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Centre dilly-dallying counselling for NEET-MDS admissions: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday took strong note of delay in holding the counselling for the NEET-MDS admissions for which exams were held on December 16, 2020, saying the Centre and others have been dilly-dallying for a year now. A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah, which had issued notices […]

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Proof of COVID negative report, vaccine mandatory for tourists visiting Anantnag

Srinagar: Authorities in Anantnag district of south Kashmir have made a COVID-19 negative report and vaccine certificate mandatory for visitors to tourist places, including the famous resort of Pahalgam, in the district to prevent the resurgence of coronavirus, officials said on Sunday. The district administration of Anantnag in south Kashmir, which is home to several […]

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Police reactivates VDCs to deal with militancy in Reasi

Police reactivates VDCs to deal with militancy in Reasi

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has reactivated village defence committees (VDCs) to deal with the threat of militancy in the Union Territory’s Reasi district, officials said on Sunday. Though they are not professionally trained but they are highly committed towards self and community defence against terrorists, who are equipped with sophisticated weapons, they said. […]

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Police foil bid to smuggle arms into Kashmir

Jammu: Police on Sunday foiled a bid to smuggle arms and explosives into the Kashmir valley, officials said here. Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Chandan Kohli said after specific inputs regarding an attempt to smuggle weapons, a high alert was issued across Jammu on Sunday and mobile vehicle checking nakas were laid at more than […]

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NIA carries out searches in Kashmir in connection with circulation of ISIS propaganda

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Sunday carried out searches at seven places in Srinagar and Anantnag in south Kashmir in connection with a case related to circulation of propaganda by banned terror group ISIS, the agency said. The spokesperson of the NIA said a case was registered on June 29 in connection with the […]

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Jammu, Kashmir have separate issues: Abdullah on party unit’s proposal to delimitation panel

Srinagar: Amid criticism that National Conference’s proposal to the Delimitation Commission in Jammu echoed BJP’s demands, party president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the issues in the two regions of the union territory were different from each other. Speaking to reporters after paying floral tributes to his mother Begam Akbar Jehan at her mausoleum on […]

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Dismissal of 11 govt employees on flimsy grounds criminal: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the dismissal of eleven government employees on flimsy grounds was criminal and the Centre continues disempowering the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the garb of pseudo nationalism by trampling the Constitution. The Jammu and Kashmir administration sacked 11 employees, including two sons of Hizbul Mujahideen chief […]

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Sacking of 11 J-K govt employees arbitrary move: NC

Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Sunday denounced the dismissal of 11 government employees by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, saying the move was “blind to justice” and “arbitrary” in nature. The employees, including sons of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin who has been designated a global terrorist by the US, were sacked by the […]

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Centre has brought J-K’s economy on brink of collapse: Mehbooba

Jammu: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday alleged that Centre had put the resources of Jammu and Kashmir on sale and has brought its economy on the brink of collapse. “From power projects to the sand mining sector, everything is being auctioned by the present dispensation under a planned conspiracy to smash our economy to […]

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‘Terror links’: Admin dismissed 11 employees from service

‘Terror links’: Admin dismissed 11 employees from service

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has sacked 11 more employees, including sons of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin who has been designated a global terrorist by the US, for allegedly working for various terror groups, officials said on Saturday. Earlier seven employees, including Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Davinder Singh and an assistant professor, […]