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PM Modi’s birthday: BJP’s Kashmir unit organises blood donation camps across valley

Srinagar: The Kashmir unit of the BJP on Wednesday organised a series of blood donation camps across the valley to commemorate the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The BJP organised blood donation camps across Kashmir to commemorate the birthday of PM Modi and his lifelong spirit of selfless service to the nation,” a BJP […]

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SIA arrests narcotic smuggler absconding for 3 years

Srinagar: Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) Wednesday said it has arrested a notorious drug smuggler who had been absconding for the last three years in a narco-terror case. Zafraan Khan, a resident of Mohra Dawran area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, was arrested on Tuesday, a spokesperson of the SIA said. He said […]

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Search operation launched near IB in Kathua

Jammu: Security forces on Wednesday launched a search operation in a dense nursery near the International Border (IB) in Kathua district, officials said. The search operation was jointly launched by Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police and CRPF in the area of Dholka-Sanyal nursery along the possible infiltration route around 3 pm, the officials […]

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Rusted mortar shell defused in Kathua

Jammu: A rusted mortar shell was found and subsequently defused by experts in a forward village near the International Border in Kathua on Wednesday, officials said. The mortar shell was noticed by some villagers in an open field at Bobiya in Hiranagar sector this morning, the officials said. They said the bomb disposal squad was […]

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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, CM Omar take stock of Jmu-Sgr highway blockage

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, CM Omar take stock of Jmu-Sgr highway blockage

Srinagar: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the status of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which has remained closed for heavy vehicles following massive damage caused by heavy rains and flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir last month. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who participated in the […]

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Supply chain disruption: Kashmir apple prices nosedive in Jammu fruit Mandi

Jammu: The nearly month-long closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has disrupted the supply chain between the two divisions of the Union Territory, causing apple prices to drop sharply at the Jammu fruit mandi. With truck consignments delayed by several days, perishable apples are arriving in poor condition, forcing traders to sell at drastically reduced […]

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Drug-laden Pak drones significant threat to India’s internal security: NCB Report

Drug-laden Pak drones significant threat to India’s internal security: NCB Report

New Delhi: A “sharp” spike has been seen in the sightings and recovery of drugs-laden drones coming into India from Pakistan across the international border in Punjab over the last four years posing a “significant” threat to the country’s internal security, according to a report released on Tuesday. Anti-narcotics agencies have also witnessed a six-time […]

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After 22-day halt Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage to resume today

Jammu: The pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district will resume on Wednesday, subject to favourable weather conditions, shrine board said. The pilgrimage was suspended on August 26, hours before a major landslide hit the route leading to the shrine that resulted in the death of 34 pilgrims and injuries […]

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Criminal detained under PSA in Kathua

Jammu: An alleged criminal has been detained under the stringent Public Safety Act in Kathua district, police said on Tuesday. Sharafat Ali, a resident of Lohai-Malhar, was taken into custody by police and later lodged in the district jail in Udhampur under the Public Safety Act (PSA), a police spokesman said. “Ali is a habitual […]

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Villages in Jammu hills face land subsidence

Over 3,000 forced to leave homes Tangar (J&K): People living in majestic Pir Panjal and Shivalik ranges in Jammu region built their dream homes believing the mountains would shelter them, but now they are forced to leave their villages which have started “sinking” due to land subsidence caused by heavy rains. Eleven villages in Ramban, […]