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LG pays tributes to soldiers killed in Machil encounter

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid tributes on Sunday to the four security forces personnel, who lost their lives in an encounter with infiltrating militants in north Kashmir’s Machil sector. “The LG saluted the supreme sacrifice of the jawans and lauded the courage and valour displayed by them while protecting the integrity […]

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Darbar move’: UT admin to start functioning from Jammu from Monday

Jammu: The Civil Secretariat, the seat of Jammu and Kashmir administration, will open here on Monday after functioning in summer capital Srinagar for six months as part of the nearly 150-year-old practice known in the Union Territory as ‘Darbar Move’. Adequate arrangements, especially those related to security, have been put in place to ensure smooth […]

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Probe ordered after medicines meant for COVID patients found abandoned in Bhaderwah

Bhadarwah: Authorities in Bhaderwah area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district have ordered a probe after medicines from hospital supply, worth lakhs of rupees, were found abandoned at several places along Neeru River, officials said on Sunday. The medicines, reportedly meant for the distribution among the COVID patients, were noticed by people after hundreds of […]

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DSSP to fight upcoming DDC polls on plank of statehood for Jammu region

Jammu: Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party chairman and former minister Choudhary Lal Singh on Saturday said his party would participate in the upcoming District Development Council polls on the plank of getting statehood for Jammu region. He said his party DSSP would ensure that all ‘nationalistic, secular and pro-Jammu’ statehood forces are united to defeat the […]

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People of JK have right to decide whether or not to sell property: Jitendra Singh on new land laws

New Delhi:  Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said abrogation of Article 370 provisions and changes in land laws allowing people from across India to purchase property in Jammu and Kashmir do not take away from the people of the Union Territory their right to decide whether or not to sell their property. He claimed […]

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Bhim Singh’s removal from post of NPP patron ‘unfortunate’: Omar Abdullah

Jammu: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday described the removal of NPP patron Bhim Singh from his post for attending a Gupkar alliance meeting as “unfortunate” and said the amalgam is ready to meet anyone, even BJP leaders. The National Panthers Party (NPP) on Saturday removed Singh, who is also its founder, from the […]

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J&K reports 5 coronavirus deaths, 555 fresh cases

J&K reports 5 coronavirus deaths, 555 fresh cases

Srinagar:  Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 555 new positive cases of COVID-19, while five deaths took place in the last 24 hours, taking the number of cases to 98,892 and the death toll to 1,533, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 213 were from Jammu division and 342 from Kashmir valley, they said. […]

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AMU seeks Prez’s intervention to mitigate its financial crisis

Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University teachers have sought President Ram Nath Kovind’s intervention as the varsity’s visitor to mitigate its unprecedented financial, which has further accentuated this month. In a letter to the President, AMU Teachers Association on Saturday sought to draw his attention to the fact that thousands of university pensioners have “received only […]

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Indian and Chinese armies term 8th round of military talks as candid, constructive

New Delhi:The eighth round of military talks on the Ladakh standoff with the Chinese PLA was candid, in-depth and constructive, the Indian Army said on Sunday, amid no signs of a concrete breakthrough on disengagement of troops in the high-altitude region. In a joint statement, the two armies said it was agreed to earnestly implement […]

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DDC elections: PAGD puts up a united face

DDC elections: PAGD puts up a united face

Says will contest elections

Jammu: Seven mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir, who are part of the Gupkar alliance, on Saturday announced they would unitedly fight the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) elections in the Union Territory. The parties, including the National Conference (NC) and the PDP, are part of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), which […]