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Pahalgam Attack: OGW held for providing logistical support to terrorists

Srinagar: Police on Wednesday arrested a person from South Kashmir who had allegedly provided logistical support to terrorists responsible for the April 22 Pahalgham terror attack, officials said here. “Based on an intelligence lead, Srinagar police arrested an Over Ground Worker from South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. He was identified as Mohammad Yousuf Katari (26),” an […]

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Fraud in land compensations: Police carries out multiple raids across Kashmir Valley

Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday carried out multiple raids at several places in the valley in connection with a fraudulent land compensation case, an official said. According to a police spokesperson, the case was registered following a complaint alleging that compensation for land falling under the transmission […]

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CDS Gen Chauhan’s tenure extended by 8 months

New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan’s tenure has been extended up to May next year, the government said on Wednesday. Gen Chauhan’s current stint as the top military officer is scheduled to end on September 30. The defence ministry said the government has approved the extension of service of Gen Chauhan as […]

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CBSE to conduct Class 10, 12 board exams from Feb 17

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct Class 10 and 12 board exams from February 17 next year, officials announced on Wednesday. The Board announced a tentative datesheet for the crucial exams. This is the first time that board exams for Class 10 will be conducted twice in an academic session. […]

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End of an Era: MiG-21 fighter jets set to retire from IAF on Sep 26

Chandigarh: The legendary Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets, which have been the backbone of Indian Air Force’s combat fleet for over six decades, are finally set to retire from the IAF at a decommissioning event in Chandigarh, where the iconic aircraft was first inducted over six decades ago. The official culmination of MiG-21 operations is set […]

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AAP MLA Malik challenges PSA detention

HC seeks response from govt, Doda DM within 3 weeks Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) president and MLA Mehraj Malik on Wednesday filed a habeas corpus petition in the high court here, challenging his detention under Public Safety Act (PSA) early this month, and has claimed Rs five crore compensation. Admitting the […]

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Road crash in Poonch leaves five Army personnel injured

Mendhar/Poonch: Five Army personnel were injured when their vehicle overturned in border district of Poonch on Wednesday, officials said. The soldiers, posted in Balnoi area near the Line of Control, were heading home on leave in a cab when the accident occurred at Ghani village of Mankoke sector around 7.15 am, the officials said. They […]

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Two labourers rescued after mound of earth caves in at Rajouri

Rajouri/Jammu: Two labourers had a narrow escape after a mound of earth caved in at a road construction site in Rajouri district, officials said on Wednesday. The labourers were digging a roadside drain when they got buried at Beri-Pattan near Sunderbani Tuesday evening, they said. They said fellow labourers acted swiftly and pulled them out […]

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Police constable held for killing of Gujjar youth

Jammu: A Jammu and Kashmir Police constable was formally arrested in connection with the killing of a Gujjar youth in a firing incident near here in July, officials said on Wednesday. Mohammad Parvez, a 21-year-old from Niki Tawi, was shot dead by police, allegedly in a shootout near Sure Chak village on the outskirts of […]

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Courts cannot act as recovery agents for collection of money: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has observed that courts cannot act as recovery agents and deprecated the trend of turning civil disputes into criminal cases by parties in dispute. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh, while observing that threat of arrest cannot be leveraged for recovery of outstanding amounts, said this […]