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Amit Shah reviews status of implementation of new criminal laws in J-K

Amit Shah reviews status of implementation of new criminal laws in J-K

NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reviewed the status of the implementation of the new criminal laws in Jammu and Kashmir in the presence of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. Abdullah attended the meeting though law and order is directly handled by the Central government […]

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Security forces recover suspicious object in Tral, Shopian areas of south Kashmir

Security forces recover suspicious object in Tral, Shopian areas of south Kashmir

Srinagar, Feb 18: Security forces on Tuesday found two suspicious objects resembling an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in South Kashmir’s Pulwama District and Shopian area. An official saud that the suspicious object was found at Pinglish Nagwadi in Tral in Pulwama following which security forces cordoned off the area. He said that the Bomb Disposal […]

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Gyanesh Kumar appointed as CEC; Vivek Joshi election commissioner

Gyanesh Kumar appointed as CEC; Vivek Joshi election commissioner

NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (PTI): Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was appointed as the next chief election commissioner, the law ministry said. Kumar is the first CEC to be appointed under a new law on the appointment of the members of the Election Commission (EC). His term will run till January 26, 2029, days before the […]

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Death of two men in Kathua being probed: CM

Death of two men in Kathua being probed: CM

JAMMU, feb 17 (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed grief over the mysterious deaths of two men in a remote village in Kathua district and said he has asked the concerned officers to probe the matter. Bodies of Roshan Lal, 45, and Shamsher, 37, were retrieved from the banks of […]

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PM should fulfil his promise about restoration of statehood to JK: CPI-M leader Karat

PM should fulfil his promise about restoration of statehood to JK: CPI-M leader Karat

JAMMU, Feb 17 (PTI): Asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfil his promise of restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, CPI(M) polit bureau coordinator Prakash Karat on Monday lashed out at the BJP-led Centre for its alleged attacks on the democratic and federal structure of the country. Karat made the remarks while addressing the 13th […]

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Several schemes in J&K stalled due to lack of coordination: Union Minister Rijiju

Several schemes in J&K stalled due to lack of coordination: Union Minister Rijiju

Srinagar: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, said that a lack of coordination between Jammu and Kashmir administration and the ministry of Minority Affairs had affected the implementation of schemes and disbursement of funds. Speaking to media, Rijiju said that ministry-related meetings were held, and officers from J&K’s social welfare department […]

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Cross border firing has ruined lives in J&K, hope it ends: Deputy CM

Cross border firing has ruined lives in J&K, hope it ends: Deputy CM

Baramulla, Feb 17: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Monday said that the cross-border firing in Jammu and Kashmir has caused immense sufferings since 1947. Speaking to reporters in Baramulla, Choudhary, said that it is unfortunate “we have been witnessing it since 1947, and it has ruined lives whenever it erupts. Hopefully, we will […]

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Resolution in Assembly on Art 370, Art 35A is unconstitutional: BJP

Resolution in Assembly on Art 370, Art 35A is unconstitutional: BJP

Srinagar, Feb 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said that the resolution submitted by Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on restoration of the Article 370 and Article 35A is against the Constitution. “It is against the constitution as decisions taken by the Parliament cannot be reopened in the Assembly,” BJP spokesperson Sunil […]

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Tight security at New Delhi Railway Station post stampede; passenger influx continues

Tight security at New Delhi Railway Station post stampede; passenger influx continues

NEW DELHI, Feb 17 (PTI): Tight security arrangements are in place at the New Delhi Railway Station, a day after a stampede claimed 18 lives there on Saturday night, police said. Delhi Police, along with Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP), has deployed additional personnel to manage rush at the station, which […]

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Quake of 4.0-magntiude hits Delhi, strong tremors rock NCR

Quake of 4.0-magntiude hits Delhi, strong tremors rock NCR

NEW DELHI, Feb 17 (PTI): An earthquake of 4.0 magnitude rocked parts of Delhi-NCR early on Monday, the National Center for Seismology said. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries. The earthquake, with its epicentre in New Delhi, struck at a depth of five kilometres at 5:36 am, it said in a […]