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Why Hamas Is Executing Palestinians Amid Food Crisis Under Israeli Blockade
At least six Palestinians were executed by Hamas in Gaza, and 13 others were shot in the legs for allegedly looting food stores and community kitchens, the Palestinian group said in a statement.
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"We Will Die Of Hunger": Gazans Scramble For Food, Run To Community Kitchens
At the break of dawn, 10-year-old Youssef al-Najjar races barefoot, clutching a battered pot, to a community kitchen in Gaza City, only to find hundreds of others already queueing.
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Kuki-Zo Group Again Blocks Highways In Manipur After 3-Day Ultimatum
A tribal group in Manipur today reimposed an indefinite blockade on a national highway, demanding adequate supplies of essential commodities to Kuki-Zo communities in hill areas of the state.
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Vehicles Stranded As Kolkata-Mumbai Highway Blocked By Protesters
Several vehicles were stuck on the old National Highway 6, which connects Kolkata to Mumbai, after an organisation of the Kudmi community started a blockade in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district on Tuesday.
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SMS, Voice Calls Restored On Prepaid Mobiles In Jammu and Kashmir
After nearly six months, prepaid mobile phone service will be restored in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said voice calls and SMS are being restored for prepaid mobile connections, in the latest measure to relax some of the severe restrictions enforced since August 5 last year.
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Jammu And Kashmir: Kashmiris Charged For Blocked Phones, Services Stopped For Unpaid Bills
Postpaid cell phones started buzzing in Kashmir from noon on Monday as promised by the administration. But outgoing calls were another matter.
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Life Of Kashmiris More Important, Says Governor On Telephone Restrictions
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday defended the communication blockade in the valley saying safety of Kashmiris was more important than mobile services which the terrorists use for their activities and mobilisation.
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All Postpaid Mobile Phones To Be Restored In Kashmir From Monday
People with postpaid mobile connections in Kashmir will finally be able to make calls starting Monday as the communications blackout imposed before the government revoked Jammu and Kashmir's decades-old special privileges entered its 69th day. Internet connectivity, however, will remain suspended for now.
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Two US Lawmakers Seek Immediate End Of Communication Blackout In Kashmir
Two US lawmakers have expressed concerns over the situation in Kashmir, and urged US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to convince India to immediately end the communication blockade and release those who have been detained.
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Top Court To Hear Plea Of Kashmir Times Editor, Others On September 16
The Supreme Court today fixed the pleas of Kashmir Times Editor and others on alleged communication blockade in Jammu and Kashmir for hearing on September 16.
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Notice To Centre Over Removal Of Restrictions On Journalists In J&K
The Supreme Court today told the centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to reply to the pleas seeking removal of restrictions in the state, including communications blockade, that are hampering the functioning of the media after special status was scrapped.
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Gujjars Call Off Quota Agitation After Assurance, Rajasthan Relieved
Gujjar protesters in the state ended their eight-day-old strike today, after the state government gave a written assurance that it would take every legal step at its disposal to ensure that the community gets 5% reservation in jobs and educational institutes even if it gets stuck in court.
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju Calls Economic Blockade Handiwork Of Manipur Chief Minister
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju today alleged that the recent economic blockade in Manipur was the "handiwork" of the state's Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh. Mr Rijiju made the allegations at a 'get together' in the Delhi BJP office for the Manipuri community members living in the capital.
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Exclusive: Naga Ancestral Land In Manipur Is Non-Negotiable, Says United Naga Council
In Manipur, crippled by an economic blockade for over the three months, the agitating United Naga Council (UNC) and the ruling Congress have drawn swords at each other. With Manipur Congress Legislature Party (CLP) writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare UNC, the top body of Nagas living in Manipur, as an "unlawful organisation", the UNC...
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Transportation, Mobile Internet Resume In Manipur's Imphal
Cyclist Sharatchandra Singh, 17, and his teammates were among thousands stranded after the Naga Students' Federation (NSF) blocked the movement of Imphal-bound vehicles through Nagaland after violent anti-economic blockade protests by the Meitei community on December 18.
