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Raids, arrests shut pakherpora on saturday

Raids, arrests shut pakherpora on saturday

Pakherpora and its adjacent areas witnessed complete shutdown against the arrest of many youth and raids during the previous night. Reports said that police and CRPF have raided number of houses and arrested several youth for being the stone pelters. Army and security forces came under intense stone pelting at main chfiredowk of pakherpora on […]

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Clashes disrupt search operation at churath village of Kulgam

Clashes disrupt search operation at churath village of Kulgam

Intense clashes between security forces and youth in churath village of Devtbesar in Kulgham district has disrupted the search operation launched jointly by army and security forces on Friday evening. Earlier army cordoned the area after credible inputs about the presence of militants in the village. When they were trying to lay seige, militants opened […]

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Cop dies in accident at sangam

Cop dies in accident at sangam

Police said that one of thier cops was driving a vehicle near Sangam area of behejbara when his vehicle was hit by a speedy truck. Although locals said that he was hit by a speedy army vehicle, police said that they were investigating the incident. The cop died on spot and his body was handed […]

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Nawroz Baba shrine at khag gutted in Budgham

Nawroz Baba shrine at khag gutted in Budgham

Police said that in the fire incident during previous night shrine of Nawroz Baba was completely gutted. Locals of the area tried to save the shrine but they failed in thier efforts.police said that they have registered case and have started investigation into the incident. Shrines in Kashmir valley are vulnarable to fire as they […]

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Several injured as army fires in air at pakherpora

Several injured as army fires in air at pakherpora

Army has fired in air to disperse protests at main chowk of pakherpora this morning when they were coming back from a search operation in the nearby village of charipora. Local reports from the area said that army thrashed villagers during cordon and search operation in the village and it triggered protests.as the word spread […]

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Hajin shuts down to alleged army excesses

Hajin shuts down to alleged army excesses

Hajin town and adjacent areas in Bandipora district observed complete shutdown against alleged vandilisation of army in the area after a group of boys threw stones on them.locals said that army thrashed villagers and even torched a cow shed and tons of dried hay.locals said that army of the local unit has started harassing them […]

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Ex gratia enhanced for police families, tweets police chief

Ex gratia enhanced for police families, tweets police chief

Director general of Jammu and Kashmir police S. P Vaid on Wednesday evening in a tweet has said that next of kin of any slain cop will get now ex gratia relief to the tune of seventy lakh rupees. In this tweet he said that union home ministry has approved the enhaofnced compensation to the […]

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Govt to install more tube-wells in Kandi areas: Sham Choudhary

Govt to install more tube-wells in Kandi areas: Sham Choudhary

JAMMU, : Saying that the Government is on the proposal to install more tube wells to make sure adequate supply of safe drinking water to people especially living in kandi areas of the State, Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary said that the issue would be taken up with the Central […]

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State Marriage Assistance Scheme: Govt revises timelines for speedy disposal of cases

State Marriage Assistance Scheme: Govt revises timelines for speedy disposal of cases

Jammu, :To ensure speedy and effective implementation of the State Marriage Assistance Scheme (SMAS) and deal strictly with inordinate delay in settling of cases under the scheme, the Government has revised the timelines at different levels on this account. The Government today issued a circular, in modification to its earlier version, detailing the revised timelines […]

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LMD Samba launches market checking drive; realizes Rs 24000 penalty

LMD Samba launches market checking drive; realizes Rs 24000 penalty

SAMBA : A team of the officers from Legal Metrology Department (LMD) headed by Assistant Controller LMD Ajay Kumar Verma and Inspector LMD Mohsin Khateeb conducted extensive checking of various business establishments at Bari Brahmana, VijaypurSwankha Morh, Raya Morh and adjoining areas. More than 20 traders of different business establishments including provisional stores, karyana shops, sweet shops, […]