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Elderly man killed during scuffle between two nomad groups in Bandipora

Elderly man killed during scuffle between two nomad groups in Bandipora

Bandipora, Jul 1: A 52-year-old man was killed while several others including a female were injured after a scuffle broke out between members of two nomad groups at Kachi Behak in Vewan village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday morning. Reports said that the scuffle between nomad parties of Pannar in Bandipora and Rajouri […]

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Police report filed against doctor for commenting against Islam and Muslims

Police report filed against doctor for commenting against Islam and Muslims

Singapore, July 1 (PTI) A police report has been filed against a doctor here for allegedly making comments against Islam and Muslims on social media. Dr Kho Kwang Po had recently co-authored an open letter calling for a halt to Singapore’s COVID-19 vaccination programme for young men. The police report was filed against the doctor […]

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Severe heatwave sweeps Delhi, monsoon still a week away

Severe heatwave sweeps Delhi, monsoon still a week away

New Delhi, July 1 (PTI) A severe heatwave swept the national capital on Wednesday with the mercury settling at 43.5 degrees Celsius, the highest so far this year, the India Meteorological Department said. A respite from the heat is unlikely anytime soon as the monsoon is at least a week away, according to the IMD. […]

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COVID-19: JK launches social security scheme for affected families

COVID-19: JK launches social security scheme for affected families

Committed to help children who lost parents: Lt Guv

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday rolled out its Special Assistance Scheme for COVID Mortalities (SASCM) to help out families affected by the coronavirus in the union territory. J-K Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha took to Twitter to announce the launch of the social security scheme. “Today Rolled out SASCM social protection scheme […]

 Press Trust of India

PM’s meeting with JK leader’s constructive initiative: RSS mouthpiece

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent meeting with 14 political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir was “a constructive initiative” but there is a need to remain “cautious”, an editorial published in the RSS mouthpiece, Organiser, has said. “The delimitation process for carving out new constituencies is going on. The central government naturally wants the […]

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Three militants killed in Kulgam encounter

Srinagar: Three unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. The gunbattle between the militants and security forces started in Chimmer village during a cordon and search operation launched by the law enforcement agencies in the area, the officials said. Two militants were […]

 Press Trust of India

High Court in JK to resume physical hearing from July 5

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court will resume physical hearing of cases from Monday but only advocates and staff members who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed to enter the court premises, an official order said on Wednesday. The order issued by Registrar General Jawad Ahmad said advocates will be allowed entry […]

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Soldier injured in exchange of fire in Rajouri

Jammu: A soldier was injured in an exchange of fire with suspected militants near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, officials said on Wednesday. The incident took place during the course of a search operation in village Dadal during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, the officials said. They said a search […]

 Press Trust of India

Drone threats: Authorities impose ban on use of drones in Rajouri

Jammu: Amid heightened security across Jammu and Kashmir after the recent bombing of IAF station by armed drones here, authorities in border district Rajouri on Wednesday ordered ban on the storage, sale or possession and use and transport of the flying machines. An order issued by District Magistrate, Rajouri, Rajesh Kumar Shavan also directed those […]

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Delimitation commission proposes JK visit from Jul 6-9

Will meet political parties, leaders

New Delhi: The delimitation commission will undertake a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir from July 6-9 and interact with political parties, their leaders and officials of the Union Territory to gather “first hand” inputs on the conduct of the mega exercise to carve out new constituencies there, the EC said on Wednesday. The decision […]