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Two brothers accused of murder arrested in Punjab

Jammu: Two brothers were arrested in Punjab on Monday for allegedly murdering a man over a personal dispute on the outskirts of Jammu city, officials said. According to the police, the incident occurred at Simbal Camp in the Miran Sahib area on October 9, when Narinder Singh was attacked by Tanveer Singh alias Kalu and […]

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Farooq Abdullah welcomes Israel-Hamas ceasefire, hopes for lasting peace

Farooq Abdullah welcomes Israel-Hamas ceasefire, hopes for lasting peace

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, and expressed hope that it would pave the way for peace after two years of “heartbreaking” conflict. “This is an important and much-needed development. I sincerely hope it will lead to immediate and sustained humanitarian relief for the […]

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Heightened vigil at LoC ahead of winter to curb infiltration of terrorists

Heightened vigil at LoC ahead of winter to curb infiltration of terrorists

Srinagar, Oct 12 (PTI) The BSF has heightened its vigil along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir ahead of the winter as there is a possibility of increased infiltration attempts from across the border, a senior officer said on Sunday. Intelligence inputs suggest that terrorists are waiting at various launch pads across the border […]

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Army commander reviews operational preparedness in Rajouri

Jammu, Oct 12 (PTI) Army’s northern commander Lt Gen Pratik Sharma has reviewed the operational preparedness of the troops deployed in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. The General Officer Commanding-in-chief, northern command, visited the forward areas of the border district on Saturday, the officials said. Lt Gen Sharma reviewed the […]

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Denied ‘safe seat’ by NC, Cong opts out from contesting RS polls in J&K

Srinagar, Oct 12 (PTI) The president of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee, Tariq Hamid Karra, on Sunday said his party will not contest the October 24 Rajya Sabha elections to four seats in the Union territory in view of alliance partner National Conference refusing it a ‘safe seat’. Addressing mediapersons after a marathon […]

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National Conference holds meeting of legislators to discuss strategy for RS elections

Srinagar, Oct 12 (PTI) Ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir held a meeting of its legislators on Sunday to discuss the party’s strategy for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The meeting, chaired by the party’s general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, was attended by legislators and key office bearers, a party spokesman said. He […]

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2 rape accused held, 2 missing women reunited with families in separate incidents

Jammu, Oct 12 (PTI) Two persons, facing separate charges of abduction and rape of two minor girls, were arrested, while two missing women were reunited with their families in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda and Kathua, police said on Sunday. Swami Raj, a resident of Ramnagar area of Udhampur, was arrested for his alleged involvement in […]

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Deadly Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes leave dozens killed

Deadly Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes leave dozens killed

Islamabad/Peshawar, Oct 12 (PTI) Pakistan seized 19 Afghan military posts and “terrorist hideouts” in response to what it termed “unprovoked” attacks by Afghan forces in the border areas, security sources said on Sunday, while Kabul claimed that 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 30 others injured during the retaliatory operations. The Taliban-led government’s Defence Ministry […]

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Landslide damages several commercial structures in J-K’s Udhampur

Jammu, Oct 12 (PTI) Several commercial structures were damaged in a landslide in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The landslide struck Narsoo market in Somroli area along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway around 11.30 am, resulting in damage to a recently opened hotel building and a couple of shops, the officials […]

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4 drug peddlers held, over 38 gram heroin seized in Samba, Udhampur

Jammu, Oct 12 (PTI) Over 38 grams of heroin was recovered and four drug peddlers were nabbed in two separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba and Udhampur districts on Sunday, police said. Mushtaq Hussain and Zafar Shah, both residents of Targain-Budhal village of Rajouri, were arrested after 30.70 grams of heroin were recovered during […]