News Topic:Line of Control (LoC)
J&K
Avoid return to frontline villages due to unexploded shells: Police
With people in the border areas starting to move towards their homes after the India-Pakistan ceasefire, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday issued an advisory.
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Kashmir
Life limping back to normalcy along LoC as ceasefire holds
Life is slowly limping back to normal in border areas of Kashmir, as no firing was reported from any sector along the LoC for the first time in over a fortnight on Sunday.
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Jammu
Hours after ceasefire, reports of unprovoked shelling by Pakistan on IB, LoC
Just hours after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday, reports came in of unprovoked shelling by Pakistan along the International Border and the LoC.
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J&K
India, Pakistan reach ceasefire agreement; US claims credit but New Delhi differs
In a huge development, India and Pakistan today agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire”, bringing to an end the intense and extensive three-day military confrontation.
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J&K
CM announces Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia relief for families of those killed in cross-border shelling
J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 10 lakh for the families of all those who lost their lives in the recent cross-border shelling.
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Views
Kashmiri Pandit activist urges LG to convert Valley temples into shelters for displaced civilians
A prominent Kashmiri Pandit has appealed to the J&K LG, Manoj Sinha, to provide immediate humanitarian support and shelter to displaced civilians.
India
Sirsa, Suratgarh airbases, S-400 air defence system at Admapur intact: Ministry of Defence
The Ministry of Defence firmly rejected Pakistan's claims that it had destroyed the Sirsa and Suratgarh airbases and neutralized India’s S-400 air defence system at Adampur.
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Politics
Omar hits out at IMF for reimbursing Pak for devastating J-K’s border areas
Omar Abdullah hit out at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for granting the loan to Pakistan, claiming that it would enable Pakistan to devastate the border areas.
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Kulgam Horticulture Department offers 50% subsidy on anti-hail nets for orchardists
Kulgam's Horticulture Department is providing anti-hail nets to orchardists at 50% subsidy, with assistance so far crossing ₹1.30 lakh to protect fruit crops.
AIP questions Demography Committee’s scope, says LoC displacement must be assessed
AIP spokesperson Inam Un Nabi has urged the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes to examine LoC displacement, PoK returnees and Kashmiri Pandit migration.
900 doctors appointed, 400 more underway, says Sakina Itoo
J&K Health Minister Sakina Itoo says 900 doctors have been appointed via PSC, with 400 more recruitments underway alongside expansion of diagnostic facilities.
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