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Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 40 paise

New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were on Monday hiked by 40 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last two weeks to Rs 8.40 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 103.81 per litre as against Rs 103.41 previously, while diesel rates have gone up from Rs […]

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Militant hideout busted near LoC in Poonch

Jammu: Security forces busted a terrorist hideout in a village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district and seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition, officials said on Monday. The hideout was unearthed during a joint search operation by the army and police in Noorkote village, the officials said. They said the […]

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AAP holds protest, demands removal of toll plazas

AAP holds protest, demands removal of toll plazas

Jammu: The Aam Adami Party (AAP) held a protest here on Monday, demanding that toll plazas on the Jammu-Pathankote highway be removed, officials said. AAP leader Advocate Manish Chopra along with 200 activists and lawyers took out a protest rally at the Sarore toll plaza, they said. “The toll plazas in Jammu and Kashmir should […]

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Two non-locals shot at by militants in Pulwama

Two non-locals shot at by militants in Pulwama

Srinagar: Militants on Sunday evening shot at and injured two non-local persons in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. “At about 7.15 pm, terrorists fired upon two non-local persons namely Dheeraj Dutt and Surinder Singh — both residents of Pathankot, Punjab, at Nowpora in Litter area of Pulwama,” a police official said. He […]

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J&K LG pays obeisance at Vaishno Devi shrine

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid obeisance at the Vaishno Devi shrine atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district on Sunday, an official spokesperson said. Sinha prayed for the peace, progress, prosperity and well-being of the people of the Union Territory on the auspicious occasion of Navratri, the spokesperson added. Later, the […]

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Agonizing: India sees warmest March in 122 years, lowest rainfall since 1908

Agonizing: India sees warmest March in 122 years, lowest rainfall since 1908

New Delhi: India recorded its warmest March in 122 years with a severe heat wave scorching large swathes of the country in the month, the India Meteorological Department said on Saturday. The weather department attributed the unusual heat to the lack of rainfall due to the absence of active western disturbances over north India and […]

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Amarnath Yatra : All necessary security arrangement to be put in place: DGP

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Saturday said all necessary security arrangements will be put in place for the successful conduct of the pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath, scheduled to begin on June 30. On the sidelines of a function in Udhampur district, the DGP also told reporters […]

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Illegal arms licence issuance case : ED attaches assets worth 4.69 Cr in JK

New Delhi: Assets worth Rs 4.69 crore have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in a case related to issuance of alleged illegal arms licenses in Jammu and Kashmir between 2012 and 2016, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Saturday. A provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been issued […]

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Bus falls into gorge in Doda, two killed

Jammu: Two men was were killed and another got injured when a mini-bus skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Doda district here, police said on Saturday. The vehicle was on its way to Jammu from Parnoo Bhalla area. The incident took place near Bhagar village of Assar late Friday night, police […]

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Kashmiri Pandits hold grand prayer meetings on ‘Navreh’

Srinagar: Grand prayer meetings were held on Saturday by Kashmiri Pandits at the historic Durganag temple and the Mata Sharika Devi temple in Srinagar to celebrate ‘Navreh’, the first day of the New Year, according to the Kashmiri Pandit calendar. Kashmiri Pandits held special prayers at the Mata Sharika Devi temple situated on a hillock […]