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 Kashmir: As militants in Kashmir have started using traditional satellite phones due to the snapping of internet services, security agencies are finding it hard to find the pinpoint location of the ultras. In the absence of pre-paid mobile and internet services, militants have been provided satellite phones by their handlers from across the border. "Earlier militants would use either pre-paid SIMs or VoIP calls to communicate with each other. However, as both these facilities are snapped fo...

 A top Indian diplomat courted controversy Wednesday after he mentioned the Israeli 'model' and said Kashmiri Pandits could return to the Valley soon because 'if the Israeli people can do it, we can also do it', reported PTI. The video of India's Consul General in New York Sandeep Chakravorty, speaking at a private event in the city, surfaced online and sparked a controversy when he spoke about the abrogation of Article 370 in relation to the 'Israel settlement model'. 'I believe the securit...

 New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday informed Parliament that 20 people, comprising three security personnel and 17 civilians, have been killed in terror-related incidents since the Centre scrapped Article 370 and 35A on August 5. At least 129 persons got injured during the same period. The details were shared in Parliament by Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy in a written reply to a question by Member of Parliament Abdul Wahab. Citing Jammu and Kashmir...

Srinagar: Shops and businesses were shut and public transport remained largely off the roads in most parts of Kashmir on the second consecutive day on Thursday, after posters warning shopkeepers against opening their establishments appeared in some areas. The posters calling for shutdown also appeared a day before Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Parliament that normalcy had returned to the valley. Officials said the shutdown was observed in Srinagar and Ganderbal districts in central K...