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Why Hamas Is Executing Palestinians Amid Food Crisis Under Israeli Blockade
At least six Palestinians were executed by Hamas in Gaza, and 13 others were shot in the legs for allegedly looting food stores and community kitchens, the Palestinian group said in a statement.
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"We Will Die Of Hunger": Gazans Scramble For Food, Run To Community Kitchens
At the break of dawn, 10-year-old Youssef al-Najjar races barefoot, clutching a battered pot, to a community kitchen in Gaza City, only to find hundreds of others already queueing.
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Kuki-Zo Group Again Blocks Highways In Manipur After 3-Day Ultimatum
A tribal group in Manipur today reimposed an indefinite blockade on a national highway, demanding adequate supplies of essential commodities to Kuki-Zo communities in hill areas of the state.
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Vehicles Stranded As Kolkata-Mumbai Highway Blocked By Protesters
Several vehicles were stuck on the old National Highway 6, which connects Kolkata to Mumbai, after an organisation of the Kudmi community started a blockade in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district on Tuesday.
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SMS, Voice Calls Restored On Prepaid Mobiles In Jammu and Kashmir
After nearly six months, prepaid mobile phone service will be restored in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said voice calls and SMS are being restored for prepaid mobile connections, in the latest measure to relax some of the severe restrictions enforced since August 5 last year.
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Jammu And Kashmir: Kashmiris Charged For Blocked Phones, Services Stopped For Unpaid Bills
Postpaid cell phones started buzzing in Kashmir from noon on Monday as promised by the administration. But outgoing calls were another matter.
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Life Of Kashmiris More Important, Says Governor On Telephone Restrictions
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday defended the communication blockade in the valley saying safety of Kashmiris was more important than mobile services which the terrorists use for their activities and mobilisation.
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All Postpaid Mobile Phones To Be Restored In Kashmir From Monday
People with postpaid mobile connections in Kashmir will finally be able to make calls starting Monday as the communications blackout imposed before the government revoked Jammu and Kashmir's decades-old special privileges entered its 69th day. Internet connectivity, however, will remain suspended for now.
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Two US Lawmakers Seek Immediate End Of Communication Blackout In Kashmir
Two US lawmakers have expressed concerns over the situation in Kashmir, and urged US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to convince India to immediately end the communication blockade and release those who have been detained.
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Top Court To Hear Plea Of Kashmir Times Editor, Others On September 16
The Supreme Court today fixed the pleas of Kashmir Times Editor and others on alleged communication blockade in Jammu and Kashmir for hearing on September 16.
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Notice To Centre Over Removal Of Restrictions On Journalists In J&K
The Supreme Court today told the centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to reply to the pleas seeking removal of restrictions in the state, including communications blockade, that are hampering the functioning of the media after special status was scrapped.
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Gujjars Call Off Quota Agitation After Assurance, Rajasthan Relieved
Gujjar protesters in the state ended their eight-day-old strike today, after the state government gave a written assurance that it would take every legal step at its disposal to ensure that the community gets 5% reservation in jobs and educational institutes even if it gets stuck in court.
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju Calls Economic Blockade Handiwork Of Manipur Chief Minister
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju today alleged that the recent economic blockade in Manipur was the "handiwork" of the state's Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh. Mr Rijiju made the allegations at a 'get together' in the Delhi BJP office for the Manipuri community members living in the capital.
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Exclusive: Naga Ancestral Land In Manipur Is Non-Negotiable, Says United Naga Council
In Manipur, crippled by an economic blockade for over the three months, the agitating United Naga Council (UNC) and the ruling Congress have drawn swords at each other. With Manipur Congress Legislature Party (CLP) writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare UNC, the top body of Nagas living in Manipur, as an "unlawful organisation", the UNC...
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Transportation, Mobile Internet Resume In Manipur's Imphal
Cyclist Sharatchandra Singh, 17, and his teammates were among thousands stranded after the Naga Students' Federation (NSF) blocked the movement of Imphal-bound vehicles through Nagaland after violent anti-economic blockade protests by the Meitei community on December 18.
