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Red Fort blast case: NIA chargesheets three including absconding terror module founder

Red Fort blast case: NIA chargesheets three including absconding terror module founder

New Delhi: The National Investigation (NIA) has chargesheeted three more persons, including an absconding paediatrician identified as a founding member of a terror module, for involvement in the vehicle-borne bomb blast near Delhi’s Red Fort last year, officials said on Saturday. The NIA has named Zameer Ahmad Ahanger, Tufail Ahmad Bhat and absconding Muzafar Ahmad, […]

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Govt will regularise eligible Ad-Hoc staff, Daily Wagers in Phased Manner: Dy CM

Govt will regularise eligible Ad-Hoc staff, Daily Wagers in Phased Manner: Dy CM

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday reiterated the NC-led government’s commitment to phased regularisation of all eligible ad-hoc and daily-wage employees.Travel Guides & Travelogues Addressing a gathering at Surankote in Poonch district, he said the government is also committed to equitable development, with special focus on remote and underserved regions […]

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6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in JK and Delhi

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in JK and Delhi

New Delhi: Strong tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR and northern states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Saturday evening as a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan. The tremors sparked panic among residents of the Valley, but there are no reports of loss of life or damage to property so far, officials said. According […]

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AIIMS Jammu performs J&K’s first vulvar cancer brachytherapy

AIIMS Jammu performs J&K’s first vulvar cancer brachytherapy

Samba/Jammu: AIIMS Jammu has achieved a major milestone in cancer care by successfully performing Jammu and Kashmir’s first-ever interstitial brachytherapy procedure on a 26-year-old woman diagnosed with Stage II vulvar cancer, the institute said. Vulvar cancer is a rare gynaecological malignancy, accounting for only four percent of all gynaecological cancers, and is particularly uncommon in […]

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Haryana couple on the run after Uttarakhand murder arrested in Reasi

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a Haryana couple, wanted in a murder case registered in Uttarakhand, from Katra town in Reasi district and handed them over to Uttarakhand Police for further legal proceedings, an official said on Saturday. Dharambir, a resident of Sheikhpur village in Haryana’s Hisar, along with his wife Jhanki Devi, […]

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PM Modi remembers sacrifice of Hazrat Imam Hussain on Muharram

New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday remembered the sacrifice of Hazrat Imam Hussain and said it continues to inspire many people to remain steadfast in the pursuit of truth and justice. The prime minister conveyed the message on the occasion of Muharram. “The sacrifice of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) continues […]

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LG Sinha joins Muharram procession in Srinagar

Srinagar, Jun 26 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday joined the Muharram procession of Shia mourners on Ashura, which was taken out through the traditional route in the interior areas of the summer capital here, officials said. The LG joined the procession in Zadibal area here, and distributed refreshments among the […]

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CM Abdullah joins Ashura gathering in Srinagar

Srinagar, Jun 26 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday joined the Ashura gathering here as hundreds of Shia mourners participated in the procession on the tenth day of the Islamic month Muharram, officials said. They said the chief minister joined mourners at Zadibal in downtown Srinagar on the occasion of Ashura, […]

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Names of six personnel who died in action during Op Sindoor inscribed at National War Memorial

New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) The names of six military personnel — five from the Indian Army and one from IAF — who died in the line of duty during Operation Sindoor last year, have been inscribed on a wall at the National War Memorial, as a tribute to the fallen heroes. This is the […]

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Omar dismisses backdoor appointment charge, says truth will be brought before people

Srinagar, Jun 26 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday rejected the “backdoor appointments” allegations levelled by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, saying the government will bring out the entire truth before the people within a day or two. Abdullah said Mehbooba’s allegations were akin to the pot calling the kettle back. “There […]