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Improve cellular connectivity in Rajouri, admin directs telecom companies

Jammu: Authorities in Rajouri on Monday directed the telecom operators to improve connectivity in the border district of Jammu and Kashmir, following widespread complaints on a daily basis by the public about poor services, an official said. Rajouri District Development Commissioner Vikas Kundal said there was a dire need to improve the connectivity in the […]

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Talaq-E-Hasan: SC says its primary focus is to provide relief to petitioner women

Talaq-E-Hasan: SC says its primary focus is to provide relief to petitioner women

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said its primary focus is to provide relief to two women, who claimed to be victims of Talaq-E-Hasan, before deciding the constitutional validity of this form of divorce. ‘Talaq-e-Hasan’ is a form of divorce in Muslims by which a man can divorce his wife by pronouncing talaq once […]

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Lawyers stage protest in Jammu, burn tyres

Lawyers stage protest in Jammu, burn tyres

Reiterate demand for establishing multipurpose court complex

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association on Monday held demonstrations against the government and burnt tyres to press for a shutdown in support of their demand for a multipurpose building complex to house all tribunals, registration offices and commissions here. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also took out a rally in support […]

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Surrendered terrorist detained under PSA, lodged in Kot Bhalwal Jail

Banihal/Jammu: A surrendered terrorist was detained under Public Safety Act (PSA) for his alleged involvement in anti-national and anti-social activities in Ramban district and lodged in Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu, officials said on Monday. The order for the detention of Mohammad Amin Wani, a resident of Bankoot village of Banihal, under PSA was issued […]

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J-K admin formulating policies to engage youth in governance process: LG

J-K admin formulating policies to engage youth in governance process: LG

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is formulating policies that engage youth in the governance process and ensure participation in their on-ground implementation, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday. Only the youth have the potential to light up the society and transform several vital matters related to social welfare, he said at the closing […]

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JK admin cancels finance accounts assistant, junior engineer recruitment list; recommends CBI probe

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday cancelled the recruitment of finance accounts assistants and junior engineers and recommended a CBI probe into the selection process. It assured all aspirants that those responsible for alleged discrepancies will not be spared and there won’t be any compromise on merit. “JKSSB FAAs & JE Civil recruitment […]

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Taj Mohiuddin quits Congress; joins Azad camp

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir unit of Congress suffered another jolt on Sunday as its senior leader and former minister Taj Mohiuddin quit from the party and joined Ghulam Nabi Azad led front. He, however, made it clear that Azad-led grouping will not ally with the BJP, but with National Conference or PDP. Today, I wrote […]

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Supporters of Ghulam Nabi Azad hold meeting in Jammu

Jammu: Scores of leaders and activists, who resigned from the Congress following in Ghulam Nabi Azad’s footsteps, met under the leadership of former Jammu and Kashmir minister G M Saroori here on Sunday. Azad, a Congress veteran who resigned from the party on August 26, is scheduled to reach Jammu on September 4. He has […]

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Modi govt strengthened probe agencies: Amit Shah

Modi govt strengthened probe agencies: Amit Shah

Raipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Narendra Modi government took all efforts to strengthen probe agencies such as the NIA and anti-terror laws in line with its policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism. The National Investigation Agency will have branches in all the states by May 2024, he said. The home […]

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Farooq appears before special court in a PMLA case, granted bail

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday appeared before a special court which granted him bail in a money laundering case related to the alleged financial irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). The Principal District and Sessions Judge here had in July taken cognisance of a charge sheet filed by the […]