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Retired army personnel-turned-LeT ‘terrorist’ held in Delhi

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested an alleged member of Lashkar-e-Taiba module operating in north Kashmir’s Kupwara, officials said on Tuesday. The accused, who is a retired army personnel, has played an instrumental role in receiving arms and ammunition from across the Line of Control (LoC), they said. The accused, identified as Riyaz Ahmad […]

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No respite from cold conditions in Kashmir valley

Srinagar: There was no respite from the intense cold wave conditions in Kashmir on Tuesday as the minimum temperatures stayed several degrees below freezing point at most places in the valley, a MeT department official said. Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, recorded a […]

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Lt Guv inaugurates IT company’s complex in Kathua

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday launched one of India’s leading IT service company — Atomic North complex — in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district with an aim to start a business process outsourcing (BPO). The Atomic North Private Limited complex, which has come up at Durang village of Billawar tehsil of the district, […]

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Will examine 2004 verdict on states’ power to make sub-class in SCs, STs for quota: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will examine the validity of its 2004 judgement holding that states do not have the power to further sub-classify the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes for grant of quotas. A seven-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud made clear that it will not get […]

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Twin sisters take internet by storm with vlog on recent snowfall in Kashmir

Srinagar: Six-year-old twin sisters Zaiba and Zainab have taken the internet by storm with their cute vlog on last week’s snowfall in Kashmir. “Finally, It has snowed (in Kashmir),” one of the twins said while referring to the prolonged dry spell the valley witnessed from December to the end of January this winter. “You must […]

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Parliamentary panel favours penal provisions for dumping waste into rivers

Parliamentary panel favours penal provisions for dumping waste into rivers

New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has recommended to the department of water resources to prepare norms which should include penal provisions against waste dumping into the rivers, including Yamuna. In view of the potential health hazards due to the use of fertilisers and pesticides in the floodplains of Yamuna, the standing committee on water resources […]

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Google removes 2,200 fraudulent loan apps from Play Store: MoS Finance

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday informed Parliament that Google has suspended or removed more than 2,200 fraudulent loan apps from its Play Store between September 2022 and August 2023. The government is constantly engaged with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and other regulators and stakeholders concerned to control fraudulent loan apps, Minister of […]

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Pulwama DC directed to stop mining activity in 2 blocks of Rambiara stream

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (PCC) has directed the deputy commissioner of Pulwama to stop contractors from carrying out mining activity in two blocks of Rambiara stream for violating the guidelines set by it while granting the consent for mining to them, officials on Tuesday said. In separate orders issued the other […]

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Govt recruitment exams: Lok Sabha passes Bill to check use of unfair means

Govt recruitment exams: Lok Sabha passes Bill to check use of unfair means

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill which seeks to deal sternly with malpractices and irregularities in government recruitment examinations, with provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine up to Rs 1 crore. Piloting the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, Union minister Jitendra Singh […]

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16 people injured as bus overturns in Jammu

Jammu: Sixteen people were injured when a bus skidded off a road and overturned in border area of Jammu district on Tuesday, officials said. A bus was on its way from Arnia to Jammu when the accident happened at Kalyana area, they said. Locals and police rushed to the spot to rescue passengers, they said, […]

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