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4 Hizb overground workers arrested in Kishtwar

Jammu: Four overground workers of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terror outfit have been arrested in ongoing “search operation” in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Thursday. With the Wednesday’s arrests, the network of Hizbul has been cracked and the operation to nab more people involved in revival of militancy in twin districts of Doda-Kishtwar […]

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IIMC Jammu will offer new opportunities for youth: Union Minister

New Delhi: Newly appointed Principal Director General of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) K S Dhatwalia called on Union minister Jitendra Singh and discussed with him the possibility of introducing additional courses, as well as those in different languages, in the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Jammu. During the meeting, Singh conveyed to Dhatwalia, […]

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Govt takes full responsibility to safeguard interests of Kashmiris: Madhav

Jammu: Reaching out to the people of Kashmir with the message “every Kashmiri is ours”, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav assured them that the Modi government has taken up the responsibility to safeguard their interests on land and culture. He termed Article 370 “anti-people and biggest hurdle” in the development of Jammu and Kashmir, […]

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Special commandos to guard sensitive stations on Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express route: RPF

New Delhi: Special commandos will be deployed at sensitive stations, like Jammu and Pathankot, on the 654-km route of the Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express to respond to any security situation, a senior Railway Protection Force official said on Thursday. RPF Director General Arun Kumar said Commandos for Railways Security (CORAS) will not be deployed on […]

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Ensuring prompt redressal of public grievances must: Div Com

Jammu: “Ensuring prompt redressal of public grievances must be the prime concern of officers”, said Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma here today. The Div Com was speaking at the inaugural function of foundation course for officers trainees of Junior scale J&K Administration Services, Police Services and Accounts Services, batch 2016 organised by J&K Institute of Management, […]

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Gandhi would have launched Delhi-Srinagar yatra on Art 370 move: Singh

Indore: Had Mahatma Gandhi been alive today, he would have announced a march from Delhi to Srinagar over the Centre’s move on Article 370, said Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh as he attacked the government for scrapping Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had “finished” former […]

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Union minister Jitendra Singh faces ‘hostile’ students

New Delhi: Some JNU students resorted to sloganeering during a talk by Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday, which was countered by ABVP activists. Singh was invited to the varsity for a talk to deliver a lecture on ‘Abrogation of Article 370: Peace, Stability and Development in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh’. A section of students […]

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Man goes missing from Jammu railway station

Jammu: The railway police has launched an operation to trace a man who had gone missing from the Jammu railway station, officials said on Thursday. Surinder Kumar, hailing from Vijaypur belt of Samba district, had gone missing from Jammu railway station on September 25, they said, adding that a case has been registered in this […]

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Security beefed up in Delhi following terror attack rumors

New Delhi: Security has been beefed up across the national capital after police received intelligence inputs on a possible terror strike, a senior police official said on Thursday. Raids are being conducted by the Special Cell of Delhi Police at several locations across the city after the intelligence inputs suggested that three to four members […]

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Oppn leaders claim restrictions removed in Jammu

Oppn leaders claim restrictions removed in Jammu

Govt says they were under 'self-imposed' curbs

Jammu: Leaders of non-BJP parties in Jammu on Wednesday claimed that the administration has lifted the nearly two-month-long restrictions “imposed” on them following the abrogation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, even as officials said these were only “self-imposed” curbs. After the Centre announced on August 5 dilution of the provisions of Article 370, […]