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New Delhi: Amnesty International has halted its operations in India, alleging that its accounts were frozen earlier this month as part of a crackdown by the government and it had to let go of most of its staff. The government says the global rights watchdog never registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, which is […]
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Jammu: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has criticised the Jammu and Kashmir government for its failure in implementing the National e-Governance Plan, saying the objective of making all local public services accessible to the common man could not be achieved in the Union territory over a period of around 10 years. In […]
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Jammu: Two Army personnel were seriously injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a 50-feet gorge in Udhampur district on Tuesday, police said. The accident took place near Narsoo Nallah on Dhar road around 2.15 pm when the vehicle was moving from Jammu to Udhampur, a police official said. He said […]
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Leh: Forty-nine more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the number of confirmed cases in the union territory to 4,152, while 32 such patients were discharged after successful treatment, officials said on Tuesday. There was no report of any COVID-related death during the past 24 hours, the officials added. The number of […]
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Jammu: Thirteen people have been arrested for illegally charging labourers from outside Jammu and Kashmir on the pretext of facilitating their “smooth entry” into the Union Territory, police on Tuesday. Seven cases, including one in Punjab, have been registered in this connection, they said. A probe has also been instituted against some policemen, including an […]
Added on September 29, 2020
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Srinagar: After indictment of its own men, the army has begun Summary of Evidence, a step before a possible court martial, in July’s Amshipura encounter in south Kashmir’s Shopian district during which all civilian witnesses would also be cross examined, officials said here. The Court of Inquiry, which completed its probe earlier this month, had […]
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Srinagar: The investigation into an alleged fake encounter in Shopian, in which three men from Rajouri district were killed, is in the final stages, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Monday. “The SSP, Shopian is himself monitoring the investigation process of the case and further details about the case will be shared […]
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New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration has agreed in principle to amend rules for ease in the issuance of domicile certificates. This will particularly facilitate issuing domicile certificates to children producing a Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) of either of the parents, he said. “After discussion with #JammuKashmir […]
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Srinagar: A civilian, who was injured in an explosion at an encounter site in Anantnag district of south Kashmir last week, succumbed to injuries on Monday, police said. Yaseen Rather and three others sustained injuries when a shell exploded in the debris of a house at Sirhama on Thursday where two militants were killed in […]
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Srinagar/Jammu: A soldier was injured on Monday as Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled mortars at forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara and Rajouri districts, officials said. The soldier injured in the firing in Machhil sector of Kupwara was taken to a hospital, and his condition was stable, a defence spokesperson […]
