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High altitude destinations safe for visitors, pilgrimages in Doda: Police

Bhaderwah/Jammu: The high altitude tourist destinations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district are safe for tourists as Army personnel are dominating all the mountain peaks, a senior police officer has said. Doda Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sandeep Mehta said a security plan is in place in the district to ensure peaceful culmination of over […]

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Push for statehood- Congress did not consult us: Omar

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that his alliance partner Congress did not consult the National Conference. Talking to reporters in Ganderbal Omar while commenting on the Congress party’s protest in support of the demand for the restoration of statehood to J-K, said the party did not consult his National Conference (NC). “Let […]

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Two criminals detained under PSA in Kishtwar

Kishtwar/Jammu: The administration in Kishtwar district on Tuesday detained two persons involved in multiple criminal cases under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), officials said. Those detained have been identified as Mohammad Rizwan of Gurian and Rahul Singh Chib of Himachal Pradesh, they said. “In a firm move to safeguard public order and deter repeated […]

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Amarnath Yatra: Over 3,500 pilgrims leave Jammu base camp

Jammu: Braving heavy rain, a fresh batch of more than 3,500 pilgrims left Jammu for the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said. Over 3 lakh pilgrims have visited the 3,880-metre-high shrine of Lord Shiva, which houses a naturally formed ice lingam, since […]

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Indian armed forces achieved their objectives under Operation Sindoor: PM

Indian armed forces achieved their objectives under Operation Sindoor: PM

Says monsoon session of Parliament is like ‘Vijay Utsav’ New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said Parliament’s Monsoon session is like a ‘Vijay Utsav’ as the Indian armed forces achieved their objectives under Operation Sindoor 100 per cent, and expressed confidence that the MPs will articulate this sentiment in one voice. Speaking with […]

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JK pushes for two key projects as IWT’s abeyance opens door for water storage

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, an open critic of the 1960 Indus-Water Treaty, is hopeful that the central government will give a go-ahead for the completion of the Tulbul Navigation project in Kashmir and the diversion of Chenab River water to alleviate Jammu’s water scarcity. In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror strike on April […]

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Monsoon mayhem: Four dead in landslides in JK, Himachal

Jammu/Shimla: Landslides and torrential rains wreaked havoc in parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, leaving four people, including a 5-year-old, dead and several injured on Monday. In the Reasi district of J-K, a 70-year-old pilgrim was killed and nine others were injured when a massive landslide struck the old track to the Vaishno […]

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Monsoon Session: Govt agrees to 16-hr discussion on Op Sindoor, Pahalgam terror attack

New Delhi: Government on Monday agreed to a 16-hour discussion in the Lok Sabha on Operation Sindoor and Pahalgam terror attack, and it is likely to be taken up next week, even as the opposition insisted that it should start this week itself and Prime Minister Narendra Modi must reply. At the meeting of the […]

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Parliament ‘gherao’: Over 160 Congress leaders from JK leave for Delhi

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress leadership on Monday left for the national capital under the ‘Delhi Chalo’ programme to ‘gherao’ Parliament, pressing for a bill for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The party leadership lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “utter failure” to fulfil the demand of the people […]

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Landslide hits Vaishno Devi track in Reasi, one pilgrim dead

Jammu: A 70-year-old pilgrim was killed while nine others were injured when a massive landslide struck the old track to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district on Monday, officials said. They said a booking office and an overhead iron structure caved in under the weight of the landslide, triggered by heavy rains which lashed […]