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Properties of narco smuggler razed in Udhampur

Jammu: A house and five commercial properties belonging to a detained narcotics smuggler were demolished in Udhampur district on Saturday, a police spokesperson said. He said the demolition drive was carried out by police in coordination with the district administration at Narsoo village in Chenani along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. The accused was identified as […]

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Leopard found dead in Poonch

Mendhar/Jammu: A leopard was found dead in a forest area near the Line of Control in Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. The carcass was recovered from the forest area of Balnoi in Mankote by a team of forest officials, headed by Range Officer Adrees Khan, they said. The leopard had apparently died due to […]

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Out on bail in drug-related case, man tagged with GPS anklet

Jammu: A man accused in a drug-related case was granted bail by a court in Udhampur district after he was tagged with a GPS anklet, officials said on Saturday. The accused was identified as Mukhtar Ahmed, a resident of Karmara in Poonch district. He was granted bail by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Udhampur. […]

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Rusted mortar shell found in Samba

Jammu: A rusted mortar shell was found during the digging of a drain in the Samba district on Saturday, officials said. The shell was noticed by some labourers near an educational institute in the town at 10 am, they said. A team from the police station with jurisdiction over the area rushed to the spot […]

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Going has never been as good in JK as it has been since 2019: LG Sinha

Going has never been as good in JK as it has been since 2019: LG Sinha

Reiterates call for isolating terror elements in society Jammu: Asserting that society must isolate terror elements and ensure that the vital support systems necessary for their existence are denied, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that the going has never been as good for Jammu and Kashmir in the past as it has been […]

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JK to have four women MLAs with Devyani Rana’s win from Nagrota

Srinagar: BJP’s Devyani Rana on Friday broke a new glass ceiling by winning the assembly bypoll from the Nagrota constituency, as Jammu and Kashmir will now have four elected women legislators for the first time. The Jammu and Kashmir assembly had elected three women MLAs in 2008, 2014, and 2024, marking the highest female representation […]

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PM Modi thanks voters of JK

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the voters of Jammu and Kashmir, and Odisha for ensuring the victories of BJP candidates in the assembly bypolls whose results were announced on Friday. “I thank the people of Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir as well as Nuapada in Odisha for blessing the BJP with spectacular victories […]

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Budgam outcome sign of public resentment: Congress

Says Nagrota result as expected Jammu: The Congress in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday said the bypoll result in Budgam reflected “public resentment” over unfulfilled promises and dissatisfaction with the government’s performance while it termed the Nagrota outcome “as expected” as the seat was already with the BJP. On the Bihar election results, Jammu and […]

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MP Aga Ruhullah committed ‘political suicide’: Omar

MP Aga Ruhullah committed ‘political suicide’: Omar

The NC MP stayed away from Budgam bypoll campaign Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday termed Lok Sabha MP Aga Ruhullah’s absence from the recent Budgam bypoll campaign as “political suicide” and also said that the National Conference would soon analyse the reasons for defeat in Budgam and Nagrota. Abdullah’s comment came while talking […]

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Bihar polls: What worked for NDA and what didn’t for INDIA bloc?

Bihar polls: What worked for NDA and what didn’t for INDIA bloc?

Patna: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, the famous line from Francis Coppola’s ‘The Godfather’, appears to have been a guiding principle for the NDA in Bihar under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, which closely tracked the moves of the opposition to outwit them when the time was ripe. The ruling coalition began rolling […]