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Valley observes shutdown; Geelani, Sehrai under house arrest
SRINAGAR: Life across the Valley was affected on Monday as authorities imposed restrictions in few areas in view of a strike call by separatist groups protesting against landing of army in the Valley on this day in 1947.
Restrictions have…
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Nagrota to be developed as model across Jammu region: Rana
Jammu, Oct 26 (PTI) Senior National Conference leader Devender Singh Rana today said that a strong edifice would be laid to make Nagrota Assembly constituency a model across the Jammu region.
"A beginning has already been made during…
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Poor maintenance puts city railway station in mess
Thousands of passengers arriving and departing from the city railway station are being put to a lot of hardship due to lack of basic amenities and poor maintenance.
The railway station, which is one of the major stations in the State,…
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20 militants killed in Pak airstrikes
ISLAMABAD: At least 20 militants were killed and several others injured early on Sunday when Pakistan's fighter jets pounded their positions in the country's tribal region.
The strikes were launched after inputs about the presence of…
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Kiryana merchant shot at; assailant arrested
Shoot out at Channi Himmat
JAMMU: A Kiryana merchant was shot at in Channi Himmat area late Sunday evening over pending payment of a plot. The assailant has been arrested and his licensed revolver seized.
Police said, one Parveen Singh…
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JK floods: Mass promotion to pvt school students up to Class 7
SRINAGAR: In a major relief to thousands of students in Kashmir Valley, private schools on Sunday decided to grant mass promotion to students up to class seven in view of the last month's devastating floods.
"The Coordination Committee of…
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180 bags of cement for Army supply seized; one held
JAMMU: Jammu Police on Sunday unearthed a racket wherein 80 bags of cement meant for supply to Army's 3-Engineering Unit, Leh was being unloaded and sold to an unscrupulous trader at Pouni Chak.
The driver of the truck (JK02AH-1369) Jagjeet…
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LeT recruitment module busted; 8 arrested
SRINAGAR: Eight Lashker-e-Toiba militants were on Sunday arrested by the security forces in North Kashmir, weeks before the first phase of Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
With the arrest, the security forces claimed to have busted a…
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BSF recovers 7 kg heroin from Indo-Pak border
GURDASPUR: Border Security Force on Sunday seized seven kilograms heroin valued at Rs 35 crore from International Border near Momanpur in Dera Baba Nanak sector here.
Sukumar Sarangi, Commanding Officer, BSF said that the force personnel…
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Sham raps NC ministers for ‘blackmailing’, anti-Jammu mindset
JAMMU: Standing up yet again for Jammu cause, senior Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma, who has resigned from the Council of Ministers as Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, on Sunday accused Finance Minister of 'deliberate…
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