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Cop shot dead in Bijbehara, Militant killed in Shopian gunfight

Srinagar: Militants on Monday shot dead a police officer while he was returning home after offering prayers at a mosque in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, police said. The incident took place in Bijbehara area of the district, a police official said. Inspector Mohammad Ashraf Bhat was rushed to Bijbehara sub-district hospital, where doctors declared […]

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4 men held with heroin in Jammu

Jammu: Four men were arrested with heroin in separate incidents in Jammu on Monday, officials said. A police party intercepted two persons at Shahidi Chowk area and arrested them after recovery of 150 grams of heroin, they said. They have been identified as Arhan Sheikh and Pranab Sharma, they said. A case was registered at […]

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Lt Guv inaugurates, lays foundation of public assets

BARAMULLA: In connection with “My Town My Pride programme, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Monday visited Baramulla District. During his visit, the Lt Governor inaugurated and laid the foundation of public assets worth Rs 16.64 cr. He also inaugurated Fish Market Bridge worth Rs 4.99 cr and laid the foundation of development and upgradation of Cariappa […]

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‘My Town My Pride’; Residents of city interiors raise demands, say officials

SRINAGAR: After the success of recently held ‘Back to Village’ programme the LG administration announced two day ‘My Town My Pride’ for reaching out to urban population. The aspirational programme envisages bringing the governance to the doorsteps of people residing in urban pockets of J&K. On the first day of this programme today the administration […]

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ED summons against Abdullah mere witch-hunt: NC

Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) condemned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons to party president and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Monday, describing the move as witch-hunt and vengeance. In a joint statement, several NC leaders from the Kashmir valley, the Jammu region and the Union Territory of Ladakh condemned the “undue witch-hunt” and intimidation […]

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Kansal visits Kulgam on inaugural day of ‘My Town My Pride’

KULGAM: As part of ambitious My Town My Pride (MTMP) programme, which started Monday, Principal Secretary PDD and Information departments, Rohit Kansal today visited Kulgam and took stock of issues and concerns of the masses for effective redressal. Speaking on the occasion, Principal Secretary said that the main objective of Programme is to reach out […]

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Govt vigilant towards each inch of India’s land; no one can take it away: Shah on Ladakh row

Govt vigilant towards each inch of India’s land; no one can take it away: Shah on Ladakh row

New Delhi: Amidst the continuing standoff with China in Ladakh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Modi government is fully alert towards securing each inch of the country’s land and no one can take it away. Shah also said the government is taking all possible military and diplomatic steps to resolve the […]

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Army commanders to deliberate on long-pending reforms, situation in Eastern Ladakh at 4-day conference

Army commanders to deliberate on long-pending reforms, situation in Eastern Ladakh at 4-day conference

New Delhi: Top commanders of the Army will extensively deliberate on the border row with China in eastern Ladakh as well as on a slew of long-pending reform measures like cutting down on ceremonial practices and non-military activities to ensure a rational distribution of resources, at a four-day conference beginning October 26, official sources said. […]

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Tectonic fault line in Ladakh active: Study

Tectonic fault line in Ladakh active: Study

New Delhi: The fault line in Ladakh region, where India and Asian Plates are joined, has been found to be tectonically active, according to a new study. The new findings, which suggest a more remote fault at the suture zone or the Indus Suture Zone (ISZ) being neo-tectonically active, could call for a serious relook […]

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CRPF personnel, civilian injured in grenade attack by militants in Pulwama

CRPF personnel, civilian injured in grenade attack by militants in Pulwama

Srinagar: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the CRPF and a civilian were injured in a grenade explosion in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, police said. Militants hurled the grenade at security forces near the Tral Sumo stand in the south Kashmir district, a police official said. He said the explosion caused minor injuries […]