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Seven persons including mother-daughter duo injured in gas cylinder blast

Seven persons including mother-daughter duo injured in gas cylinder blast

Kupwara: Seven persons including mother-daughter were injured in a gas cylinder blast in North Kashmir’s Karnah sector of Kupwara district on Sunday. Reports said that seven persons including a 50 year old woman and her daughter were injured in a gas cylinder blast in Karnah inside the house of Mohammad Ismail Shiekh. All the injured […]

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Rape accused among two absconders held in Doda

Rape accused among two absconders held in Doda

Jammu, Jan 20 (PTI) Two absconders, including a man accused of raping a woman 21 years ago, were arrested in separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir, police said Sunday. The rape accused, identified as Shadi Lal, a resident of Butla village, was arrested from Bhaderwah in Doda district Saturday, a police official said. He said […]

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Youth found dead in Rajouri village

Youth found dead in Rajouri village

Jammu: A young man in his his mid 20s has been found dead near his home in Lah village of Thanamandi Tehsil of Rajouri district, sources said. They said that the deceased has been identified as 22-23 years old Ajaz Ahmed son of Abdul Qayoom resident of Lah Thanamandi. As per details, the youth died […]

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India Pakistan armies exchange gunfire along IB

India Pakistan armies exchange gunfire along IB

Jammu: India and Pakistani armies exchanged gunfire along International border in Hiranagar area of Jammu. A BSF official said that a very small level exchange of fire took place on border in Hiranagar area today around 1100 hrs. “No loss or damage of any kind on Indian side has been reported,” he said.

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Sikh man attacked in hate crime in US

Sikh man attacked in hate crime in US

New York, Jan 20 (PTI) A Sikh man has been brutally assaulted in an alleged hate crime by a white man who pulled his beard, kicked and punched him in the face at a store in the US, the latest such incident in the country. Harwinder Singh Dodd, who was working at a convenience store […]

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Gadkari to inaugurate first inter-state bridge in J-K on Tuesday

Gadkari to inaugurate first inter-state bridge in J-K on Tuesday

Jammu, Jan 20 (PTI) Union minister Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the 1.2 km-long Keediyan-Gandiyal bridge on the Ravi river in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on January 22, officials said Sunday. The inter-state bridge was built at a cost of nearly Rs 150 crore in a span of three and a half years linking […]

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Ladakhi tribe known for liberal customs struggling to preserve cultural legacy

Ladakhi tribe known for liberal customs struggling to preserve cultural legacy

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) A tribe of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region known for its liberal customs and ornate costumes is struggling to keep its vibrant cultural legacy alive and has requested the central government to make serious interventions. The rich heritage of the Dard Aryans — believed to be the original descendants of […]

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Weather improves slightly in Kashmir

Weather improves slightly in Kashmir

Srinagar: Even though the MeT dep[artment had predicted heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir regions from Saturday evening, the weather showed slight improvement on Sunday with an increase in the minimum temperatures due to a nightlong cloud cover, the weather office said. “The minimum temperatures improved due to nightlong cloud cover. Snowfall is likely to […]

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Strong 6.7-strength quake jolts north-central Chile: USGS

Strong 6.7-strength quake jolts north-central Chile: USGS

Santiago, Jan 20 (AFP) A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit north-central Chile on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at a depth of 53 kilometers (33 miles) with an epicenter some 15 km southwest of Coquimbo, according to the USGS. The earthquake, which hit at 0132 GMT (Sunday), was felt in Valparaiso, O’Higgins […]

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Man stabbed to death by wife, paramour in UP

Man stabbed to death by wife, paramour in UP

Muzaffarnagar, Jan 20 (PTI) A 40-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by his wife with the help of her paramour, police said Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday night when the man, identified as Sunil Kumar, was sleeping in his house at Shahpur town here, Circle Officer Hariram Yadav said. A case was registered […]