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Army commander directs troops to maintain robust domination posture along LoC

Jammu: White Knight Corps General Officer Commanding (GoC), Lieutenant General P K Mishra, on Friday exhorted troops to maintain a robust domination posture and effective surveillance measures to safeguard the nation’s territorial integrity. “The GoC White Knight, along with the GOC, Ace of Spades Division, visited the forward areas in the Bhimbar Gali sector to […]

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Senior advocate recuses from representing AAP MLA Malik detained under PSA

  Jammu: Senior advocate Nirmal K Kotwal on Thursday recused himself from representing AAP MLA, who was recently detained under Public Safety Act (PSA), citing certain videos where the politician purportedly claimed that Jammu and Kashmir is not a part of India while praising terrorists Burhan Wani and Masood Azhar. “The unity and sovereignty of […]

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‘Fauj’ only place where there is no nepotism: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan

Ranchi: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on Thursday asserted that ‘fauj’ is the only place where there is no nepotism, as he urged children to aspire to join the armed forces to serve the nation and explore places. During an interaction with school children here, Gen Chauhan also said that the armed forces […]

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Rahul stands for ‘infiltrators first’ politics, seeks to stoke chaos: BJP

New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday claimed that Rahul Gandhi’s repeated allegations against constitutional institutions such as the Election Commission showed his lack of faith in democracy, and accused him of trying to stoke chaos and create in India the kind of unrest seen in Nepal and Bangladesh. Former Union minister Anurag Thakur said “infiltrators […]

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Verification of EVMs for Chenani assembly constituency begins

Jammu: The verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for the Chenani assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir commenced on Thursday under tight security, officials said. This initiative follows a request from Harsh Dev Singh, the state president of the National Panthers Party, who unsuccessfully contested last year’s polls from this seat in Udhampur, they said. […]

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Court convicts two engineers in bribery case

Jammu: The Anti-Corruption Court (ACB) on Thursday convicted two PWD engineers for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 45,000 in Doda district. In 2011, the ACB arrested junior engineer Raja Faisal while demanding and accepting the bribe of Rs 45,000 in the presence of independent witnesses in Doda city. The investigation further revealed the […]

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GST reforms to inject Rs 2 lakh cr into economy, boost demand across sectors

Kolkata: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the latest round of Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms will pump around Rs 2 lakh crore into the economy, boosting demand across sectors. Sitharaman said the “new generation GST reforms” were designed to cut rates, ease compliance, and eliminate ambiguities, benefiting the poor, middle class, […]

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Focusing on level playing field for arbitration between corporations, small businesses: CJI

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Thursday said it was being ensured that a level playing field for arbitration between larger corporations and smaller businesses, particularly, micro, small, and medium enterprises, got attention. The CJI was speaking at the inaugural event of “Delhi Arbitration Weekend”. He said India was maturing and […]

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Criminal, wanted drug smuggler detained in Jammu-Samba belt

Jammu: In two separate incidents, police in Samba and Jammu districts detained a criminal and a drug smuggler for their continued involvement in criminal and narcotics-related cases, officials said on Thursday. In the first incident, Alex Matoo, a criminal from the Samba district with a long history of theft, snatching, assault, and gang-related offences, was […]

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Police attaches property in narco-terror case in Anantnag

Srinagar: Police in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Thursday attached immovable property worth lakhs of rupees in a narco-terror case, an official said. “The property attachment has been carried out in connection with FIR No. 57/2024, registered under Sections 7/25 of the Indian Arms Act, 13, 18, 39 of the UA(P) Act, Section 5 […]