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Charge sheet filed against couple in land fraud case

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Crime Branch on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against a man and his wife who allegedly duped a woman of Rs 18 lakh on the pretext of selling a piece of land to her here, an official said. The charge sheet was filed against Rajan Bakshi and his wife […]

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Ladakh will be a model union territory: BJP Leader

Jammu: The focused developmental approach of the Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon transform Ladakh into a model union territory, BJP general secretary (organisation) Ashok Kaul said on Tuesday. Addressing a meeting of office bearers of the BJP in Leh district’s Nubra valley, Kaul asked them to augment the efforts of […]

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Recovery of ‘sticky bombs’: New phase of militancy has emerged in JK, say Officials

Jammu: The recovery of ‘sticky bombs’ from Samba sector in this region last month has set alarm bells ringing within the security establishment in Jammu and Kashmir as this indicates initiation of a new phase of militancy in the union territory, officials said on Monday. The BSF had recovered the bombs dropped by a drone […]

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Situation in Kashmir peaceful, people want calm: Top army commander

Srinagar: The past year has been one of the most peaceful in Kashmir with all parameters of violence on a decline as people want it to be so, a top army officer said on Monday, rejecting suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the “quiet” situation. General Officer Commanding (GoC) of the Srinagar-based XV […]

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Schools in Kashmir open after one year

Srinagar: Schools in Kashmir reopened on Monday after remaining closed for nearly one year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The students of classes 9 to 12 attended school for the first time since March 9, 2020. Only those students were allowed to attend school who had been granted permission in writing by their parents. Most […]

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China-India faceoff: Chinese hackers targeted India’s power through malware: US firm

Washington: Amidst the tense border tension between India and China, a Chinese government-linked group of hackers targeted India’s critical power grid system through malware, a US company has said in its latest study, raising suspicion whether last year’s massive power outage in Mumbai was a result of the online intrusion. Recorded Future, a Massachusetts-based company […]

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Govt’s silence indicates its plans against farmers’ stir: Tikait

Bijnor (UP): BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has claimed that the Centre’s “silence” for the past few days indicates that it is planning some steps against the farmers’ agitation over newly enacted agriculture laws. He also stressed that it is the government that will have to come forward with a proposal for talks to resume with […]

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NIA arrests four drug traffickers in narco-terrorism case

Srinagar: The NIA on Monday arrested four drug traffickers in Kashmir for their alleged involvement in smuggling heroin in huge quantities from Pakistan and supplying it in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of the country, an official said. Altaf Ahmed Shah of Ganderbal, Showkat Ahmad Parray of Bandipora, Mudasir Ahmad Dar of Shopian and […]

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Man arrested for multiple vehicle thefts

Jammu: Police in Jammu have recovered 11 vehicles stolen from various areas of the winter capital city and arrested a man believed to be behind the racket, officials said on Monday. The arrest was made from the Bishnah area after the police received specific information regarding the vehicle thefts, they said. The man was identified […]

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Fuel price hike: PDP workers stage protest in Jammu

Jammu: Dozens of PDP leaders and workers staged a protest here on Monday against the BJP-led central government over the rising fuel prices and the proposed property tax on the people in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Police blocked the Dogra chowk here and did not allow the activists of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]