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Six lakh youths extended technical, financial support to become entrepreneurs in J-K: LG

Six lakh youths extended technical, financial support to become entrepreneurs in J-K: LG

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor on Sunday said over 30,000 vacant government jobs have been filled in the last three years, while over six lakh youths have been given technical and financial support to become entrepreneurs. He said the central government is spending one lakh crore rupees to build highways and tunnels in the […]

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Money generated from narcotics trade goes back to Pakistan to fund terror activities in J-K: DGP

Jammu: Money generated from the narcotics trade is returned to Pakistan and subsequently used to fund terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, Director-General of Police Dilbag Singh on Sunday. Singh’s comment comes close on the heels of a large stockpile of drugs, cash and weapons being recovered near the Line of Control in Jammu and […]

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Will go by mandate given to us: CRPF on its role in counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir

Srinagar: The CRPF is fully equipped and capable of taking the lead role in counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir in case the paramilitary force is tasked to do so, a senior officer of the force has said. He said though the security situation has drastically improved in the Valley in the past three years, the force […]

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NC leader Farooq Abdullah leaves for Saudi Arabia to perform ‘Umrah’

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Sunday left for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah’, a minor pilgrimage to the twin Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina. A party leader said here that Abdullah (85), a Member of Parliament from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, was accompanied by party colleague Aijaz Jan. “Jenab Dr. Farooq Abdullah […]

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Soldier injured in landmine blast in J-K’s Poonch

Poonch/Jammu: An army personnel was injured Sunday in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. Naik Rajeev Kumar was injured when a landmine went off during patrolling of a forward area in the Mankote sector this afternoon, they said. The injured soldier was immediately given […]

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Life imprisonment for army captain involved in Amshipura ‘staged’ encounter; sentence awaits confirmation

New Delhi: Completing general court-martial proceedings in less than a year, an Army court has recommended life imprisonment for a captain in connection with the killing of three men in a “staged” encounter in Amshipura in south Kashmir in July 2020, officials said here on Sunday. Captain Bhoopendra Singh was subjected to court martial after […]

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Villagers near LoC in J-K ecstatic as Indo-Pak ceasefire enters third year

Rajouri/Jammu: Mohammad Yousuf Kohli is constructing a new house for his family of six in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, a dream which he says is fulfilled only because of the ceasefire between India and Pakistan that entered its third year last month. The border […]

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JMC commissioner sensitizes market associations, traders on property tax in J-K

Jammu: Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Commissioner Rahul Yadav held a series of interactions with different market associations and traders to sensitize them about property tax, an official said on Sunday. The meetings over the past week were held with office bearers of different trade bodies, including president of Ware House Traders Association Deepak Gupta, the […]

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Six grenades, ammunition recovered during road construction in Rajouri

Jammu: Six hand grenades and 127 rounds of general purpose machine gun were recovered during construction of a road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Sunday, police officials said. The grenades and ammunition were found buried by workers engaged in construction of a link road in remote Neali village of Manjakote tehsil, the officials […]

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Skier says stopped at Gulmarg Gondola for training, calls it deliberate harassment’

Srinagar: Alpine skier Mohammad Arif Khan, India’s only athlete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, has accused an employee of the Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation (JKCCC) of “deliberate harassment” after he was allegedly stopped from boarding the Gulmarg Gondola for training at the famous ski-resort. In a video posted on social media, Khan […]