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BRICS anti-graft meet – Need processes to trace, extradite fugitive economic offenders faster: India

New Delhi: India on Wednesday stressed on bringing in processes to trace and extradite fugitive economic offenders faster and their properties situated abroad brought within the reach of the law of the land from where they escaped. Addressing BRICS countries anti-corruption ministerial meet, Union minister Jitendra Singh underlined the need to strengthen international cooperation against […]

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Policemen proving ‘soft’ targets for terrorists

ASI Ahmed 11th cop to die since January

Srinagar: They can be easily spotted in a bustling marketplace buying vegetables or dropping their children to school. The everyday ordinariness of their lives has rendered the Jammu and Kashmir police personnel “soft targets”, as they fight a seemingly endless battle against militancy in the valley. Assistant Sub-Inspector Mushtaq Ahmad Tuesday became the 49th victim […]

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Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case: Yasin Malik seeks physical presence in court

Jammu: JKLF chief Yasin Malik on Wednesday told a CBI court that he wants to cross question witnesses in the 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case himself in a physical hearing else he would sit on hunger strike in prison, officials said. They said Malik appeared before the court through video conferencing and said that he […]

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Army takes steps to prevent misuse of new combat uniform

New Delhi: The Army has initiated a series of measures to ensure that its new combat uniform is not misused, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. They said the steps included preventing unauthorized sale of new uniforms and seeking a design patent for it. The new uniform was unveiled on Army Day on […]

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Concern – India ranks low at 135th globally for gender parity: WEF

Concern – India ranks low at 135th globally for gender parity: WEF

New Delhi: India was on Wednesday ranked low at 135th place in terms of gender parity, despite an improvement of five places since last year on better performance in areas of economic participation and opportunity. Iceland retained its place as the world’s most gender-equal country, followed by Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden, as per […]

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Army foils infiltration bid along LoC

Jammu: The Army foiled an infiltration bid by suspected militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. Suspected terrorists on Tuesday night tried to infiltrate this side of the border, the Army officials said, adding the alert troops thwarted their attempt.

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Police officer killed, 2 personnel injured in Srinagar attack

Police officer killed, 2 personnel injured in Srinagar attack

Srinagar: A 56-year-old police officer was killed and two personnel were injured when terrorists attacked a police team in the outskirts of the city on Tuesday, officials said. The incident took place around 7:15 pm when the terrorists fired at a police checkpoint in the Lal Bazar area, the officials said. They said Jammu and […]

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Jammu and Kashmir inks pact with Sikkim to boost cultivation of saffron, other crops

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has signed an agreement with Sikkim on Tuesday to collaborate on training, technology, capacity building and other activities to boost cultivation of saffron and other temperate crops. In a historic move to further boost the growth of agriculture and horticulture sector, the agriculture department of J-K, Sikkim government and Sikkim University […]

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COVID-19: J&K reports 71 new cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 71 new Covid cases on Tuesday that pushed the infection tally to 4,56,151, officials said. Of the new cases, 44 were reported from the Jammu division and 27 from the Kashmir valley, they said. The death toll stands at 4,758 and no fatalities due to Covid were reported in the […]

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Striking govt employees seek J&K BJP chief’s support for their relocation from Kashmir to Jammu

Jammu: Hundreds of government employees, who are on strike after fleeing Kashmir in May following targeted killings by terrorists, on Tuesday met J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina here and sought his support for their demand of relocation from the valley to Jammu. While panic-stricken Dogra employees moved to Jammu after the killing of their colleague […]