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Nearly half of central funds for border bunkers in JK lie unused

RTI reveals that bunker construction was not prioritised Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has not utilised nearly half of the central funds allocated for building underground bunkers for border residents over the last five years, according to information obtained through a Right to Information (RTI) application. The revelation comes amid heightened calls for civilian […]

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Army’s Tiger Division undertakes expedition to Sari Pass

Commemorates diamond jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak War Jammu: The Tiger Division undertook an expedition to the Sari Pass in Himachal Pradesh’s Barot Valley to commemorate the diamond jubilee of the sacrifices made by the gallant soldiers of the Indian Army during the 1965 Indo-Pak War, an official on Sunday said. The expedition was flagged off […]

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Pak national apprehended along LoC

Poonch/Jammu: The Indian Army on Sunday apprehended a Pakistani national along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tarkundi sector of Poonch, official sources said. He was apprehended while trying to cross over to this side from across the LoC, they said. The army officials are presently questioning the Pakistani national, identified as Mohammad Arib Ahmed, […]

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Art 370 was against Dr Ambedkar’s ideology of one Constitution: CJI Gavai

Art 370 was against Dr Ambedkar’s ideology of one Constitution: CJI Gavai

Nagpur: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Saturday said Dr B R Ambedkar envisioned one Constitution for the country to keep it united and never favoured the idea of a separate constitution for a state. Speaking at the inauguration of the Constitution Preamble Park here, the CJI said the Supreme Court drew inspiration […]

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Amaranth Yatra: Lt Guv Sinha holds meeting in Srinagar to discuss arrangements

Srinagar: Ahead of the annual Amaranth Yatra, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha interacted with various stakeholders here on Saturday to discuss arrangements for smooth pilgrimage. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was present at the interaction at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) here in which members of the civil society, religious leaders, DDC chairpersons, members of business […]

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Basantgarh Encounter: Search operation to trace 3 JeM terrorists continues

Jammu: The search operation to track down three Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in a forested area of Udhampur entered its third day on Saturday amid heightened aerial surveillance, officials said. The cordon and search operation is being carried out by a joint team of security forces. A Pakistan-based JeM terrorist was killed in an encounter […]

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Parliamentary panel visits Mata Vaishno Devi shrine

Jammu: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on Saturday visited the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra area to review the facilities, public grievances and redressal system of the board. The committee, led by Member of Parliament Brij Lal, is currently on a three-day visit […]

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Court rejects bail plea of man accused of raping 70-year-old tourist

Srinagar: A court in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district has rejected the bail plea of a man accused of raping a 70-year-old tourist from Maharashtra. While rejecting the bail plea, the court delivered a scathing remark on the moral fabric of society and said the incident is a reflection of the prevailing “depravity and sick mentality” […]

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Dachigam National Park named best managed park in country

Dachigam National Park named best managed park in country

Srinagar: Dachigam National Park in Jammu and Kashmir has secured the highest management effectiveness evaluation (MEE) score in the country in the latest cycle conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India, a wildlife department spokesperson said on Saturday. “Dachigam topped the list of 438 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries assessed across the country, scoring a […]

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Preamble sacrosanct, words added during Emergency a ‘festering wound’: VP Dhankhar

New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday asserted the preamble of a constitution is “not changeable” but was changed in India during the Emergency which signals a betrayal of the “wisdom” of the framers of the Constitution. He also said the words inserted in the Preamble in 1976 during the period of Emergency, were […]