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Govt mulls centralised digital platform to streamline recruitment rules

Govt mulls centralised digital platform to streamline recruitment rules

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government is considering the establishment of a single window digital system for framing and amending recruitment rules across all departments in the Union Territory, officials said on Saturday. Satish Sharma, Minister of Administrative Reforms, Inspections (ARI) and Training, chaired a high-level meeting here to assess the proposal, a spokesperson said. […]

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Police conducts raids to crackdown on natives helping terror operatives

Srinagar: Police raided several places across Kashmir on Saturday as part of its crackdown on natives of the Union Territory extending help to terror operatives from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The raids were carried out in Anantnag, Sopore, Kulgam and Handwara areas of the Valley, officials said. In Anantnag district, police carried out raids at the residences […]

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SIA arrests narco-terror module kingpin

‘Detainee has links with Pak-based handlers’ Jammu: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday claimed to have achieved a major breakthrough with the arrest of the kingpin of a narco-terror module from Mumbai airport. Mohammad Arshad alias Asif, a resident of Degwar-Terwan village in Haveli tehsil of Poonch, had been absconding […]

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Two terrorists killed in failed infiltration bid in Kupwara

Srinagar: Two unidentified terrorists were killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said an operation was launched on Friday based on specific intelligence inputs from agencies about an infiltration attempt in Keran sector […]

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Justice not privilege of few but right of every citizen: CJI Gavai

New Delhi: Justice is not a privilege of the few but a right of every citizen, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai said on Saturday, while emphasising that it is the duty of judges and lawyers to ensure that the light of justice reaches even the last person standing at the margins of society. […]

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India had second highest chronic kidney disease cases in 2023: Global Study

New Delhi: India had the second-highest number of people with chronic kidney disease in 2023 at 138 million, following China at 152 million, according to a global study published in The Lancet journal. The condition was the ninth-leading cause of death and claimed nearly 15 lakh lives globally the same year, researchers led by those […]

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Narco-terror case: SIA files chargesheet against Pakistani handler, six others

Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency on Saturday filed a chargesheet in an NIA court here against seven persons accused in a narco-terror case in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The chargesheet was submitted before the Court of Special Judge (designated under the NIA Act), Srinagar, in a case registered earlier this year, they said. The […]

 KV Correspondent

Three Agas, one battlefield: Budgam Braces for a Unique Political Contest

Three Agas, one battlefield: Budgam Braces for a Unique Political Contest

NC, PDP & BJP field candidates from the same influential family; Omar leads campaign for NC Budgam: The Budgam by-election on November 11 has turned into a rare and interesting contest — a battle between three leaders from the same influential family known for its religious and social standing in central Kashmir. The National Conference […]

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Hindus are ‘responsible’ for Bharat: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Hindus are ‘responsible’ for Bharat: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Bengaluru: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that Hindus are “responsible” for Bharat, asserting that the RSS aims to organise Hindu society for the glory of the nation, not for power. He said there is no “Ahindu” (non-Hindu) in India, as everyone is a descendant of the same ancestors, and the core […]

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Man held for cheating job seeker of Rs 4.20 lakh

Man held for cheating job seeker of Rs 4.20 lakh

Jammu: The crime branch unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a man wanted for duping a job seeker of Rs 4.20 lakh on the pretext of providing a government job here, an official said on Saturday. The accused, Fayz Ahmed from Chadoora in Budgam district, was evading arrest after a case was registered against […]