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Nowgam blast accidental, no sabotage: DGP

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Nalin Prabhat on Saturday said the massive explosion at Nowgam police station that left nine dead and 32 injured was “accidental” and ruled out sabotage as the cause of the incident. Prabhat, the Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, said the explosives recovered during investigation in the “white […]

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Delhi blast: Two doctors among three detained

Delhi blast: Two doctors among three detained

FIRs registered against Al-Falah University New Delhi: Delhi Police has detained three people, including two doctors from Haryana’s Al Falah University, in connection with the blast near the Red Fort, even as two separate FIRs were registered against the institution over alleged irregularities flagged by the UGC and NAAC, officials said on Saturday. The detentions […]

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LG orders probe into cause of Nowgam blast

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday ordered a probe into the accidental blast in Nowgam police station, which left nine people dead and 32 others injured. “I have ordered a probe to ascertain the cause of the accidental explosion,” Sinha said in an X post. The L-G expressed anguish over the loss of lives […]

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Lone breadwinner in family, tailor killed in Nowgam PS blast

Leaves behind wife, 3 children Srinagar: Mohammad Shafi Parray, a tailor, left home on Friday morning to do his bit as a conscientious citizen by assisting police investigators to collect samples of the explosives seized from a ‘white collar’ terror module busted recently. It would be the last time he would do so. Parray (47), […]

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High courts should function like emergency services: CJI-designate Surya Kant

High courts should function like emergency services: CJI-designate Surya Kant

Ranchi: Chief Justice of India (Designate) Justice Surya Kant on Saturday emphasised that the judiciary’s role goes beyond settling disputes and must also focus on protecting the innocent. He asserted that the high courts must begin to envision their institutional growth much like a modern hospital’s emergency services, ensuring swift, decisive and effective responses. Addressing […]

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Terrorism must end now, JK has paid a heavy price: Deputy CM

Terrorism must end now, JK has paid a heavy price: Deputy CM

Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a massive accidental explosion near Srinagar and said Pakistan-sponsored terrorism must end now, as the region has suffered immensely from the menace over the last 35 years. He said all the political parties should come together to stand up […]

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Police bust multi-state cyber fraud, 13 accused identified

Rs 2.27 crore recovered Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered over Rs 2.27 crore after busting a multi-state cyber fraud and identifying 13 accused, an official said on Saturday. The breakthrough was achieved following registration of a case by Khalid Hassan, a resident of Dalpatian Mohalla at the Nagrota police station here on November […]

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Three govt employees arrested for their subordinate’s suicide

Jammu: Three government employees were arrested on Saturday for the suicide of their subordinate near Jammu earlier this week, a police official said. Puran Chand (55), a helper in the Irrigation Department, was found engulfed in fire in an open field near Ring Road Prithvipur on November 10, the official said. He said Chand was […]

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IED destroyed in controlled explosion in Rajouri; house damaged

Rajouri/Jammu: Security forces recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Rajouri district on Saturday, and later destroyed it in a controlled explosion, officials said. A house was partially damaged in the explosion which was carried out in Upper Bangai village of Thanamandi sub-division in the district, they said, adding that there were no casualies in […]

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Two arrested with 3 kg heroin in Jammu

Jammu: Police have arrested two drug peddlers in Jammu and seized more than three kg of heroin from their possession valued at around Rs 15 crore, officials said on Saturday. A patrol party led by the SHO of Gandhi Nagar police station arrested the duo from near a crematorium in Shastri Nagar, a police spokesman […]