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Kulgam Blast: Another wounded person succumbs

Srinagar: A person who was injured critically in a mysterious blast when some explosive material went off at Chidder Ban area of Khudwani in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on June 27 succumbed to his injuries, police said. A police officer said that Mohammad Abass Bhat son of Abdul Rashid Bhat of Chidder Khudwani breathed his […]

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Shopian man booked under fresh PSA, shifted to Kot Bhalwal jail

Srinagar: A man from Shopian in south Kashmir has been shifted to Kot Bhalwal Jail Jammu after he was slapped with a fresh Public Safety Act (PSA) by the district administration, officials said on Saturday. They said that Ubaid Rashid Mir, a resident of Bun Bazar Shopian was on Saturday morning shifted to Kot Bhalwal […]

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Heat wave persists in Jammu, mercury settles at 43.1 deg C

Jammu: There was no let-up in heatwave conditions in Jammu region on Saturday as the maximum temperature settled at 43.1 degrees Celsius — 5.4 notches above the season’s average, the Meteorological Department said. The day temperature in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir saw a marginal rise of 0.7 notches from the previous day’s […]

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Join global coalition on disaster resilience, PM Modi tells G20 countries

Join global coalition on disaster resilience, PM Modi tells G20 countries

OSAKA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited the G20 countries to join a global coalition on disaster resilience, saying disasters require quick and effective remedial measures as they invariably affect the poor the most. Modi, who is in Osaka, Japan for the two-day G20 Summit, laid special emphasis on building a disaster resilient future. […]

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US, Taliban resume talks on ending war: Taliban

Doha: The United States and the Taliban opened fresh negotiations in Doha on Saturday, a Taliban spokesman said, as Washington eyes a breakthrough before Afghanistan’s September presidential election. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid tweeted that the “seventh round of talks between US representatives and the negotiation team of the Islamic Emirate have begun in Doha”. The […]

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Shah’s comments on JK provocative, will deepen alienation: CPI (M)

New Delhi: The CPI (M) on Saturday demanded an early assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir and alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s comments in the Lok Sabha a day ago regarding the state were “provocative” and would alienate the people further. The Left party said if the conditions were conducive for holding the […]

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Congress hits back, says NDA-BJP govts responsible for mess in JK

New Delhi: The Congress has hit back at Home Minister Amit Shah for blaming former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the political problems in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the NDA-BJP government was responsible for the state of affairs there. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said delving into history and selective blaming, finger pointing is not going […]

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Murdered man wrongly buried as Muslim, body exhumed

Muzaffarnagar (UP): The body of a 19-year-old man was dug out from a Muslim graveyard after he was identified as a Hindu, police said Saturday. The man was killed on June 17 by his three friends who dumped his body in the Yamuna, they said, adding that the body was recovered the next day. He […]

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Cop killed as vehicle plunges into gorge

Bhadarwah: An assistant sub-inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police was killed on Saturday when his car skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said. ASI Vikram Singh (45), a resident of Gatha village of Bhaderwah, was posted in Kishtwar police station in the Criminal Investigation […]

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Anti-tank mine detected along IB

Jammu: An anti-tank mine was detected near the International Border in Ramgarh sector in Samba district, police said Saturday. The anti-tank mine was noticed by some villagers alongside the bank of Basantar river in the Sapwal area Friday, a police official said. He said bomb disposal squad of the Army later neutralised the explosive. Earlier, […]