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Speedy development work underway in J&K; couldn t meet target due to COVID: MoS Home Affairs
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Speedy development work underway in J&K; couldn t meet target due to COVID: MoS Home AffairsPTI
Last Updated: Feb 08, 2021, 04:16 PM IST
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Synopsis Asserting that revolutionary and historical decisions have been taken for the development of the Union territory, the minister said in Rajya Sabha that Kashmir will be connected by train by December 2022 and an elevated light rail system is also being planned in the region.
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New Delhi: Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Monday said speedy developmental work has been underway in the newly-constituted Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the last two years, but the set target could not be achieved due to COVID-19 pandemic. Asserting that revolutionary and historical decisions have been taken for the development of the Union territory, the minister said in Rajya Sabha that Kashmir will be connected by
NEW DELHI: Police in Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday charged a 40-year-old dad under anti-terror laws for demanding the release of his “terrorist” son’s body.
Mushtaq Wani’s son, Athar Mushtaq, 16, was one of three young people killed on Dec. 30 in an alleged gunfight with the army in the Lawaypora area of Baramullah district, on the outskirts of the territory’s capital city, Srinagar.
In a series of statements since the incident, police have maintained that the trio had militant links.
But Wani told Arab News: “I demanded from the authorities whether they have any proof, any footage, or any camera evidence about my son’s nefarious activities. I asked them to show that my son was a militant.”