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Pak pushing highly trained foreign terrorists into J-K to destabilize security situation: LG

Jammu: Pakistan has been pushing highly foreign trained terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir to destabilize its security situation, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha claimed Sunday and said a strategy has been formulated and security forces being redeployed to foil the neighbouring country’s nefarious designs. In an exclusive interview with PTI here, he asserted that there would […]

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Gunfights in remote forest areas in Kishtwar, Udhampur

Jammu: Two encounters broke out between security forces and terrorists in remote forest areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar and Udhampur districts on Sunday, officials said. They said the encounter in Kishtwar had no impact on the annual Machail Mata Yatra in the Paddar area and assured pilgrims visiting the shrine that adequate security arrangements […]

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Anantnag encounter: Civilian succumbs to injuries, death toll climbs to 3

Srinagar: The death toll in the overnight anti-terror operation in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir rose to three on Sunday as one of the two civilians injured in the encounter succumbed, officials said. Abdul Rashid Dar, who was injured in terrorist firing on Saturday, succumbed to injuries at a hospital here early Sunday, the […]

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J-K Police, BSF focusing on co-ordination with VDGs to check infiltration along IB

Samba/Jammu: Village defence guards will be equipped with weapons and night vision devices, and “rewarded suitably” to shore up the anti-infiltration grid along the International Border (IB) by creating “a new level of difficulty for the enemy”, Jammu and Kashmir DGP R R Swain said on Sunday. He said that standard operating procedures will be […]

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Abdullah questions infiltration into J-K through highly militarised borders

Jammu: Expressing concern over growing encounters between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Sunday questioned the infiltration of terrorists from across the border despite heavy military deployment. “There is so much military deployed on the borders (in Jammu and Kashmir), which I feel is not there in […]

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Amarnath Yatra suspended on Baltal route after heavy rains

Srinagar: The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on the Baltal route following heavy rains on Sunday, officials said. With this, the yatra stands suspended on both routes. The Pahalgam route was closed for maintenance work on Wednesday. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, V K Bhiduri said heavy rains lashed both Pahalgam and Baltal routes of the Amarnath Yatra […]

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Bridge partially washed away by heavy rains in Poonch

Jammu: A bridge connecting Mandi tehsil with the National Highway was partially washed away by heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, forcing authorities to suspend traffic, officials said on Sunday. The repair work on the damaged portion of the Drungali Nala bridge has begun and every effort will be made to complete the […]

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Yatra suspended on Baltal Axis following heavy rains S

RINAGAR: There have been heavy rains in Shri Amarnathji Yatra area from both Pahalgam and Baltal axis today on 11th August, 2024. Maintenance works of urgent nature are required to be carried out on the Baltal Axis of Shri Amarnathji Yatra following this heavy rainfall. “Due to the heavy rains today, urgent repair and maintenance […]

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PM Modi releases climate-resilient seed varieties to increase productivity, farmers income

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient and biofortified seed varieties of agricultural and horticultural crops, aiming to enhance farm productivity and farmers’ income. Developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), these varieties span 61 crops, including 34 field crops and 27 horticultural crops. Modi unveiled the seeds […]

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Bangladesh interim govt’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus acquitted in graft case

Bangladesh interim govt’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus acquitted in graft case

D: Muhammad Yunus was Sunday acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over the misappropriation of funds from the Grameen Telecom Workers and Employees Welfare Fund, three days after he took oath as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, according to a media report. Judge Md Rabiul Alam of the Special Judge’s […]

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