Added on June 4, 2019
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Jammu: Six persons were taken into preventive custody on Monday for their alleged role in unlawful activities, including peddling of drugs, in Rajouri district, police said. In Thanamandi, Shahzad Ahmed, Touseef Ahmed, Mohammad Tahir and Shabaz Ahmed were arrested for unlawful activities, they said. Cases have been filed against them and lodged in district jail […]
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Jammu: As the country faces severe heat wave with temperature soaring beyond 45 degree centigrade in many places, people have begun seeking divine intervention to bring rains here in Jammu. Jammu-based organisation Dogra Front-cum-local Shiv Sena chief Ashok Gupta conducted special prayers and ‘yagna’ at a temple here Monday to propitiate the ‘rain gods’. He […]
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Jammu: Videos and photos of an alleged gang of thieves just in their innerwears sneaking into houses during night created panic among people in the city. The ‘Chaddi Gang’, known to move around in the nights in their innerwears, is notorious for committing robberies mostly when residents are not in their home and it is […]
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SRINAGAR: A fire broke out in an Army barrack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. There were no reports of any loss of life. The fire broke out in the barrack in Khrew area of the south Kashmir district and fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the […]
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Jammu: Three persons were arrested Monday for allegedly smuggling narcotics in Rajouri district, officials said. A police team, headed by station house officer Thanamandi Javed Malik along with jawans from special operations group, were on routine vehicle check duty when they intercepted a Multi-Purpose Vehicle coming from Srinagar going towards Rajouri, officials said. During search […]
Added on June 2, 2019
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New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday said country’s security and welfare of the people are the key priorities of the Modi government. Shah, who assumed the charge of the sensitive ministry on Saturday, also said he would try his best to implement all these priorities. “Country’s security and people’s welfare are the Modi government’s […]
Added on June 2, 2019
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New Delhi: Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday briefed Union Home Minister Amit Shah about the security situation in the state, which is currently under the President’s rule. During the 15-minute meeting, the Governor apprised the home minister about the preparation for the Amarnath Yatra. The 46-day-long yatra will begin on July 1, the day of […]
Added on June 2, 2019
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Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir police Saturday admitted presence of militants in Kishtwar district of Jammu region and said it has tasked its anti-terror Special Operation Group to track and neutralise the militants in the area. Inspector General of Police M K Sinha of Jammu Zone made the admission a day after two special police […]
Added on June 2, 2019
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Islamabad: Nuclear deterrence led to the de-escalation of tensions during the post-Pulwama military stand-off between India and Pakistan, a senior official associated with Pakistan’s nuclear programme said. Brigadier Zahir Kazmi, Director General Arms Control and Disarmament Affairs at Strategic Plans Division (SPD) told journalists that the stated purpose of deterrence was to close space for […]
Added on June 2, 2019
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Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday saluted the bravery of the tourist guide who sacrificed his life to save five tourists from drowning in the Lidder river in Pahalgam and announced a ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the deceased’s kin. Rouf Ahmed Dar, a registered professional rafter, cared little for his life and […]
