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Case registered after detection of fraud in joint private business

Jammu: The Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday registered a criminal case after detecting fraud in a joint private business by one of the partners here, a spokesman of the investigating agency said. The case was registered following a written complaint by Atul Mahajan, a resident of Bantalab, against his partner […]

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First NCC camp after coronavirus lockdown begins in Jammu

Jammu: The National Cadet Corps (NCC) camping ground Nagrota near here is agog with activities as a 10-day camp, the first after a series of lockdowns in any part of the country, is underway. As many as 165 enthusiastic cadets, including 65 girls, are participating from various parts of Jammu region and undergoing rigorous training […]

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Amshipura ‘fake encounter’: DNA samples of slain youth match with families, says Police

Amshipura ‘fake encounter’: DNA samples of slain youth match with families, says Police

Srinagar: The DNA samples of three men who were killed in an alleged fake encounter with the Army in south Kashmir’s Shopian district in July have matched with their families from Rajouri, a senior police officer said on Friday. Asked whether the three men were indeed labourers, as claimed by their families, and not involved […]

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‘Who planted ‘incriminating material’, questions Omar

‘Who planted ‘incriminating material’, questions Omar

Srinagar:Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday questioned the official version that arms and ammunition were recovered from the Shopian encounter site in July after the DNA tests on Friday proved that the three slain men were labourers from Rajouri district of the union territory. According to this official version, ‘incriminating materials, […]

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Police announces SIT to probe lawyer’s killing

Police announces SIT to probe lawyer’s killing

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said it has constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the killing of advocate Babar Qadri who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen here on Thursday. Speaking to reporters at a press conference here, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said the case was a […]

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48 lakh recoveries reported in India

New Delhi: India’s total COVID-19 recoveries have surged to over 47.5 lakh with 10 states and union territories including Maharashtra, Delhi and West Bengal accounting for 73 per cent of the new recovered cases, the Union health ministry said on Friday. A total of 81,177 patients have recuperated from COVID-19 in a span of 24 […]

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Two LeT commanders killed in south Kashmir encounter

170 to 200 militants are active in Kashmir: IGP

Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commanders were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Anantnag district south Kashmir on Friday, police said. Based on specific information about the presence of militants in Sirhama area of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation on Thursday evening, a police officer said. […]

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Militants attack forces in Shopian

Srinagar: Militants on Friday opened fire at security forces in Shopian district of south and Kashmir, police said. No loss of life or injury has been reported far. Militants fired towards CRPF guards deployed at Mini Secretariat Shopian, in the south Kashmir district, early this morning, a police official said. He said the CRPF personnel […]

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China aims to make 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses a year

China aims to make 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses a year

Beijing: A Chinese health official said Friday that the country’s annual production capacity for coronavirus vaccines will top 1 billion doses next year, following an aggressive government support programme for construction of new factories. Capacity is expected to reach 610 million doses by the end of this year, Zheng Zhongwei from the National Health Commission […]

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Hope India, China would be able to resolve border differences: Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump hoped that India and China would be able to resolve their current border disputes as he reiterated his offer to help the two Asian giants. “I know that China now, and India, are having difficulty, and very very substantial difficulty. And hopefully, they will be able to work that out,” […]