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India plans to wrest back Pak: Ram Madhav

New Delhi: The abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution was the first step towards fulfilling the objective of “Akhand Bharat” and its next step would be to take back the Pakistan-administered Kashmir, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav said on Saturday. The abrogation of Article 370 was a step towards the goal of “Akhand […]

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People fatigued with ‘bureaucratic and proxy’ rule in J&K: NPP

Jammu: Accusing the Jammu and Kashmir administration of failure to address the basic issues of the people, National Panthers Party (NPP) on Sunday said the public were fatigued with the “bureaucratic and proxy” rule and called for early restoration of democracy in the Union Territory. NPP chairman and former minister Harsh Dev Singh said elected […]

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Two cops injured after car falls into gorge in JK

Two cops injured after car falls into gorge in JK

Kishtwar/Jammu: Two policemen were critically injured after their car skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Sunday, police said. Constables Fayaz Ahmad and Mohammad Yaqoob were on their way to Kishtwar from a remote village, a police official said. He said the driver lost control of […]

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Gang selling fake gold biscuits busted in Jammu, three arrested

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday claimed to have busted a three-member gang involved in cheating people by selling fake gold biscuits here. All three members of the gang, identified as Mohammad Shareef, Fayaz Ahmad and Shamim Ahmad, were arrested with 75 fake gold biscuits, a police spokesperson said. A police party stopped […]

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Nine dead, five injured as passenger vehicle falls into gorge in Kathua

Nine dead, five injured as passenger vehicle falls into gorge in Kathua

Jammu: Nine people, including three women and as many children, were killed and five others injured on Saturday when a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. The accident took place around 5.30 pm in remote Mallar village when the driver of […]

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UK lawmaker Debbie Abrahams ran sustained anti-India campaign: MEA

UK lawmaker Debbie Abrahams ran sustained anti-India campaign: MEA

New Delhi: British lawmaker Debbie Abrahams, who was denied entry to India and deported to Dubai, has run a sustained campaign against India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. Abrahams, who is an Opposition Labour Party MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Kashmir, claimed she was travelling […]

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JK ACB registers case in financial scam in public distribution system, carries out searches

JK ACB registers case in financial scam in public distribution system, carries out searches

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday registered a case in a multi-crore scam in the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) department in Udhampur and carried out searches at the premises of the accused, including government officials, across five districts in Jammu region. The case was registered on the basis of a […]

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Booked by anti-corruption bureau, senior govt official suspended in JK

Booked by anti-corruption bureau, senior govt official suspended in JK

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered suspension of the managing director of Handicrafts (Sales & Exports) Corporation, Jasvinder Singh Dua, who was booked by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) last year, officials said on Friday. Masrat-ul-Islam, the director of handicrafts, Jammu and Kashmir, will hold the charge of the post of managing director of […]

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Woman detained in Bengaluru for holding ”Kashmir Mukti, Dalit Mukti..” placard

Bengaluru: A day after pro-Pakistan slogans were raised by an agitator at an anti-CAA event here, a young woman was ‘detained’ on Friday for holding a “Kashmir Mukti (liberation), Dalit Mukti, Muslim Mukti” placard at a counter protest in the city, police said. Holding the placard with the slogans, she was spotted sitting among the […]

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Three OGWs arrested in Shopian

Three OGWs arrested in Shopian

Srinagar: Security forces on Friday arrested three overground workers of militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. Three overground workers (OGWs) of militants were arrested from the Heff area of Shopian in the morning, they said. The arrested persons have been identified as Shahid Ahmad Bhat, Zahoor Ahmad Padder and Bilal Ahmad Tell, […]