bases in Pakistan. In the coming days, every step taken by Pakistan will be monitored … .any terror attack will get a befitting response, on our terms, in our way,” Modi said in his address to the nation. The meeting was attended by defence minister Rajnath Singh, external affairs minister S Jaishankar, national security adviser Ajit Doval, chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan, the three service chiefs and the foreign secretary. The PM has been chairing meetings with top government functionaries since the beginning of Operation Sindoor on May 7; New Delhi’s direct military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror strike that killed 26 people, …

Modi picked name for counterterror op | Latest News India

Modi picked name for counterterror op | Latest News India

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi picked the evocative term “Operation Sindoor” as the codename for the Indian forces’ strikes on nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and tracked the progress of the operation through the night, people aware of developments said on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi briefs President Droupadi Murmu about Operation Sindoor on Wednesday. (HT Photo) At a cabinet meeting held on Wednesday morning, Modi said the country’s armed forces deserve credit for carrying out operation Sindoor. According to the people cited above, the PM was addressing his cabinet colleagues soon after India targeted terror hubs in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack. “The PM was tracking the operation as it was underway from his official residence, and it was his decision to name it Sindoor. He chaired the cabinet committee on security soon after the operation and then the full cabinet meeting,” said a person aware of the details. According to this person, the PM was quick to credit the armed forces during the cabinet meeting after some ministers congratulated him …

Pakistan Shells J&K’s Kupwara Again After Operation Sindoor; Indian Army Responds

Pakistan Shells J&K’s Kupwara Again After Operation Sindoor; Indian Army Responds

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Last Updated:May 08, 2025, 03:28 IST Pakistan targeted civilian areas in the Karnah area, firing shells and mortars after midnight, following India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ targeting terror camps in PoK. The Indian Army responded effectively to Pakistan’s cross-border shelling. (PTI) Pakistan has resorted to cross-border shelling in the Karnah area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district for the second day in a row on Thursday, after India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The Pakistani side targeted civilian areas in the Karnah area, firing shells and mortars after midnight, officials told the news agency PTI. The Indian armed forces retaliated effectively against the unprovoked firing. Most of the civilian population in Karnah moved to safer areas after Pakistani troops resorted to shelling following India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’. No reports of casualties have emerged so far. On Wednesday, Pakistani troops began shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara, less than two hours after India launched air strikes against terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The Indian Army responded to the …