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Landslide buries over three dozen shops in Doda

Bhadarwah: A massive landslide early on Wednesday buried nearly three dozen shops in a rural market in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, police said. There was no immediate report of any casualty in the incident, which took place at Bathri market in Bhalessa, 65 km from the district headquarters, around 4.15 am, Bhadarwah Superintendent of […]

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Inter-state gang of drug smugglers busted, six held

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police Wednesday claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of drug smugglers with the arrest of six people in separate operations in Samba and Jammu districts. The police seized 3.5 kilograms of charas and 2,214 bottles of codeine phosphate, a derivative of opium. Two alleged drug peddlers, Firdous Ahmad Dar […]

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Address concerns on terrorism, including cross-border attacks: India, US to Pak

Address concerns on terrorism, including cross-border attacks: India, US to Pak

Washington: India and the United States have asked Islamabad to “meaningfully address” the international community’s concerns on terrorism, including that emanating from across the border from Pakistan. The concern was raised in an statement by the Indian Embassy here after Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and his American counterpart Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs […]

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Don’t appoint officers nearing retirement as DGP’s: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday clarified its last year order on police reforms and said officers who have a minimum of six months tenure left in service shall be considered for the post of director general of police (DGP). A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the recommendation for post of DGP […]

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Death sentence must be imposed only when life term is inappropriate: SC

New Delhi: Death sentence must be imposed only when life imprisonment appears to be an altogether inappropriate punishment, the Supreme Court has said while commuting the capital punishment awarded to a man for raping and killing a five-year-old girl. A bench of justices N V Ramana, M M Shantanagoudar and Indira Banerjee said that punishment […]

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Bhinderwale’s associate arrested in Delhi, says police

New Delhi: A member of the banned militant group and an associate of Jarnail Singh Bhinderwale, who was killed by the Indian Army in ‘Operation Blue Star’ in 1984 was nabbed by the Delhi police, officials said on Wednesday. The accused Gursewak Singh (53), is a member of Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) and was planning […]

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Delay in road construction: Agitated residents in Doda threaten to boycott LS polls

Bhaderwah: Irked over the inordinate delay to connect their villages with a motorable road, residents of seven villages in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday staged a protest and threatened to boycott the Lok Sabha polls. The villagers of Dhara, Dhaloa, Hanga, Bharwa, Chak-Katoch, Dharaan and Noori falling in three panchayats on the western […]

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GST officials detect tax fraud of Rs 224 cr by 8 companies

Hyderabad: Officials of the Central GST have unearthed an alleged tax fraud of Rs 224 crore by a group of eight companies, which generated fake invoices worth Rs 1,289 crore. A key suspect involved in the racket has been arrested and Rs 19.75 crore was recovered from him, a press release from the Hyderabad Central […]

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India, Pakistan tide over threat of further escalation: Report

India, Pakistan tide over threat of further escalation: Report

Islamabad: The threat of further escalation between India and Pakistan after the Pulwama attack is over, an internal assessment of the Pakistan government has concluded. The ‘Express Tribune’ reported that the assessment was shared by a senior official on Monday in a background briefing on the current state of relations between the two neighbouring countries. […]

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Firm on action against militants: Pak tells Bolton

Firm on action against militants: Pak tells Bolton

Washington: Pakistan has assured the US that it will deal “firmly” with all terrorists operating from the country and take steps to de-escalate tensions with India, according to National Security Adviser John Bolton. The assurance was given by Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi during a phone call on Monday, Bolton said on a day […]