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HC dismisses Mehbooba’s PIL on transfer of prisoners from outside jails to J-K
Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a PIL filed by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti seeking transfer of prisoners from outside jails to prisons in J-K. A…
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Vaishno Devi landslide: Court dismisses plea against shrine board
Jammu: A court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra has dismissed a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Vaishno Devi shrine board officials for the death of 35 pilgrims in a landslide…
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Ex-bureaucrat Raj Kumar Goyal sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner
New Delhi: Former IAS officer Raj Kumar Goyal was on Monday sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) by President Droupadi Murmu. A three-member panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last…
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Lack of snowfall hits winter toursim in Jammu and Kashmir
Bhaderwah (J&K): A prolonged dry spell and lack of snowfall this winter have hit tourism in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, affecting tourist arrivals and the local economy, tourism stakeholders said. Since…
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Can’t claim normalcy without opening places closed post Pahalgam attack: CM
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the Centre cannot claim normalcy in the Union territory until the destinations, closed after the Pahalgam attack earlier this year, are…
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4 killed, 27 injured in bus-truck collision on Jaipur-Bikaner National Highway
Jaipur: Four people were killed and 27 others injured after a bus collided head-on with a truck on Jaipur-Bikaner National Highway in the Sikar district of Rajasthan on Tuesday night. The sleeper…
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J-K: Madrassa teacher arrested for raping minor
Jammu: A madrassa teacher was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a minor in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, a police spokesperson said. The accused, identified as Nasir Majeed of Challer village,…
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Omar’s ‘INDIA on life support’ remark: Constituents call for introspection, BJP says bloc ‘dead’
New Delhi: A day after Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the INDIA bloc is currently “on life support”, several other constituents raised concerns over the issue of lack of…
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INDIA bloc on life support, risks being wheeled into ICU: Omar Abdullah
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the opposition INDIA bloc is currently “on life support” and risks being wheeled into the “ICU”…
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NIA raids eight locations in Kashmir over Red Fort blast
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out raids at eight locations in Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts of Kashmir in connection with a “white-collar” terror module that was behind…
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Cabinet to discuss rationalisation of jobs reservations in next meeting: Omar
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced on Friday that the cabinet would address the issue of rationalising job reservations in its next meeting. However, he did not provide details…
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Red Fort blast accused Jasir Bilal Wani sent to 7-day NIA custody
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday sent Jasir Bilal Wani, a key accused in the Red Fort blast case, to the National Investigating Agency’s custody for seven days. Wani was produced…
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Kathua rape-murder: Prime accused withdraws revision bail plea
Chandigarh: Shubham Sangra, prime accused in the 2018 rape and murder case of a minor nomad girl in Kathua of Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday withdrew his revision application from the Punjab…
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Admissions at Vaishno Devi medical college based on NEET, not religion: CM Omar
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday asked BJP leader Sunil Sharma to push for declaring Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) a minority institute to…
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All of us targeted for acts of a few, looked at with suspicion: CM Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir are apprehensive about travelling outside the Union territory as they are all seen as suspects for the violent…