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Panic grips Lakkar Mandi; two houses raided
Rs 1.5 lakh fake currency, 15 bags of bhukki seized
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The investigations into the Rs 1.5 lakh fake currency racket led police to two houses in Lakkar Mandi in Janipur but suspects managed to flee from the area. The…
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Omar hits back at Cong over ‘neglect of backward areas’ remark
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RAMBAN: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday hit back at Congress for its statment on "neglect" of backward areas in the State, saying the party should scan its functioning rather than finding…
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Dilawar Mir quits party post after CBI Court conviction
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Convicted by a CBI Court, PDP General Secretary Mohammad Dilawar Mir on Wednesday resigned from the party post saying he wanted to "set high moral standard" in public life.
"Even though the facts and law are in my…
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Explosion occurs inside school building
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: An explosion took place inside a school building, designated as a polling station, in Kangan Assembly segment of Kashmir in the wee hours on Wednesday.
An explosion was heard at around 3:00 AM today at Bobsipora…
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Unidentified militants fire at Kulgam BJP candidate
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Ahead of State Assembly polls, BJP candidate from Kulgam Assembly segment has claimed that he was attacked by militants near his house in south Kashmir but escaped unhurt.
Ghulam Hassan Zargar, BJP candidate from…
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Pak violates ceasefire; no retaliation by BSF
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Pakistani Rangers on Wednesday violated the ceasefire by resorting to brief firing with small arms on Border Out Posts (BOPs) along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Samba Districts of the State.
"There was…
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Candidature of Rajnesh hailed at Bani
STATE TIMES NEWS
BANI: People on Bani on Wednesday accorded warm reception to Rajnesh Sharma ( Mian) for being nominated as Congress candidate for Bani Constituency.
A large number of people gathered at Bani Bus Stand and garlanded him on…
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Mendhar Police booked two for eve teasing
OUR CORRESPONDENT
MENDHAR : Two youths were booked by Mendhar Police on Wednesday on account of passing obscene remarks on the girls passing by.
The youth involved in eve teasing have been identified as Murtaza Khan and Mustafa Khan both…
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Kathua unit of BJP protests against ticket distribution
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KATHUA : A large scale protest was organised by the Kathua Unit of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday against the party high command for nominating outsider for Kathua Constituency.
The protesters took out a rally…
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Villagers allege bungling in MGNREGA works in Panchayat Dhanoo
STATE TIMES NEWS
UDHAMPUR : Residents of village Chiryai, have alleged large scale bungling in the execution of MGNREGA works in Panchayat Dhanoo, district Udhampur.
In a written complaint signed by over 50 villagers, they alleged that the…
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