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Balakote air strike ensured decrease in infiltration: Govt

Balakote air strike ensured decrease in infiltration: Govt

Says security situation in JK improved

Says security situation in JK improved

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JK is one of the ‘most flood prone’ regions, warn experts

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is the third most flood prone state in India, experts said on Tuesday. The experts were speaking at a three-day workshop on the sensitization of media persons in the area of ‘climate change’ and to engage them on climate change adaptation here. The workshop titled ‘climate change reporting in the Himalayas’ […]

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Hajj pilgrims asked to carry ‘permissible’ amount of ZamZam water

NEW DELHI: Air India on Tuesday stated that pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia after Haj will be allowed to carry holy water from the Zamzam well within the permissible baggage allowance. The well of Zamzam is located in Mecca in Saudi Arabia and many Haj pilgrims bring the holy water from the well for family […]

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Ensure heightened surveillance, Guv Malik to CRPF

Ensure heightened surveillance, Guv Malik to CRPF

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Tuesday asked the CRPF to maintain heightened surveillance on all fronts in the state including internal security and the smooth conduct of the ongoing Amarnath yatra. Malik made the observations during a meeting with Additional Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Zulfiqar Hasan, who […]

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Police training VDC members in Rajouri

Police training VDC members in Rajouri

Move aimed to strengthen security gird along LoC

Move aimed to strengthen security gird along LoC

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Stop wearing army-pattern dresses: Police tells civilians

Jammu: Police in Kishtwar district has appealed to civilians to refrain from wearing combat or army-pattern dresses besides advising shopkeepers not to sell such clothing as terrorists camouflage themselves in army uniforms to carry out their evil designs. It also asked the youth in the hilly district to use social media to spread awareness and […]

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Vasundhara Pathak Masoodi is Chairperson, J&K SCPW&CR

SRINAGAR: The State Administrative Council (SAC) headed by Governor, Satya Pal Malik accorded sanction to the appointment of Vasundhara Pathak Masoodi as Chairperson of the Jammu & Kashmir State Commission for Protection of Women & Child Rights. The Jammu & Kashmir State Commission for Protection of Women & Child Rights Act, 2018 provides for constitution […]

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Three detained for unlawful activities

Jammu: Three persons have been detained for their alleged involvement in unlawful activities in Rajouri district, officials said Tuesday. A report of their involvement in such activities was submitted before an executive magistrate first class in Kotranka, who ordered their detention under relevant sections of the law, they said. The accused, Aftar Hussain of Draj […]

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Hold assembly elections this year, BJP to ECI

Hold assembly elections this year, BJP to ECI

Jammu: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded that Election Commission of India should hold assembly elections in the state by the end of this year. BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav while addressing reporters in Jammu said that the party demands and hopes that Election Commission of India will conduct assembly elections by this year in […]

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Militants in J-K facing ‘leadership crisis’: Rajnath Singh

Militants in J-K facing ‘leadership crisis’: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: There is a “crisis of leadership and resources” among militants in Jammu and Kashmir and the security forces have kept the ultras under check, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour, the minister said an NIA probe is on into the February 14 […]