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Policeman found dead in Rajouri

Rajouri/Jammu: A policeman was found dead in Rajouri district, officials said on Friday. Constable Shubam Choudhary, who was posted in Poonch, was reportedly returning from Nowshera town to his native village when he died under mysterious circumstances, they said. The body was found during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday and has been sent […]

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LG, CM pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on birth anniversary

Srinagar:  Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary. “Chief Minister extends greetings on Gandhi Jayanti, recalling Gandhiji’s timeless message of truth, non-violence, peace and humanity,” Abdullah said in a post on his official X handle. Paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi, Sinha […]

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Schools up to Class 8 to reopen in Leh

Leh: With the situation limping back to normalcy after violent clashes on September 24 left four people dead in Leh, the authorities have ordered reopening of all schools up to Class 8 from Friday. However, they called for strict adherence to the prohibitory orders that ban assembly of five or more persons, an official order […]

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Leh violence inquiry to conclude in 4 weeks

Leh:  A magisterial inquiry ordered into the September 24 violence in Leh that left four people dead and scores injured would be completed within four weeks, officials said. The inquiry was ordered by the Leh deputy commissioner, who appointed Sub Divisional Magistrate Nubra Mukul Beniwal as inquiry officer. Last month, security forces opened fire in […]

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Ladakh L-G visits Jammu temple, says situation in UT peaceful

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Kavinder Gupta, who visited Jammu on Thursday, said the situation in the Union Territory is peaceful now. Gupta arrived in Jammu to visit the temple of his ancestral deity — the Daati Maa Dev Sthan — in the Arnia border belt of Jammu and pay obeisance. Speaking to reporters on […]

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J-K Congress backs Ladakhis’ demand for judicial probe into Leh violence

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress has extended full support to the demand of Ladakhis for a high-level judicial probe into the alleged mishandling of the situation in Leh, where four persons were killed after protests demanding Sixth Schedule status and statehood for Ladakh turned violent on September 24. J-K Congress working president Raman Bhalla […]

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Vice-chief of Air Staff visits Ladakh; reviews operational preparedness

Leh:  Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari visited forward areas in the Union Territory of Ladakh to review the operational preparedness, a defence spokesman said on Thursday. The VCAS interact with personnel deployed in eastern Ladakh region during his visited from September 28 to 30, the spokesman said in a […]

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Kashmiri Pandits, other Hindus celebrate Dussehra in Srinagar’s Sher-e-Kashmir stadium

Kashmiri Pandits, other Hindus celebrate Dussehra in Srinagar’s Sher-e-Kashmir stadium

Srinagar: Kashmiri Pandits and Hindus living in Kashmir thronged the Sher-e-Kashmir cricket stadium on Thursday to celebrate Dussehra, a festival that marks the victory of good over evil. Giant effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakaran and Meghnad were set afire at the practice grounds of the cricket stadium amidst thunderous cheers from the people assembled there, officials […]

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Jammu region shows trend of spike in dengue cases

Jammu region shows trend of spike in dengue cases

Jammu: Dengue cases have been rising the past fortnight, with Jammu recording the highest number of cases in the region, officials said. So far this year, over 1,100 cases have been reported across the Jammu region, which is slightly lower than last year, they said. Health officials pointed out that heavy rains and waterlogging have […]

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Terrorist handler’s property attached in  Kupwara

Srinagar: A land belonging to an alleged terrorist handler, based in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, was attached in Handwara area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara officials said here. While investigating a case, Kralgund police was found that Nazir Ahmad Ganai, a resident of Palpora village, was operating from PoK and actively involved in guiding and handling […]