Srinagar, March 16 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday threw open Asia’s largest tulip garden on the banks of Dal Lake here for visitors, and hoped that the tourism sector bounces back from the setbacks of last year. Abdullah was accompanied by his Cabinet colleagues and National Conference MLAs to the Indira […]
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Jammu, March 16 One person was killed and another injured in a landslide near a hydro-power project, while over 230 people, including women and children, were evacuated after they were caught in heavy snowfall at the high-altitude Sinthan top in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Monday. In view of the inclement weather, […]
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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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