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Police arrests Hizb-ul-Mujahideen operative in Shopian

Srinagar: Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) Saturday arrested an over-ground worker (OGW) who worked as a “sleeper cell” for the terrorist organisation Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). “Following relentless efforts, SIA Kashmir has achieved a major success by apprehending an OGW, Altaf Hussain Wagay, resident of Reban Gund area of Behram in Shopian. The OGW worked as a […]

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Eight shops, two houses and temple burgled in Ramban

Jammu: Eight shops, two residential houses and a temple were looted by unidentified burglars in Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday at Maitra Chowk, sparking protest by the locals who demanded immediate arrest of the culprits and necessary measures to secure the area, they […]

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Drug peddler arrested under PIT-NDPS Act in J-K’s Kathua

Jammu: An alleged drug peddler was arrested under stringent PIT-NDPS Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Saturday, a Government Railway police (GRP) official said. Abhishek Sharma, a resident of main bazaar Kathua, is a notorious drug peddler and named in four FIRs registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at different […]

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2,100 kg of adulterated cheese, expired mustard oil seized in Jammu

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Food Safety Department on Saturday seized 21 quintals of adulterated cheese and a large quantity of expired mustard oil from a godown in the outskirts of Jammu city, an official of the department said. The seizure in Gangyal area of the city comes days after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah instructed the […]

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Dismissal of tainted politicians: PM Modi, Amit Shah slam opposition for criticising Bill

Gayaji(Bihar)/Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday attacked the political parties for opposing the Constitution (One Hundred And Thirtieth Amendment) Bill 2025, with Modi asserting that the practice of people in seats of power running governments from jail should be stopped. The attack by Modi and Shah over the […]

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If we need to struggle a bit for statehood, we will: Omar Abdullah

Jammu: With the hopes for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir in the Monsoon Session dashed, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the struggle begins anew from here. “Leave it now, the hope has gone, the water has crossed over. We will start our process from here. We had hoped that this would […]

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JK, its youth have huge role to play in achieving ‘Viksit Bharat’ goal: Minister Khadse

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir and its youth have a huge role to play in achieving the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat@2047’ and take the country forward, Union minister Raksha Khadse said on Friday. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that we have to achieve Viksit Bharat by 2047. Jammu and Kashmir and its youth will […]

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VP Polls: Direct contest between NDA, opposition candidate

New Delhi: The stage is set for a direct contest between ruling NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan and joint opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy for the September 9 vice-presidential election. After a scrutiny of the nominations filed for the vice-presidential poll, all four sets of nomination papers of both the candidates were found to be […]

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Mandatory sale of 20% ethanol blended petrol challenged in SC

New Delhi: A PIL filed in the Supreme Court has challenged the nationwide rollout of 20 per cent Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP-20) alleging millions of motorists were forced to use fuel not designed for vehicles. The plea, filed by advocate Akshay, said millions of everyday motorists were being left helpless at the pump, forced to […]

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GST Council to meet on Sep 3-4 to discuss moving to a two-rate structure

New Delhi: The high-powered GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet on September 3-4 to discuss moving to a two-slab taxation. In an office memorandum, the GST Council Secretariat said the two-day meeting will be held in New Delhi. The council, comprising finance ministers of all states and UTs besides the Centre, […]