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Northern Army Commander reviews security situation in Kashmir
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Northern Army Commander Lt General D Anbu on Wednesday reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness in forward areas of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district and asked the troops to be vigilant, an…
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BJP lawmakers leave party ‘red faced’, stage walkout
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Two BJP legislators on Wednesday left their party 'red faced' when they staged walkout of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council demanding deceleration of holiday on Maharaja Hari Singh Birth…
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Border tension escalates; women, children shifted to safer places
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Following fresh flare up of tension along the International border in Samba and Kathua districts on late Wednesday evening , the state police authorities deployed bullet proof vehicles to shift women and children to…
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Cabinet approves Rs 6,809-cr Zojila tunnel project in J&K
Agency
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday approved the Rs 6,809-crore strategic Zojila pass tunnel project in Jammu and Kashmir to provide all-weather connectivity between Srinagar, Kargil and Leh, which remains cut-off from the rest of the…
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Leh, Kargil & Srinagar districts declared ODF
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh on Wednesday said three districts of Leh, Kargil and Srinagar have been declared open defecation free (ODF).
"As part of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) initiatives, works are underway…
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Dense fog; Jammu records coldest night
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The residents of winter capital Jammu woke up to a foggy and chilly morning on Wednesday as the minimum temperature nosedived to the season's lowest at 4.3 degrees Celsius.
A dense fog engulfed the city of temples,…
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NIA opposes stone pelter’s bail plea
Agency
New Delhi: The National Investigating Agency (NIA) on Wednesday opposed before a Delhi court the bail application of an alleged stone pelter, arrested from Kashmir Valley in a terror case, citing his "anti-national" activities.
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Fake job racket busted, 3 held for duping youths in Jammu
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday busted a fake job racket with the arrest of three persons, who were part of a gang involved in duping youths by promising them jobs against cash payments.
A police spokesman…
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Three Dy Directors Prosecution transferred
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The State Government on Wednesday transferred three Deputy Directors of Prosecution Wing of J&K Police Department.
According to an order issued by Home Department, Parshotam Lal, Deputy Director Prosecution,…
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Tourism Deptt organises ice-climbing
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SRINAGAR: The Department of Tourism Kashmir in collaboration with Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports organised day ice-climbing at Chandanwari in Pahalgam in which many trained mountaineers from Jammu…
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