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Minor Ladakhi girl case

NHRC notice to Leh DC, police authorities New Delhi: The NHRC has issued a notice to the Leh civil administration and its police authorities over charges that a minor Ladakhi girl belonging to a tribal Buddhist community who had gone missing from her home late December, was subsequently “found in Srinagar with a Muslim boy,” […]

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Alarming trend of white-collar terrorism emerging in country: Rajnath

Alarming trend of white-collar terrorism emerging in country: Rajnath

Udaipur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that an alarming trend of white-collar terrorism is emerging in the country, wherein highly-educated people are engaging in anti-social and anti-national activities. Singh pointed at the November 10 car bomb blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, where the perpetrators were found to be doctors. “Today, an […]

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Red Fort blast:

Red Fort blast:

NIA conducts searches in south Kashmir   Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday carried out searches in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama districts as part of its probe into the November 10 blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, officials said. They said the NIA sleuths, assisted by police and CRPF, brought […]

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Kashmir reports dip in night temperatures due to clear skies

Kashmir reports dip in night temperatures due to clear skies

Gulmarg coldest at minus 7 deg C   Srinagar: The minimum temperatures dropped in Kashmir due to clear skies, as the meteorological department forecast largely dry weather over the next few days, officials said on Friday. Tourist resorts, including Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg, and several higher reaches received overnight snowfall on Wednesday night. However, owing […]

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Indians travelling to Saudi Arabia need clearance for carrying restricted drugs: NCB

New Delhi: Indians travelling to Saudi Arabia should obtain prior permission for carrying certain “restricted” medicines in and out of the country, as the Kingdom there has introduced a mandatory online clearance system, the NCB said on Friday. The federal anti-narcotics agency, in a statement, said the General Directorate of Narcotics Control, India Country Office, […]

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India has every right to defend its people when it comes to ‘bad neighbours’: Jaishankar

Chennai: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India has every right to defend its people when it comes to “bad neighbours” and asserted that a neighbouring country cannot ask New Delhi to share water if it continues to spread terrorism in the country. At the same time, he said with “good neighbours”, India […]

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Social media should take responsibility of content they publish: Union Minister

New Delhi: Social media firms should take responsibility for content they publish and a standing committee has already recommended a tough law to fix accountability of platforms, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday. The Centre has earlier this week warned online platforms — mainly social media firms — of legal consequences if they fail […]

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Husband’s financial dominance in matrimonial discord does not amount to cruelty: SC

Husband’s financial dominance in matrimonial discord does not amount to cruelty: SC

New Delhi: Financial dominance of a husband over his estranged wife in a soured marital relationship is not an act of cruelty, the Supreme Court has said while highlighting that a criminal litigation cannot become a “gateway to settle scores and pursue personal vendettas”. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan made […]

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Senior Police officer reviews security in Jammu ahead of Republic Day

Police, NSG conduct anti-fidayeen mock drill in Kathua   Jammu: Senior Superintendent of Police Joginder Singh on Friday chaired a Subsidiary Multi-Agency Centre meeting here to review security arrangements for the upcoming Republic Day celebrations, a police spokesperson said. The meeting was attended by officers from the police, the Army, Central Armed Police Forces and […]

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Five houses gutted, two people injured during fire in Kishtwar

Five houses gutted, two people injured during fire in Kishtwar

Jammu: Five houses were gutted and two people sustained injuries after a fire, triggered by an LPG cylinder blast, broke out in a remote village of Kishtwar district, officials said on Friday. The fire erupted in a house in Thachna village late on Thursday night and spread rapidly to nearby homes, they said. Teams from […]