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J-K LG hands over job letters to kin of 40 terror victims

J-K LG hands over job letters to kin of 40 terror victims

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday handed over appointment letters to the next of kin of 40 terror victims in Baramulla, reiterating that the government is committed to providing jobs and justice to terror victim families. Sinha also said that those days are over when family members of terrorists used to […]

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NC, BJP target each other on Martyrs’ Day commemoration

Jammu: The ruling NC and the BJP traded charges on Sunday after leaders were stopped from visiting the martyrs’ graveyard in Srinagar to pay tributes to the victims of the 1931 shooting under the Dogra rule, with J-K Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary accusing the BJP of peddling “communal narratives”. Leader of Opposition in Jammu […]

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13-year-old boy drowns, two missing after slipping into canal in Baramulla

Srinagar: A 13-year-old boy drowned while two others are feared dead after they slipped into a canal in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The incident occurred in the Gantmulla area when four members of a family — two adults and two teenagers — started drowning after one of them accidentally […]

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Drug racket busted with 2 arrests in Anantnag

Drug racket busted with 2 arrests in Anantnag

Srinagar: The Srinagar Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested two people allegedly running a drug smuggling racket operating in Anantnag district, officials said on Sunday. “The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Srinagar Zone, has successfully busted a narcotics smuggling racket operating in South Kashmir with the arrest of two key accused, including a former militant,” the department […]

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Amalgam of Islamic organisations in J-K calls for community boycott of Shia leader

Srinagar: Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulama (MMU), an amalgam of Islamic organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday called for legal action and community boycott of Shia leader and former minister Imran Ansari for allegedly making “provocative” statements. “The MMU –” comprising scholars and leaders from all Islamic schools of thought, both Sunni and Shia — wishes to […]

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Singapore is at ‘heart’ of India’s Act East Policy: Jaishankar

Singapore: India will play an increasingly important role globally as the world “inexorably” transitions into multipolarity, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said after holding talks with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on Sunday. Jaishankar, who was in this city-state as part of his two-nation trip, also met President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Deputy Prime Minister Gan […]

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Two lakh pilgrims undertake Amarnath Yatra in 11 days

Srinagar: The number of pilgrims who undertook Amarnath Yatra this year crossed the two-lakh mark on Sunday. “More than 17,000 pilgrims on Sunday paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the total number of yatris to 2,00,063,” officials said here. A total of 17,317 pilgrims […]

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10 Amarnath yatris injured after 3 buses collide in Kulgam

Srinagar: Three buses part of the Amarnath Yatra convoy collided on Sunday on their way back to a base camp in Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring at least 10 pilgrims, officials said. The injured pilgrims were taken to a hospital for treatment, they said. The convoy was returning after pilgrims had their darshan […]

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England set India 193-run target after being bowled out for 192

England set India 193-run target after being bowled out for 192

London: India set to chase a target of 193 to win the third Test after bowling out England for 192 in their second innings on the fourth day here on Sunday. Resuming the final session at 175 for 6, England lost their remaining four wickets for just 17 runs, with premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah (2/38) […]

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Family outing turns tragic as minor among three drown in canal at Uri, north Kashmir

Family outing turns tragic as minor among three drown in canal at Uri, north Kashmir

Uri, Jul 13: A 13-year-old boy died, two people are missing and another was rescued after an outing near canal here turned tragic for a family on Sunday. Reports said that four persons slipped in Water Canal of Lower Jhelum Hydroelectric Project, a power project located on the Jhelum River near Uri in Baramulla. Soon […]

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