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According to official figures, nearly 150 militants, most of them local youth, are active in the four districts of south Kashmir. They say that only this year, at least 80 local youths have joined militant ranks in south Kashmir.

Akhtar said his party did not want to create an impression that Kashmiris are only “fair weather” friends. He said the PDP also didn’t want to let down people of the state.

The party asked the Centre to spell out its plan to restore normalcy in the state and engage with various sections to win their hearts and minds.

Sources said the BJP was opposed to dissolution of the Assembly since the Governor will, in that case, have advise holding Assembly polls within a period of six months, or go for President’s Rule.

As Governor N N Vohra held meetings with security agencies, Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said ongoing military operations in the Valley against terrorists would continue as earlier.

Panama Papers: Kolkata businessman and BJP leader Shishir K Bajoria claimed that reference to him in offshore entity’s books was an error.

Panama Papers: Emails among Mossack Fonseca employees in October 2017 show that three members of the Khemka family are listed as PEPs (Politically Exposed Persons)

Panama Papers: Iqbal Mirchi died of a heart attack at the age of 63 in 2013. He was wanted by Mumbai Police for allegedly having handled the finances of Dawood Ibrahim, and arrested by Scotland Yard after the CBI issued a Red Corner Notice against him.

Every year of not exporting one litre of SMP has meant accumulation of stocks with dairies, forcing them, in turn, to slash both milk procurement and prices paid to farmers.

According to Rajasthan’s Directorate of Horticulture, garlic production in the Hadoti region rose from 5,91,687 tonnes in 2016-2017 to 7,16,120 tonnes this crop year, resulting in lower prices.

Deadline for submitting suggestions and objections on the DP should be extended by a month beyond June 23, senior Shiv Sena MLC Anil Parab said.

Assured MSPs and development of new short-duration high-yielding varieties have led farmers in Punjab to desert the fibre crop for paddy

The Pune police told a local court that these officials had sanctioned the loan to the DSK group company without the approval of other banks, which were part of a consortium.

According to a complaint filed by the Aligarh-based woman, she had gone to a hospital in Vrindavan where her money and mobile phone were stolen. On advice of some locals, she visited Shiv Sena activist Ramesh Pujari to seek help.

The ruling BJP has the maximum number of ministers, followed by its bickering ally Shiv Sena. Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) and Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (RSP) both have one berth each.

By using "Gold Premium", Karnataka based Shivanagere Agro Tech was not only diluting the trademark 'Gold Winner' but was also diluting the goodwill associated with Kaleeswari Refinery, thereby causing large-scale disruption, it contended.

"Met a team from UNODC led by Suruchi Pant, Deputy Regional Representative today...I shared with them the significant initiatives undertaken by the Government in the last 48 months," Gandhi tweeted.

A letter allegedly found in the house of one of the five people arrested for "links" with the banned CPI (Maoist) talked about the ultras mulling "another Rajiv Gandhi incident".

On the basis of media reports, Mukesh Agrawal, Principal of District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Mathura took suo motu cognizance and inquired about the matter.