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Encounter in Doda, search operation after Kathua terror attack widened

Encounter in Doda, search operation after Kathua terror attack widened

NIA to assist JK police in probe Jammu: A fresh encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the higher reaches of Doda district on Tuesday, as authorities roped in the NIA, deployed special forces and widened their search for the perpetrators of the deadly attack on an army patrol in Kathua district of […]

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Govt announces major reform in H&ME Department

20 days casual leave, female SRs and PGs allowed 6 months Maternity Leave SRINAGAR: Aimed at enhancing the well being as well as work-life balance of Senior Residents (SRs), Tutors and Postgraduate (PG) students, the Health and Medical Education (H&ME) department has ordered one-day weekly-off and 20 days of Casual leaves, including five academic leaves […]

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Jammu region becoming centre of terror attacks: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress said on Tuesday that the Jammu region “becoming the centre of terror incidents” reflects the “strategic failure” of the Modi government and demanded that the Centre should take the country into confidence on steps it is taking to deal with the situation. The opposition party also called for a befitting reply […]

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Amarnath Yatra: LG visits Nunwan, Chandanwari base camps

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday visited the Nunwan and Chandanwari base camps set up for the Amarnath Yatra and reviewed arrangements for the ongoing pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the South Kashmir Himalayas. During the visit, he interacted with the pilgrims and enquired about their experience during the yatra, a spokesperson […]

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SC closes PIL alleging non-functional statutory panels exist in JK

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the proceedings on a PIL, which claimed non-functional statutory panels exist in Jammu and Kashmir, after being told by the union Territory administration that these are now functional and the powers of some like the State Human Rights Commission are being exercised by the NHRC. The top […]

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CS takes stock of progress made on construction of Highways across JK

Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Tuesday held a detailed meeting with representatives of various executing agencies like NHAI, NHIDCL, BRO, Beacon and Project SAMPARK to take stock of  progress made so far in laying out of  vast network of National Highways across the length and breadth of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was also attended […]

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Attack on Army convoy in JK deserves firm counter-measures: Prez Murmu

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday termed the terrorist attack on an Army convoy in Jammu and Kashmir a “cowardly act” and said it deserved condemnation and firm counter-measures. Five Army personnel were killed and as many injured on Monday when a group of heavily-armed terrorists ambushed a patrolling party in the Badnota area […]

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Kathua ambush: Mountain road speaks of violence that was and stiff resistance by troops

Machedi (Kathua): Bloodstains on the road and helmets, bullet shells, vehicles with shattered windscreens and flattened tyres… A day after terrorists ambushed an Army patrol, a wooded mountain road on Tuesday told the story of fierce resistance by troops and a gunbattle that carried on for several hours. On Monday, five Army personnel were killed […]

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Amid rains, water level in India’s main reservoirs rise for first time since Sep 2023

Amid rains, water level in India’s main reservoirs rise for first time since Sep 2023

New Delhi: Amid heavy rains across India, the water level of the country’s main reservoirs has risen for the first time since September last year, the Central Water Commission (CWC) said. Despite the marginal rise of 2 per cent from the previous week, this marks a departure from the consistent week-on-week decline reported since the […]

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Three dead as car rolls down into gorge in Kishtwar

Jammu: Three people were killed and as many were critically injured when a car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Kishtwar district on Tuesday, officials said. The accident took place near Sounder in the remote Dachhan area around 5.45 pm, the officials said. They said bodies of three persons were […]

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