Added on July 27, 2023
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Jammu: Amid tight security, over 2,300 yatris left the base camp here on Wednesday for pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. Over 3.35 lakh pilgrims have so far paid obeisance at the cave shrine since the commencement of the annual yatra from the twin tracks […]
Added on July 27, 2023
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Jammu: Two alleged criminals were detained under the stringent Public safety Act in Rajouri and Samba districts, police said on Wednesday. Mohammad Shakeel, a resident of Muradpur village in Rajouri, and Balwander Singh alias “Goru Jatt” of Rahya Ranjari in Samba were detained under the PSA for their repeated involvement in criminal activities for the […]
Added on July 27, 2023
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Kargil: The first-ever women police station has started functioning here in the Union Territory of Ladakh, an official said on Wednesday, terming it a significant step towards empowering women and ensuring their safety. Additional Director General of Police, Ladakh, S D Singh Jamwal inaugurated the police station, which will specifically deal with crimes against women, […]
Added on July 26, 2023
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Cites East India Company, PFI, Indian Mujahideen to deride opposition
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday derided the opposition alliance INDIA as the most directionless the country had ever seen and cited reviled names such as East India Company and Indian Mujahideen to assert that people cannot be misled merely by the use of the country’s name. Multiple leaders present at the BJP […]
Added on July 26, 2023
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Seeks 'invaluable cooperation'
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday wrote to leaders of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury seeking their “invaluable cooperation” to discuss the Manipur issue in Parliament. In identical letters to Kharge, who is the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, and Chowdhury, the Congress leader in Lok Sabha, Shah said […]
Added on July 26, 2023
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New Delhi: The right to vote, based on an informed choice, is a crucial component of the essence of democracy, the Supreme Court has said while upholding a Telangana High Court order dismissing an application of a Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MP seeking rejection of a petition challenging his election. Congress candidate K Madan Mohan […]
Added on July 26, 2023
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Samba/Jammu: A Pakistani intruder, trying to smuggle over four kilograms of suspected high-grade heroin worth crores of rupees, was killed along the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior BSF officer said on Tuesday. The major narcotics smuggling bid was scuttled by the alert border guards in Ramgarh sector late […]
Added on July 26, 2023
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Army schools issue advisory, cautions students to be alert
Jammu: Many students, including from Army Public Schools here, are getting calls and WhatsApp messages from Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs), asking them to join particular social media groups and share sensitive information, Army sources said on Tuesday. The students are receiving calls and WhatsApp messages from PIOs from two mobile phone numbers — 8617321715, 9622262167, […]
Added on July 26, 2023
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Drass: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande interacted with veterans, ‘Veer Naris’, gallantry award recipients and locals in Ladakh’s Drass and conveyed his gratitude on the eve of the 24th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. On July 26, 1999, the Indian Army announced the successful culmination of “Operation Vijay”, declaring victory after a nearly three-month-long battle […]
Added on July 26, 2023
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Jammu: A fresh batch of over 3,000 pilgrims left here for the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas on Tuesday, officials said. While 1,160 pilgrims left in a convoy of 38 vehicles for the Baltal base camp, another convoy of 81 vehicles carrying 1,865 pilgrims left for Pahalgam. Over 3.30 lakh pilgrims have so […]
