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Mega IEC campaign to be launched under DAJGUA in Baramulla

DC urges public to avail benefits of 25 welfare schemes BARAMULLA: As part of the Government of India’s flagship initiative, a Mega Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign is scheduled to be launched in District Baramulla under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) from June 15 to June 30, 2025. The campaign aims […]

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Rajnath Singh to visit Jammu air base, Poonch forward areas

Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit Jammu Air Force base and Poonch forward areas on Thursday, an official said. He said that the Defence Minister will interact with the soldiers and would ‘pat their backs’ for the successful conduct of “Operation Sindoor” launched against terror camps in Pakistan last week. Besides Jammu […]

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640 Hajj pilgrims depart from Srinagar

Srinagar: After a brief but tense pause in Hajj operations triggered by rising tensions between India and Pakistan, the flights ferrying pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir resumed on Wednesday, with 642 pilgrims successfully departing for the holy city of Madeena. Executive Officer J&K Hajj Committee, Dr Shujhat Qureshi, confirmed the resumption of Hajj flights. “Today, […]

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Pollution is affecting our heart health

Pollution is affecting our heart health

The past several years have been quite bad on the environment front in Jammu and Kashmir. The data provided by various agencies which are monitoring quality of air and other pollution factors have been raising alarms about the bad air quality and increased pollution elsewhere. Kashmir valley in particular is facing a severe air pollution […]

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Operation Sindoor: A Decisive Victory in Modern Warfare

Operation Sindoor: A Decisive Victory in Modern Warfare

By: John Spencer India has not declared Operation Sindoor completely over. What exists now is a sensitive halt in operations—some may call it a ceasefire, but military leaders have deliberately avoided that word. From a warfighting perspective, this is not merely a pause; it is a strategic hold following a rare and unambiguous military victory. […]

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Social media during crisis: A blessing or a curse?

By: Narayanan Kizhumundayur The attack on our neighbouring country in recent days came like a sudden storm—unpredictable, intense, and deeply unsettling. Such events send tremors far beyond the borders where the actual conflict unfolds. They shake the conscience of nations, awaken the sleeping fears in citizens’ hearts, and stir up strong waves of patriotism, anger, […]

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Government committed for holistic development of every sector: Sakeena Itoo

Government committed for holistic development of every sector: Sakeena Itoo

Inaugurates AYUSH & Wellness centre, OPD ANANTNAG: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo Wednesday inaugurated the Outpatient Department (OPD), AYUSH & Wellness Centre and several other critical sections of the Trauma Hospital at Bijbehara here. Addressing a large gathering on the occasion, Sakeena Itoo maintained that the present government […]

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Safety of our people is government’s topmost priority: Dy CM

Visits border areas in Rajouri, assures enhanced safety measures for residents RAJOURI: Following the recent cross border shelling, Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, undertook an extensive visit to the border areas in Nowshera subdivision of Rajouri district. During his visit, the Deputy Chief Minister visited the damaged houses, inspected the loss due to shelling, met […]

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Police arrests seven drug peddlers across Kashmir valley

Srinagar: Police achieved significant success by arresting seven drug peddlers in separate actions in Anantnag, Baramulla and Kulgam and recovered heroin-like contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that in Anantnag, two drug peddlers identified as Mohammad Irfan son of Mohammad Jehangir Khan resident of Ghaziabad, UP and a lady […]

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Three LeT terrorists killed in Shopian encounter

Srinagar: Three local terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Shukro Keller area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials confirmed on Tuesday. An official said that a joint team of police, Army, and CRPF launched a search operation in the forested Shukro area after receiving intelligence about […]