Added on November 1, 2018
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Jammu: Dilbag Singh was appointed Wednesday as the full-time director general of the Jammu and Kashmir Police as per the guidelines of the Supreme Court, officials said here. Singh took over as interim chief of the state police force on September 6 after his predecessor S P Vaid, caught in a verbal duel with the […]
Added on November 1, 2018
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New Delhi: A fact-finding committee of the Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) did not find any evidence showing that ‘terrorist organisation’s’ money was used in the construction of a mosque in Haryana’s Palwal, according to its report released Wednesday. The four-member panel, led by human rights activist and DMC advisor Ovais Sultan, was formed to look […]
Added on November 1, 2018
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Jammu: A man was arrested for allegedly withdrawing money from another person’s bank account after fraudulently getting possession of his ATM card in Poonch district, police said Wednesday. Liyaqat Hussain of Kanuvyian village in the district was arrested within 12 hours of receiving a complaint in connection with the incident, a police official said. Mohammad […]
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Jammu: A woman was allegedly abducted by a man in Poonch district, but was rescued within hours, police said Wednesday. The woman was rescued after one Mohmmad Qadir filed a police complaint at the Mendhar police station that his wife was abducted by Shah Nawaz Ahmad of Rajouri from her home Tuesday evening, they said. […]
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Bhadarwah: As many as 48 bike enthusiasts from different parts of the country Wednesday embarked on a motorcycle rally, organised by authorities here as part of their effort to promote tourism in Jammu and Kashmir’s Chenab Valley. The rally was flagged off by Tourism Officer Zaheer-ud-din Naik from TRC Dandi. After traversing through several markets […]
Added on October 31, 2018
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Jammu: With Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik cancelling the state’s tie up with Reliance General Insurance for mandatory mediclaim facilities to the government employees and pensioner, the Congress Monday sought a high-level probe into the “bungling”. J&K Congress chief Gulam Ahmed Mir also demanded a probe into the alleged “political appointments” on extraneous […]
Added on October 31, 2018
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Raids Srinagar residences of businessman
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency Tuesday carried out raids at three residences of absconding businessman and Hizbul Mujahideen affiliate Nasir Safi Mir and his family at Lal Bazar area here in connection with a terror funding case, officials said. Mir, 48, is accused of funding Hurriyat leaders and believed to have fled the country after […]
Added on October 31, 2018
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New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Tuesday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed about the prevailing situation in the state where panchayat elections are to be held, officials said. During the 30-minute meeting, the governor briefed the home minister on the law and order situation in the Kashmir Valley, which has […]
Added on October 31, 2018
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Service to be launched on Nov 13th
Islamabad: A new bus service will be launched between Pakistan and China under the flagship China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project to facilitate easier travel between the two countries, according to media reports. The USD 50 billion CPEC, launched in 2015, is a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking China’s resource-rich Xinjiang Uyghur […]
Added on October 31, 2018
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Mumbai: A special court here Tuesday framed charges against Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and five others under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and sections of the IPC in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. Judge Vinod Padalkar, presiding over the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, framed charges […]