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Majority’s ‘zeal for bigotry’ has dealt body blow to India’s diversity: Iltija Mufti

Majority’s ‘zeal for bigotry’ has dealt body blow to India’s diversity: Iltija Mufti

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti on Tuesday said the country has degenerated into a place where the majority’s “zeal for bigotry” has dealt a body blow to its diversity. Iltija, who uses her mother’s Twitter handle to comment on developments and events, wondered if the Muslims in India were even wanted anymore. […]

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Two militant associates held in Pulwama

Two militant associates held in Pulwama

Srinagar: Two militant associates who were conspiring to facilitate militants to carry out attacks in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir were arrested, police said on Tuesday. On specific information, the Pulwama Police arrested two militant associates, identified as Aquib Maqbool Lone of Ratnipora Pulwama and Naseer Ahmad Hurra of Gulbugh Pulwama, a police spokesman […]

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JK govt orders probe into lapses in Tawi lake project, sets up panel

JK govt orders probe into lapses in Tawi lake project, sets up panel

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday ordered a probe into the poor execution of the contract of an auto-mechanically operated gated barrage (AMOGB) at river Tawi, also known as the artificial Tawi lake project. The government had cancelled GR Infra Projects Limited’s contract for developing the artificial Tawi lake here in June last […]

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AJKLWU office bearers join BJP

AJKLWU office bearers join BJP

Jammu: Over a dozen office bearers of a Jammu and Kashmir-based workers’ union, including its chief, joined the BJP here on Monday. Members of the All Jammu and Kashmir Labour and Workers Union (AJKLWU) joined the BJP at a function presided over by party general secretary (organisation) Ashok Kaul at its headquarters here. The BJP […]

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New party in Kashmir ‘very soon’: Disgruntled J&K Cong leader

Srinagar: A new political party is likely to be floated in Jammu and Kashmir in the coming days, disgruntled Congress leader Usman Majid said on Sunday. Majid is likely to resign from the Congress and join the new political formation. He had been served a show-cause notice by the party for meeting the visiting European […]

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Gang selling fake gold biscuits busted in Jammu, three arrested

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday claimed to have busted a three-member gang involved in cheating people by selling fake gold biscuits here. All three members of the gang, identified as Mohammad Shareef, Fayaz Ahmad and Shamim Ahmad, were arrested with 75 fake gold biscuits, a police spokesperson said. A police party stopped […]

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Nine dead, five injured as passenger vehicle falls into gorge in Kathua

Nine dead, five injured as passenger vehicle falls into gorge in Kathua

Jammu: Nine people, including three women and as many children, were killed and five others injured on Saturday when a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. The accident took place around 5.30 pm in remote Mallar village when the driver of […]

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JK ACB registers case in financial scam in public distribution system, carries out searches

JK ACB registers case in financial scam in public distribution system, carries out searches

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday registered a case in a multi-crore scam in the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) department in Udhampur and carried out searches at the premises of the accused, including government officials, across five districts in Jammu region. The case was registered on the basis of a […]

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Three OGWs arrested in Shopian

Three OGWs arrested in Shopian

Srinagar: Security forces on Friday arrested three overground workers of militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. Three overground workers (OGWs) of militants were arrested from the Heff area of Shopian in the morning, they said. The arrested persons have been identified as Shahid Ahmad Bhat, Zahoor Ahmad Padder and Bilal Ahmad Tell, […]

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Jaish associate held in Budgam

Srinagar: An associate of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was arrested from Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, a checkpoint was established at Khan Sahib in the central Kashmir district. A vehicle was intercepted and Saqib Ahmad Lone, a resident of Wager village in the area, was arrested and incriminating material […]