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Minimum temperature slides across Kashmir, Sgr records first sub-zero night

Srinagar: Srinagar city experienced the first sub-zero night of the season as the minimum temperature at most places of Kashmir plummeted below the freezing point, officials said on Monday. The city recorded a minimum of minus 0.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday night, Meteorological Department officials here said. They said it was the first sub-zero as […]

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CM inaugurates 20th Foundation Day of IUST, Awantipora

Says strengthening higher education, building a knowledge-driven JK AWANTIPORA: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday inaugurated the 20th Foundation Day celebrations of the Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST), Awantipora, reiterating his Government’s commitment to strengthen the higher education, skilling, and research ecosystem across Jammu and Kashmir to enable youth to lead the region towards […]

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Police foil daily wagers’ march to civil secretariat in Jammu

Jammu: Police on Monday foiled a protest march by hundreds of daily wage employees of the Jal Shakti Department who had taken out a rally to gherao the Civil Secretariat here, demanding the regularisation of their services and the release of pending wages. The employees reportedly shut down the water supply to several VIP areas […]

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BSF porter dies after slipping into gorge in Poonch

Army jawan injured in mine blast along LoC in Poonch Mendhar/Jammu: A porter engaged with the Border Security Force (BSF) died on Monday after falling into a gorge in Poonch district, officials said. The incident took place in the Sawjian border area when 30-year-old Mushtaq slipped from a hill and fell into a gorge, dying […]

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SIA produces kingpin of narco-terror module in Jammu court

Jammu: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday produced Pakistan-linked narco-terror kingpin Mohammed Arshad in a court in Jammu, and he was sent to judicial custody. The SIA on Saturday achieved a major breakthrough with the arrest of Arshad, the alleged kingpin of a narco-terror module, at Mumbai airport. Mohammad Arshad […]

 KV Correspondent

India will power the world’s next innovation wave: LG Sinha

India will power the world’s next innovation wave: LG Sinha

Today our focus is to ensure scientific findings, research and ideas are effectively translated and applied in the field for sustainable long-term economic growth and improved quality of life: LG Advancements in machine learning, generative AI and autonomous systems will impact every sphere of life in the near future and will be a major driver […]

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Two SPOs dismissed for terror-links in J-K’s Kathua

Two SPOs dismissed for terror-links in J-K’s Kathua

Jammu: Two Special Police Officers (SPOs) were dismissed from service for their alleged links with terrorists in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. The SPOs — Abdul Latief and Mohd Abbas — were earlier arrested for their alleged involvement in terror activities, the officials said. They said Senior Superintendent of Police, […]

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Swear on Quran, I did not: Omar Abdullah on BJP’s charges of seeking alliance in 2024

Swear on Quran, I did not: Omar Abdullah on BJP’s charges of seeking alliance in 2024

Srinagar, Nov 9 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday refuted allegations made by the BJP that he sought an alliance with the ruling party at the Centre in 2024 for the restoration of statehood. “I swear on the Holy Quran that I didn’t seek an alliance with the BJP in 2024 […]

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Campaigning ends for Nagrota Assembly bypoll; 10 candidates in fray

Jammu: Campaigning for the high-stakes Nagrota Assembly by-election in Jammu region concluded on Sunday evening, with all 10 candidates making their final appeals to voters ahead of polling on November 11. The bypoll was necessitated by the death of BJP legislator Devender Singh Rana last year and has shaped up into a triangular contest among […]

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Dare Omar Abdullah to deny he had ‘secret dealings’ with Centre: BJP leader Sunil Sharma

Srinagar, Nov 9 (PTI) Following Omar Abdullah’s steady attack on the ruling party at the Centre, BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Sunday claimed the chief minister reached out to the party after the 2014 elections, and dared him to take an oath that he had no “secret dealings” with the Narendra Modi-led government. While addressing […]