LoC as border -- Govt sees the Kashmir ray of light
The government is understood to be actively debating the issue of converting the Line of Control into an international boundary and putting a conclusive end to the five-decade-old problem that has spawned at least three wars.

Army peaks at Drass to reach LoC
It was yet another victory for our soldiers as they recovered Peak 5100, hours after the collapse of Pakistan army defences on Peak 4700.

State funding -- EC begs to differ
The Union Law Ministry has written to heads of all political parties asking for approval for introducing state funding for the coming Lok Sabha elections.

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