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Police sets up SIT to probe 14 mysterious deaths in Rajouri

Jammu: The police here have constituted a special investigation team to probe the mysterious death of 14 people, including 11 children, belonging to three families in a remote village in Rajouri district, officials said on Wednesday. Amid growing concern over the mysterious deaths in the Badhaal village over the past one month, the administration has […]

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BJP slams NC-led govt for its response to ‘mysterious’ deaths in J&K’s Rajouri

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP launched a scathing attack on the National Conference-led government in the Union Territory on Wednesday for its “inaction” over the “mysterious” deaths of 13 people, including 11 children, in a remote village in Rajouri district. It urged the Centre to rush experts to properly investigate the […]

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Six persons charged under BNS with making derogatory sectarian remarks in Srinagar

Srinagar: Police have detained six persons in Srinagar and charged them with making derogatory sectarian remarks at an event held to celebrate the birthday of Hazrat Ali, the fourth Caliph of Islam. They have also warned people against posting or sharing content with the intent to create division or disturb public harmony. “(Six) 06 miscreants […]

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Gaza ceasefire goes into effect on Sunday. Israel says details in flux, Qatari PM

Gaza ceasefire goes into effect on Sunday. Israel says details in flux, Qatari PM

Doha: Qatar’s prime minister on Wednesday announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that will pause the devastating 15-month war in Gaza and clear the way for dozens of Israeli hostages to go home. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced the agreement in the Qatari capital of Doha, the site of weeks of […]

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Trump and Biden both claim credit for Gaza ceasefire deal

Washington:  President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza after the White House brought Trump’s Middle East envoy into negotiations that have dragged on for months. Trump wasted no time in asserting he was the moving force behind the deal, whose […]

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J-K Congress to take out ‘Samvidhan Bachao’ march in Jammu on Jan 18

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress will take out a march here on January 18 to protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on B R Ambedkar. The ‘Samvidhan Bachao Rashtriya Padayatra’ will begin from Gandhi Chowk-Satwari and conclude at Ambedkar Chowk in Gandhi Nagar, Pradesh Congress Committee working presidents Tara Chand and Raman […]

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Senior IPS officer Sunil Kumar Jha appointed Special Director General of CRPF

New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Sunil Kumar Jha was on Wednesday appointed as Special Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), according to a Personnel Ministry order. Jha is a 1993 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Bihar cadre. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Jha’s appointment as Special […]

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Municipalities asked to prepare waste management action plans in J-K

Jammu: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday directed municipalities to prepare comprehensive waste management plans and asked them to draw up projections on future waste generation, officials said. On average, 450 grams per person per day of waste is generated in big cities and 300 grams is generated in smaller towns in the Union […]

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5-year–old girl mauled to death by stray dogs in Rajouri

Rajouri/Jammu: A five-year-old girl was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in a village here on Wednesday, officials said. Samreen Kouser, daughter of Mohammad Shafayet, was returning home from school when she was attacked by the canines near Shahdra village in Thanamandi sub-division, the officials said. They said Kouser suffered critical injuries […]

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Delhi Police issues traffic advisory for R-Day parade rehearsals from Jan 17-21

New Delhi: Delhi Police has made special traffic arrangements to facilitate the uninterrupted movement of Republic Day parade rehearsals on Kartavya Path, an advisory said on Wednesday. The special arrangements have been made for January 17, 18, 20, and 21, it said. According to the advisory, traffic restrictions would be put in place for Kartavyapath- […]

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