Army rescues 400 trapped at Leh pass in Kashmir
July 8th, 2012 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 8 (IANS) Over 400 tourists and locals trapped at the Changla pass in Kashmir's Leh district after a massive landslide have been rescued by the security forces, an ... Read more...
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Vaishno Devi pilgrimage suspended due to forest fire
June 23rd, 2012 - 3:16 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 23 (IANS): Pilgrimage to the Hindu shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi near Jammu was suspended late Friday due to a forest fire which spread over and reached near ... Read more...
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No delay in June 25 start of Amarnath pilgrimage
June 12th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 11 (IANS) Despite unseasonal snowfall hampering the clearance of the 37-km route to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, the pilgrimage will start on the ... Read more...
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Prasad to be new chief of J&K; Police
May 28th, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 28 (IANS) Ashok Prasad, a senior officer of the Intelligence Bureau, will be the new director general of Jammu and Kashmir Police.Prasad, who is currently serving as the ... Read more...
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Militant killed in infiltration bid on LoC
May 22nd, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 22 (IANS) A suspected militant trying to enter Indian territory was killed in a gun battle with the army in Rajouri district along the Line of Control in ... Read more...
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Army steps up vigil along LoC
May 20th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 20 (IANS) With the snow melting in high mountain passes in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army has stepped up its vigil along the Line of control (LoC) ... Read more...
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Civic polls: Congress-NCP win in Hazare’s home district (Lead)
December 15th, 2011 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) People in Anna Hazare's home district voted largely in favour of the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party in the civic body elections, the final results ... Read more...
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Panthers Party to celebrate Kashmir’s accession day
October 16th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 16 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) will celebrate Oct 27 - the day when Jammu and Kashmir acceded to India - as a national ... Read more...
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Kashmir assembly seeks action against top bureaucrat
March 30th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 30 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir assembly Wednesday adopted a unanimous resolution seeking action against a senior bureaucrat who allegedly "insulted and humiliated" a Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Boy killed in Kashmir grenade blast
December 11th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 11 (IANS) A 10-year-old boy was killed and his elder brother injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district Saturday as a live grenade they were playing with suddenly exploded, police ... Read more...
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Kannada Films ‘BJ’ And ‘Hejjegalu’ Launched, Based On Novels
October 15th, 2010 - 7:28 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 14, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The president of Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce Basanthkumar Patil launched two Kannada films last Sunday. One of the two films is titled Bettada Jeeva and ... Read more...
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Bangladesh tour can mean World Cup break for Black Caps rookies: Vettori
September 30th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington (New Zealand), Sept.30 (ANI): The tour of Bangladesh, which begins on Friday, could be a chance for rookies in the national cricket squad to push their claims for World Cup ... Read more...
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Police baton charge opposition rally in Jammu
February 22nd, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 22 (IANS) Police Monday baton charged to stop a march by activists of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) towards the civil secretariat here to protest alleged increase in ... Read more...
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Ban on pre-paid mobiles stays in Kashmir: Chidambaram
November 4th, 2009 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 4 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday evening ruled out lifting the ban on pre-paid mobile connections in Jammu and Kashmir in the near future.
Addressing a press conference in ... Read more...
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546,000 pounds of contaminated ground beef recalled
November 3rd, 2009 - 7:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A New York based company has recalled almost 5460,00 pounds of contaminated beef which had caused a possible E. coli outbreak that killed two people ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir budget session in July
May 24th, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 24 (IANS) The budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly will be held in July, the state's finance minister said Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir is meeting its financial commitments ... Read more...
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Paramilitary trooper kills colleague in Jammu and Kashmir
May 9th, 2009 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 9 (IANS) A paramilitary trooper in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday shot dead his senior colleague with his service rifle after the two had a heated argument, police said.
A scuffle broke ... Read more...
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From Kashmir to Pakistan, a V-Day message
February 13th, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 13 (IANS) It's the eve of Valentine's Day, and a political group in Jammu and Kashmir has decided to say it with flowers to Pakistan to convey the message of ... Read more...
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Four chief ministers to discuss new mineral policy
March 28th, 2008 - 7:09 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The chief ministers of Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are meeting here Saturday to discuss the National Mineral Policy 2008, which they say the central government ... Read more...
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