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Congress was flying high, got disconnected from roots: Modi

Congress was flying high, got disconnected from roots: Modi

Says his govt gave Bharat Ratna to Pranab Da

Says his govt gave Bharat Ratna to Pranab Da

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Union HM arriving today, will chair maiden UHQ meeting

Union HM arriving today, will chair maiden UHQ meeting

Srinagar: In his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after taking charge of Union Home Ministry, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir for two days beginning Wednesday. Official sources said that Amit Shah is likely to co-chair a meeting of Unified Command with governor Satya Pal […]

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Hours after his arrest, Editor ‘Aafaaq’ bailed out

Hours after his arrest, Editor ‘Aafaaq’ bailed out

JK Police left red-faced as court seeks presence of officials on next hearing

JK Police left red-faced as court seeks presence of officials on next hearing

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KEG condemns Qadri’s arrest

KEG condemns Qadri’s arrest

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has condemned the shocking raid on the residence of its senior member, Ghulam Jeelani Qadri, editor Daily Afaaq, in which he was arrested Monday night. Qadri, 62, a known hypertensive, has spent more than 35 years in public life. The police invoked a 1990 case registered against eight journalists and […]

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700 militants killed in JK in last three years: Govt

New Delhi: More than 700 militants have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir over the last three years, the Home Ministry said on Tuesday. A total of 113 militants were killed between January and June 16 this year, 257 were killed in 2018, 213 in 2017 and 150 in 2016, taking the total number of […]

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Kulgam youth arrested for FB post on slain CRPF man’s wife

Guwahati: Assam Police has arrested a person from Kulgam in south Kashmir for allegedly posting an obscene comment on Facebook on the widow of a CRPF commando who was killed in a blast triggered by Maoists in Jharkhand last month, an official statement said Tuesday. The slain CRPF commando, Sunil Kalita, hailed from Kamrup district […]

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Respite for Jammuites proves short-lived

Jammu: After a brief respite, the mercury rose several notches in Jammu on Tuesday, with the maximum temperature settling at 39.8 degrees Celsius — 2.1 degrees above normal, a Meteorological Department spokesperson said. Jammu had on Monday recorded a high of 32 degrees Celsius. The day temperature in the summer capital, Srinagar, also rose to […]

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Three schoolchildren killed as dumper falls into river

Banihal/Jammu: Three schoolchildren were killed while one more was missing after a dumper they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into the Chenab river in Ramban district on Tuesday, police said. The driver and three other students were critically injured in the accident that took place on the Karol-Kundi link road near […]

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15th finance panel stresses on dialogue with GST council

15th finance panel stresses on dialogue with GST council

Bengaluru: Finance Commission Chairman N K Singh Tuesday stressed the need for a dialogue between the commission and Goods and Services Tax (GST) council to address various concerns on the taxation regime. He said the Commission had requested the Finance Minister, who is the Chairman of the GST council, regarding this, and has received a […]

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Leopard strays from forest captured

Jammu: A leopard strayed from a forest to a road in Kishtwar district following which it was captured by the Wildlife Department, officials said. A video went viral on social media Monday, showing the big cat walking along a road in Chingam village of Chatroo surrounded by a lush, green forest. Some men can be […]