Added on July 15, 2023
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Srinagar: A former terrorist and a member of the Hurriyat Conference was Friday arrested under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir for alleged “continuous involvement” in anti-national activities, police said. The police identified the person as Ameer Hamza Shah, a resident of Quilmuqam Bandipora district of north Kashmir. […]
Added on July 15, 2023
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Price rise, short supply and modern farming techniques help them to scale profits
Budgam: Tomato farmers in Budgam district have seen their income double this year, thanks to a sharp rise in the crop’s prices and the modern farming techniques they have employed, leading to a bumper harvest. Khursheed Ahmad Bhat, who set up a tomato farm in Narkara village of Budgam district more than a decade ago, […]
Added on July 15, 2023
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Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Friday arrested two over-ground workers of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba who were “actively involved” in transporting weapons and funds on the directions of their Pakistan-based handlers, it said. National Investigation Agency (NIA) probes revealed that terror groups were delivering hardware and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) for attacks in Jammu and […]
Added on July 15, 2023
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Says move indicates positive trend for tourism in region
Jammu: Nearly 50 lakh tourists have visited Jammu till June this year, indicating a positive trend for tourism in the region, an official said, highlighting that a campaign has also been launched to inform Amarnath pilgrims about must-visit places. The annual yatra to the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas began on […]
Added on July 14, 2023
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Says JK moderately exposed to extreme floods
New Delhi: An estimated 72 per cent of districts in India are exposed to extreme flood events but only 25 per cent of them have level flood forecasting stations, or early warning systems, a new report said on Thursday. Despite high exposure to floods, Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim are the best-performing states […]
Added on July 14, 2023
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Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids at five locations in Pulwama and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday in a terror conspiracy case, officials said. “As part of its ongoing investigations in the Jammu and Kashmir terrorist conspiracy case, the NIA conducted another round of raids at the premises of […]
Added on July 14, 2023
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Beijing: The India-China trade, which in recent years rose sharply despite bilateral tensions over the border dispute, showed the first signs of a slowdown in years falling by 0.9 per cent in the first half of this year. This came as China’s overall foreign trade declined by about five per cent as its economy struggled […]
Added on July 14, 2023
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India as the world’s largest democracy has demonstrated that it is possible for harmony to exist amid diversity and underscored the natural expectation of adjustments in the international system and institutions to give the country its rightful place. Modi told French newspaper Les Echos in an […]
Added on July 14, 2023
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Sentences accused to six months in jail
Jammu: The law finally caught up with a former government official facing corruption charges after 26 years with the Jammu and Kashmir High Court setting aside his 2010 acquittal by a trial court. Justice MA Chowdhary convicted the accused, sentenced him to six months in jail and slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on him, […]
Added on July 14, 2023
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Pulwama: CRPF personnel have been deployed in large numbers to secure the ongoing Amarnath Yatra as the paramilitary force is equipped with the latest gadgets to augment the security grid in Kashmir, a senior officer of the force said. “We are deployed for your service 24/7, 365 days (a year), whether there is yatra or […]
