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Govt sacks senior prosecuting officer after bribe charge

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday sacked a senior prosecuting officer for allegedly taking Rs 2 lakh in bribe to help a person not get arrayed as an accused in a murder case in Rajouri district. Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Raj Kumar Goyal issued an order for the dismissal of Senior Prosecuting […]

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Govt sacks senior prosecuting officer after bribe charge

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday sacked a senior prosecuting officer for allegedly taking Rs 2 lakh in bribe to help a person not get arrayed as an accused in a murder case in Rajouri district. Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Raj Kumar Goyal issued an order for the dismissal of Senior Prosecuting […]

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NGT directs all states, UTs to submit report on staff strength in SPCBs, PCCs

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed all states and Union territories to file reports regarding the actual staff strength in state pollution control boards and pollution control committees. The tribunal also sought a report regarding the infrastructure in their environmental laboratories. The NGT was hearing a matter where it had taken suo motu […]

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Current solar cycle intensity to peak in 2024, may impact Earth’s satellites: Study

Current solar cycle intensity to peak in 2024, may impact Earth’s satellites: Study

New Delhi: The current ongoing solar cycle is likely to peak its intensity in 2024 and can potentially impact Earth’s space weather, according to researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata. It is known that roughly every 11 years, the intensity of solar activity reaches its peak, which manifests as […]

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Softer provision of UAPA invoked against arrested students: Police

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday defended booking under UAPA seven university students who had raised objectionable slogans after the Indian cricket team’s in the World cup final, saying it had invoked a “softer provision” of the anti-terror law. Several politicians have condemned the action by police, alleging that it will disaffect the […]

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IPL matches a possibility in Jammu: Ross Taylor

Jammu: Praising Jammu as a “lovely place,” former New Zealand cricket captain Ross Taylor said he believes that the refurbished Maulana Azad Stadium in the heart of the city could be a venue for the Indian Premier League. The cricketer is here along with over 100 former greats of the game for the season 2 […]

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JKAS officer suspended for violation of rules in transfers

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has suspended a land department official for violation of rules in connection with transfer of officials in the Union Territory. “Pending enquiry into his conduct, Abdul Hafiz Shah, Regional Director, Survey and Land Records, Anantnag, is hereby placed under suspension, with immediate effect in terms of Rule 31 of […]

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India Post organises 3-day philatelic exhibition in Srinagar

India Post organises 3-day philatelic exhibition in Srinagar

Srinagar: A three-day philatelic exhibition, where about 50,000 postage stamps and other philatelic items are on display, began here on Tuesday, officials said. The three-day ‘KASHPEX 2023’ was inaugurated by Brig K Bhardwaj, along with Chief Postmaster General, J&K Circle, Col Vinod Kumar, at Kashmir International Convention Centre, the officials said. Approximately 50,000 postage stamps […]

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BJP will liberate Telangana from clutches of BRS, says PM modi

BJP will liberate Telangana from clutches of BRS, says PM modi

Hyderabad: Asserting that the BJP will free Telangana from the clutches of BRS, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said it is his party’s resolve to send the corrupt leaders of the Chandrasekhar Rao-led party to jail. Modi, who addressed election rallies at Mahabubabad and Karimnagar, said, “the saffron party considers as its responsibility to […]

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War against militancy not fully over: J&K police chief

Srinagar: The war against militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is not fully over yet and security forces may be suffering losses, but will not back down from the fight, the Union Territory’s Director General of Police R R Swain said here on Monday. Swain was talking to reporters after paying obeisance at Srinagar’s Chatipadshai Gurdwara […]