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Srinagar/Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday clarified that reports of a likely addition of over 25 lakh voters after the summary revision of electoral rolls is “misrepresentation of facts by vested interests”. The clarification was issued through an advertisement in local dailies after facing political backlash, including from parties perceived close to the […]
Added on August 21, 2022
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Kolkata: India has an established mechanism to resolve any friction related to the international border with China in Arunachal Pradesh, GOC-in-Chief, Eastern Command, Lt General Rana Pratap Kalita said Saturday. To a question about the past disputes between the two countries on the Sino-Indian border issue along Arunachal Pradesh, the senior army officer told reporters […]
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Srinagar: Two “hybrid terrorists” of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) have been arrested in connection with a grenade attack in Budgam on Independence Day in which a civilian from a minority community was injured, police said on Saturday. On August 15, terrorists lobbed a grenade at Gopalpora Chadoora in Budgam district in which a person identified as […]
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Jammu: The yatra to the famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district resumed on Saturday morning after remaining temporarily suspended overnight following heavy rains, officials said. Over 1,500 devotees were allowed to resume the journey on the old track around 6.30 am from Darshani Dodi in Katra, the […]
Added on August 21, 2022
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Jammu: Amid a spurt in terror activities in border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, a high-level security meeting was held on Saturday to devise an action plan to counter the emerging threat, a police official said. The conference held in Rajouri was attended by Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh and […]
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Jammu: The police on Saturday raided multiple locations in Poonch in connection with a hawala racket that was unearthed with the arrest of two people who were allegedly routing money to terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba and Al Badr, officials said. Abdul Hamid Mir, a resident of Poonch, and Delhi-based garment trader Mohammad Yaseen were arrested from […]
Added on August 21, 2022
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Udhampur/Jammu: Two minors were killed after their mud house collapsed due to heavy rains in Udhampur district, officials said on Saturday. The mud house collapsed in Tikri block’s Samole village during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The bodies of both the minors, aged between two months and one-and-a-half year, were recovered by the […]
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Srinagar: The Indian Air Force on Saturday rescued an Israeli national suffering from acute mountain sickness and having difficulty in breathing in the high altitude area of Ladakh, a defence spokesperson said. Srinagar-based Defence spokesperson Col Emron Musavi said at 10:40 am, 114 Helicopter Unit received a call for Casevac (casualty evacuation) from Nimaling Camp […]
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New Delhi: Union Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited the AIIMS trauma centre in Delhi and took stock of the medical care being provided to three ITBP personnel injured in a road accident while coming back after completing Amarnath Yatra duty in Jammu and Kashmir. The critically injured Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force personnel […]
Added on August 21, 2022
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Jammu: An army personnel was injured Saturday in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, officials said. The landmine went off when a group of soldiers was patrolling a forward area in the Nowshera sector, the officials said. They said the injured armyman was immediately evacuated to hospital. As part […]
