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Boy dies, three children hospitalised after consuming poisonous herb

Banihal/Jammu: A 12-year-old boy died while three girls were hospitalised after consuming some poisonous herb in Ramban district, police said on Monday. The children were playing in a forest area near Rakhjaroh village in Batote area on Sunday when they consumed the unknown wild herb, a police official said. He said they fell unconscious after […]

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Terrorist hideout busted in Poonch: Officials

Jammu: A terrorist hideout was busted during a search operation in a forest area of Poonch district on Monday, officials said. The search operation was jointly carried out by police and other security forces in the forest area of Dera Ki Gali along the Mughal road connecting the border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in […]

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Army’s vice chief visits forward locations along LoC in J-K

Army’s vice chief visits forward locations along LoC in J-K

Jammu: Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General B S Raju on Sunday visited forward locations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness, a defence spokesman said. Lt Gen Raju reached the Northern Army headquarters in Udhampur on Saturday to take part in a […]

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Plea in HC seeks fact-finding inquiry into Taj Mahal ‘history’, opening of its ’22 rooms’

Lucknow: A petition has been filed in the Allahabad High Court, seeking a fact-finding inquiry into the “history” of the Taj Mahal, and also opening of the doors of its “22 rooms” to see “the truth, whatever it is”. The writ petition was filed Saturday in the registry of the Lucknow bench of the High […]

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Article 370 history, reclaiming PaJK will become reality soon: VHP leader

Jammu: The Article 370 of the constitution has become a history, senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Surendra Jain said on Sunday as he raised a pitch for reclaiming parts of Jammu and Kashmir under the “illegal occupation of Pakistan and China”, saying it will become a reality soon. Jain, Union Joint General Secretary of […]

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2 teenage boys feared drowned in Chenab in Ramban

Banihal/Jammu: Two teenage boys, who had gone for a bath in the Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, are feared to have drowned in the river, police said on Sunday. A rescue operation is underway but there was no trace of the boys who might have been swept away by the strong current while […]

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FM Sitharaman accuses Congress of having links with ‘left extremist forces’

Chennai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday attacked the Congress party, alleging that it was having links with left-wing extremist forces who would pose a threat to the unity of the country. Addressing the 52nd Annual Day celebrations of Tamil weekly magazine ‘Thuglak’, she said the ruling BJP was bringing in a “transformational change” in […]

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Misuse of SIMs for terror: SIA carries out searches at multiple locations in Kashmir

Srinagar: In a crackdown against the misuse of SIM cards by militants and their fraudulent sale by telecom vendors, the Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday carried out searches at 19 premises across the Valley, officials said. The searches came in the face of the ever-increasing misuse of SIM cards by terrorists”, […]

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Army vice chief pitches for indigenous defence production

Udhampur: In a bid to ensure the country’s self-reliance in defence, the Indian Army has signed contracts worth Rs 40,000 crore with indigenous defence manufacturers, Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General B S Raju said on Saturday. Lt Gen Raju, in his address to Army commanders, said henceforth, the “Acceptance of Necessity (AoN)” will […]

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Review of NEP’s implementation: PM Modi calls for developing hybrid learning

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday advocated developing a hybrid system of online and offline learning to avoid overexposure of schoolchildren to technology, as he chaired a high-level meeting to review the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP). The new policy is being rolled out with the objectives of access, equity, inclusivity […]