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Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an alleged infiltration bid along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu district on Friday and arrested a “suspected person” with a modified AK-type rifle and ammunition, police officials said. The accused — identified as Abdul Khalik — was arrested over alleged suspicious movement near the International Border (IB) in […]
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New Delhi: The government has exclusive powers in extraordinary circumstances to cap airfares but it is not a single-way solution, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Friday amid rising concerns over high air ticket prices. Replying to a debate on a private member’s resolution on ‘Resolutions: Appropriate Measures to Regulate Airfare in the […]
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SC seeks response of Centre, states on PIL New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre and all the states on a PIL filed by a renowned doctor seeking a direction to declare cancer a “notifiable disease” across the country to ensure early detection and proper care of patients. A […]
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New Delhi: Seeking to ensure greater transparency, the Election Commission has deployed ‘special roll observers’ in eight states to oversee the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The observers have been appointed in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, the poll authority said in a statement on […]
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New Delhi: In a bid to expand insurance penetration in the country, the Union Cabinet on Friday approved a bill to raise foreign direct investment in the insurance sector to 100 per cent, according to sources. The bill may be introduced in the ongoing Winter session of Parliament, which is slated to conclude on December […]
Added on December 12, 2025
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Says elements of ‘dying’ terror ecosystem spreading misinformation Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha asserted on Thursday that the government has made a decisive policy shift, committing to provide employment exclusively to the families of terror victims while denying any relief to those linked with terrorism. “Terror victims will get justice and jobs, and terrorists will […]
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Reviews capex, fiscal position of UT with top officials Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday called for boosting revenues across all streams and exercising strict control over avoidable expenditure, and urged departments to sustain the momentum throughout the remaining months of the fiscal year. These directions were given by Abdullah while chairing a […]
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New Delhi: Rights of an individual are always subservient to the nation’s interest, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, emphasising that the rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution must always be protected, but in cases where the country’s security or integrity is called into question that cannot be the sole ground for granting […]
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Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir housing and urban development department on Thursday directed all urban local bodies to map schools, hospitals, stadiums and transport hubs within two weeks and secure them from the entry of stray dogs. Mandatory three-monthly inspections and humane ABC-based removal of stray dogs from these places have also been ordered, along […]
Added on December 12, 2025
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Srinagar: Chinese national Hu Congtai, who had entered Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in violation of his visa stipulations, has been deported to Hong Kong, officials said here on Thursday. The decision to deport and blacklist the 29-year-old Hu was taken after completion of forensic examination of his mobile phone as he had visited places […]
