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New Delhi: The groundwater situation as well as the availability of overground water for irrigation have become alarming due to increasing number of dry days during Southwest monsoon, a top Ministry of Earth Sciences official has told a parliamentary panel. The official testified to the panel that Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal have […]
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Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah turned 50 on Tuesday and spent the day at Hari Nivas here where he has been under detention for the last seven months. Detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), Omar had a quiet day in the sub-jail not far from his residence on Gupkar road. […]
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Ahmadabad: The Jammu and Kashmir administration will ensure that jobs, lands and assets are protected for the people of the Union Territory as it invites investments after abrogation of the special status, its Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu said here on Monday. The LG was addressing businessmen at a roadshow organised for the upcoming Jammu and […]
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New Delhi: A number of prominent opposition leaders on Monday demanded immediate release of all political detainees in Jammu and Kashmir, especially former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, and said there is nothing against the three to say that they pose a threat to public safety in J-K or endanger national […]
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No fresh traffic allowed due to shooting stones
Banihal/Jammu: No fresh traffic was allowed on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway for the second day on Monday to facilitate clearance of stranded vehicles including trucks carrying essential commodities to Kashmir Valley, officials said. The highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, has witnessed frequent disruptions over the past week […]
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Srinagar: Two labourers were killed while two others injured in an explosion at an ammunition depot of the Army in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Monday, police said. The explosion took place at Khundru in the south Kashmir district on Monday afternoon, a police official said. He said two labourers were killed on the […]
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Srinagar: Two militants belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter with government forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday, police said Monday. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Reban area of the south Kashmir district on Monday morning after receiving specific information about the presence of militants there, […]
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Srinagar: Three militant associates of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit have been arrested from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Monday. They were arrested in Awantipora area of south Kashmir district, a police official said. He said the three have been identified as Aadil Rasool Ganie, a resident of Batagund and Riyaz Ahmad Bhat and […]
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Jammu: A 28-year-old man, who went missing about a fortnight ago, was found dead in Rajouri district with police arresting a close relative for killing him, police said on Monday. The accused had promised to arrange the victim’s marriage with a girl and took away Rs two lakh from him before killing him, a police […]
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New Delhi: The number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 43 on Monday with four people, including a three-year-old child in Kerala who had returned from Italy, testing positive for the disease, Health Ministry officials said on Monday. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu reported one case each, officials said. They added that no deaths […]
