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Sajad Lone says won’t vote for NC candidate in RS polls

Move provides advantage to BJP’s Sat Sharma Srinagar: BJP candidate for Rajya Sabha polls, Sat Sharma, got an early shot in the arm as People’s Conference president Sajad Lone on Tuesday said his party will abstain from voting in the upcoming elections. Lone also said he will not vote for the National Conference candidate in […]

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JK Cong chief accuses NC of repeated betrayal after tiff over RS seat

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hamid Qara on Tuesday accused Omar Abdullah-led National Conference (NC) of “repeated betrayal of trust” and said by denying Congress a safe seat in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, its alliance partner is moving away from the INDIA bloc. Qara, who chaired an important meeting of the party […]

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Operation Sindoor 2.0 will be deadlier, says Western Army Commander Lt Gen Katiyar

Jammu: Asserting that Pakistan has no capacity to fight India but it may attempt Pahalgam-type attacks again, Western Army commander Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar on Tuesday said the response — Operation Sindoor 2.0 — will be deadlier. He maintained that Pakistan continues its policy of “bleed India through a thousand cuts” and said the […]

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Tourism department gears up for commercial paragliding in Jammu by next year

Aitham (JK): The Jammu Tourism Department is preparing to give the region’s skies a new identity by introducing commercial paragliding near here by early next year. The project is also a story of personal courage and empowerment led by Dolly Sharma, the only woman pilot among the 20 trainees preparing to fly professionally. Aitham is […]

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GST rate revision- JK’s tax collection will be hit by around 1000 Cr: CM

GST rate revision- JK’s tax collection will be hit by around 1000 Cr: CM

Srinagar: The revision in GST rates is expected to reduce the tax collection of Jammu and Kashmir by up to Rs 1,000 crore this fiscal, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said here on Tuesday. Abdullah, addressing the national executive meeting of FICCI here, also said that the fallout of the Pahalgam terror attack, which was a […]

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Some nations are openly violating global norms: Rajnath

Some nations are openly violating global norms: Rajnath

New Delhi: Some nations are “openly violating” the international rules, while many others are wanting to create their own norms and dominate the next century, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. India, while advocating for the reform of “outdated” international structures, is standing “strong” in upholding the international rules-based order, he said. Though Singh, […]

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Man dies of heart attack after his son collapses in his lap

Banihal/Jammu: A man died of a heart attack after his son collapsed in his lap while they were on their way to a hospital in Ramban district on Tuesday morning, officials said. The incident occurred in the Tethar area of Banihal, when Shabir Ahmed Gania (45) was taking his ailing son Sahil Ahmed (14) to […]

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Road crash in Katra leaves three dead

Katra/Jammu: Two Vaishnodevi pilgrims were among three killed and two others injured when a three-wheeler collided with a bus in Katra on Tuesday, officials said. The bus was heading from Katra towards Udhampur when the accident took place near Serli check post in Katra. Those killed in the accident were identified as auto driver Jeet […]

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Two terrorists killed as Army thwarts infiltration bid in Kupwara

Srinagar: Two unidentified terrorists were killed as Army troops foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials here said on Tuesday. The troops noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in Kupwara late on Monday night and challenged the intruders. There was a brief exchange of fire […]

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NC names 4th candidate for RS polls after Congress declines seat

Srinagar: The National Conference on Monday named party spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar as its fourth candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir after the Congress, which is part of the ruling alliance, declined to nominate anyone. Biennial elections to fill the seats, lying vacant since 2021, will be held on October 24. […]