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Militant arrested in Kishtwar: Police

Jammu: A militant has been arrested from a forest area in Kishtwar district with a large quantity of arms and ammunition, a police official said on Tuesday. Tariq Hussain Wani of Sounder village in Dachhan tehsil was arrested in a joint operation by the police, Rashtriya Rifles and CRPF from a temporary hideout in Ikhala […]

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LoC shelling: Two civilians killed, 9 injured in Poonch

Jammu: Two civilians — a 35-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy — were killed and nine others injured on Tuesday when Pakistan army heavily shelled forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said. The firing and shelling from across the border in Shahpur and Kirni sectors was retaliated […]

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No details maintained on cost incurred for deployment in JK: Govt

Abrogation of Art 370 New Delhi: The government has not conducted a separate survey on the cost incurred for deployment of security forces, their travel and supplies following the abrogation of special status given to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370, Union minister G Kishan Reddy said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. He also said […]

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Area falling under PaK also included in UT of JK: Govt

New Delhi: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir comprises the territories of the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir immediately before the commencement of the Constitution, except Ladakh, but includes Pakistan administered Kashmir, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday. Reddy said in the Lok Sabha that the territory of the erstwhile state […]

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Internet clampdown: Curbs necessitated due to aggressive anti-India social media posts from Pak: Govt

New Delhi: The restrictions on the internet in Jammu and Kashmir has been imposed to check aggressive anti-India social media posts being pushed from Pakistan to instigate the youth in the valley, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The restrictions on the internet was imposed on August 5 when the […]

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116 employees of erstwhile Legislative Council shifted to various deptts

Jammu: The employees of the now abolished Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council (JKLC) on Tuesday were shifted to various department, officials said. As many as 116 employees, including one additional secretary, two deputy secretaries, three under secretaries and marshals, have been shifted and posted in departments of law, tribal affairs, election, women and child development, […]

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Modi attacks Cong over Art 370, Ayodhya

Modi attacks Cong over Art 370, Ayodhya

Says it presided over corrupt governments

Jamshedpur/Khunti: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a two-pronged attack on the Congress, accusing it of procrastinating resolution of national issues like Article 370 and the Ayodhya dispute, and presiding over “corrupt and unstable” governments in Jharkhand. Stumping for BJP nominees for the Jharkhand assembly polls, Modi harped on the repeal of provisions of […]

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No plans to issue single card for all utilities: Govt tells LS

NEW DELHI: The government has no plans to issue a single card to all citizens of the country for all utilities, it informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, however, said the government has proposed to prepare and update the National Population Register from April 1, 2020, to September […]

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99pc Muslims want review of SC judgment on Ayodhya dispute: AIMPLB

99pc Muslims want review of SC judgment on Ayodhya dispute: AIMPLB

Lucknow: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Sunday asserted that 99 per cent of Muslims in the country want a review of the unanimous Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute. The AIMPLB, which was not a party to the law suit, has previously said a review petition will be filed by December […]

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Cold tightens grip on most parts of J&K, Ladakh

Cold tightens grip on most parts of J&K, Ladakh

Jammu: Night temperature across the two union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh plummeted below the season’s average on Sunday with Leh town recording the coldest night of the season at minus 13.2 degrees Celsius, the MET office said. Srinagar and other places in Kashmir also recorded sub-zero temperature, while the minimum temperature in Jammu […]