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Militant hideout busted in Poonch

Jammu: A major militant hideout was busted in Poonch district of Jammu division on Tuesday, leading to seizure of a huge cache of arms and ammunition, police said. The hideout was unearthed during a joint operation of the Army and police in Gursai area of the district, said Ramesh Kumar Angral, Senior Superintendent of Police, […]

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Two soldiers injured in IED blast in Pulwama succumb

Srinagar: Two soldiers, who were injured in the IED blast in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, have succumbed to injuries, a defence spokesman said Tuesday. Nine soldiers and two civilians were injured as militants targeted an Army patrol with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Arihal in Pulwama district on Monday. “Two soldiers, brought to […]

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SPO drowns in canal in Jammu

Jammu: A 44-year-old special police officer (SPO) drowned in a canal here on Tuesday, police said. The incident happened at Domana village on the outskirts of Jammu city, they said. The SPO, Vijay Kumar, from Purkhoo, accidently fell into the canal and drowned, a police official said. Kumar was posted at a local police station […]

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Two militants join ‘mainstream’

Srinagar: Two unnamed militants have shunned the path of violence and surrendered in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, a police spokesman said Tuesday. He said the identities of the two youths have been kept secret due to threat perception to their lives. “With the help of community members and family, two more youths from Pulwama […]

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FATF concerns: Pak FM Qureshi briefs US counterpart

FATF concerns: Pak FM Qureshi briefs US counterpart

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday briefed his American counterpart Mike Pompeo about the steps taken by Islamabad to address the concerns raised by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), including curbing terror funding activities in the country. Qureshi, who is on an official visit to the UK, had a telephonic call […]

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Kids enrolled in JuD schools to be taught in govt-run institutions in Pak

Lahore: Pakistan plans to shift the students of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) to the government-run schools after an international terror financing watchdog raised objection over allocation of Rs 180 crore for these institutions. A senior government official told PTI on Tuesday that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) […]

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34 Pakistani migrants granted Indian citizenship

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has granted Indian citizenship to 34 Pakistani migrants living in the state for more than a decade, a senior official said on Tuesday. Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajeeva Swarup said 34 migrants have been granted Indian citizenship in June 2019. He said they have been living in the country for over […]

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Absconding rape accused held

Jammu: A man who was absconding in a rape case was arrested on Tuesday in Poonch district, police said. Ghulam Abaas, a resident of Biala village, had been evading arrest for the last seven months and was held by a special team from Mandi area of the district, a police official said. He said an […]

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1 held with heroin in Samba

Jammu: A suspected drug peddler was arrested after six grams of heroin was recovered from his possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Tuesday, police said. Yaqoob Hussain was arrested after a brief chase when he tried to escape after being asked to stop for frisking at a bus stand in Bari Brahmana area, […]

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Killing of a cop: On father’s day, two more siblings are orphaned

Killing of a cop: On father’s day, two more siblings are orphaned

Srinagar: In a tragic coincidence, one-year-old Daamin and four-year-old Uhbaan lost their father, Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Arshad Ahmed Khan, on a Father’s Day. As the body of Khan, who breathed his last at AIIMS in Delhi on Sunday evening, was brought to the police lines here on Monday, Uhbaan was unable to gauge […]