Jammu, March 15 Union minister Ramdas Athawale appealed to Naxalites on Sunday to shun violence and join the mainstream, while strongly condemning a recent attack on National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah, saying such incidents are a matter of serious concern and unacceptable in a democratic country. Athawale said the Centre stands with the people […]
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Jammu, March 16 A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan allegedly committed suicide inside a camp in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir early Monday, officials said. Head Constable Hari Babu, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was found hanging inside his post at a camp in Penthi area. The officials said the body was shifted to […]
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Srinagar, March 16 Few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir, including the Gulmarg tourist resort, received fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rains on Sunday, officials said. The upper reaches of Gulmarg, including Apharwat and Kongdoori bowls, received snowfall, which continued till last reports came in.Pir Ki Gali, along the Mughal Road […]
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Srinagar, March 14 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the “unjust” war imposed on the people of Iran should end and peace should prevail, asserting that the US and Israel do not get to decide the leadership of the country. He said it is for the people of Iran to decide […]
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Jammu, March 14 Police on Friday found a live rocket shell in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district and defused it safely, officials said. A live rocket launcher shell was found in a mountainous area of Kishtwar. It was safely defused by the bomb disposal squad,” an official said. With PTI Inputs
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Jammu, March 14 A massive search operation was launched by security forces on Saturday in several forward villages of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district after a Pakistani drone crossed the International Border and entered the Indian territory, officials said. The enemy drone movement was noticed for a few minutes over the villages of Kandral, Abtal […]
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Jammu, March 12 A court here on Thursday remanded a man who allegedly made an assassination attempt on National Conference president Farooq Abdullah to five-day police custody for questioning. The 63-year-old accused, Kamal Singh Jamwal, was produced in the city court amid tight security. Police sought his custody stating that further interrogation was necessary to […]
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Jammu, March 12 National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday reiterated the demand for restoration of statehood, asserting that the elected government does not enjoy the powers it should have. Responding to a question about remarks by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge linking the attack on the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister to the absence […]
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Jammu, March 12 Around 2 kg of heroin worth Rs 12 crore “dropped” by a Pakistani drone was recovered near the International Border here, officials said on Thursday. The recovery was made by Jammu Police and 101 Battalion BSF from an agricultural land in Bahadurpura village in the Bishnah area late Wednesday night, they said. […]
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Jammu, March 12 Security forces busted a terrorist hideout in a remote forest area in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), officials said on Thursday. The hideout was unearthed during a search operation by troops of the Rashtriya Rifles in the Chamrer forest area of Thanamandi on Wednesday […]
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