Student hangs herself over obscene Facebook comments
August 16th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, Aug 16 (IANS) A young woman from Jammu committed suicide in her college's hostel room here after two boys allegedly posted obscene comments on her Facebook page, police ... Read more...
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IAF rescues marooned civilians in Jammu
August 5th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 5 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Sunday evacuated two dozen stranded civilians from an island in the flooded Tawi river in Jammu, an officer said.The civil administration ... Read more...
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Invited to visit J&K;, students plug ‘disconnect’
August 4th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 4 (IANS) After taking students from Jammu and Kashmir to tour various parts of the country under 'Operation Sadbhavana' (goodwill), children from outside are now invited here to ... Read more...
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Missing starlet’s step father handed over to Maharashtra police
July 7th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 7 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police Saturday handed over Parvez Tak, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba extremist and step-father of missing Bollywood starlet Laila Khan, to the Maharashtra Police for ... Read more...
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Actress Laila Khan killed with family, says stepfather
July 5th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 5 (IANS) Bollywood fringe actress Laila Khan, who has been missing since February 2011, has been killed along with four members of her family including her mother, her ... Read more...
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IAF airlifts 313 stranded passengers between Leh and Srinagar
February 7th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) Over 300 stranded passengers were Tuesday airlifted between Leh town of Ladakh region and Srinagar by special Indian Air Force (IAF) sorties arranged by the Jammu ... Read more...
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Special IAF flights for people stranded in Kargil
February 6th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday announced special flights by the Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft Tuesday for people stranded in Kargil town of Ladakh region."The ... Read more...
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Mike Tyson to attend Pakistan’s boxing event
November 29th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 29 (IANS) Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) president Doda Khan Bhutto Tuesday claimed that former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson would attend the opening ceremony of the second ... Read more...
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World Kabaddi cup begins in Punjab Nov 1
October 27th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh Oct 27 (IANS) The second edition of the World Kabaddi Cup will get under way in Punjab Nov 1, with teams from 12 countries besides hosts India participating, Deputy ... Read more...
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Kashmir may resume medicinal herb extraction
August 24th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir is considering lifting a ban on the extraction of rare medicinal herbs as residents say they are losing out on valuable business even ... Read more...
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Two militants killed in Kashmir (Lead)
August 7th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 7 (IANS) Two terrorists, including a top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, were gunned down early Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.Acting on prior information, the army and the ... Read more...
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LeT wiped out from three Jammu districts: Police
August 4th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 4 (IANS) Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday killed two top commanders of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Kishtwar district after a day long gunfight, with the police claiming ... Read more...
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Hindu commander of Hizbul killed in Jammu
July 27th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 27 (IANS) The Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district has been identified as Subash alias Wasif, a Hindu member of the militant group, ... Read more...
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48 students fall ill after having mid-day meal
July 14th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kurukshetra, July 14 (IANS) Fortyeight school students in this Haryana district fell ill after having contaminated mid-day meal Thursday, health officials said.The incident happened in two government-run primary schools in ... Read more...
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Three dead, dozens feared missing in Kashmir cloudburst
June 9th, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 9 (IANS) At least three people were killed and dozens feared missing after a cloudburst swept away a large portion of a highway in Jammu and Kashmir, police ... Read more...
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Phase 12 of panchayat polls ends in Jammu and Kashmir
May 29th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 29 (IANS) Polling for the 12th phase of panchayat elections in nine blocks of Jammu and Kashmir ended Sunday afternoon with enthusiastic voters braving the summer heat to ... Read more...
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Kashmir interlocutors deny proposing pre-1953 status
April 24th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 24 (IANS) Distancing themselves from reports that they were proposing reversing the clock to the pre-1953 semi-sovereign days, the three interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir said Sunday they ... Read more...
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Hizbul commander killed in Kashmir gunfight
April 3rd, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 3 (IANS) A district commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit was killed in a gunfight with security forces in south Kashmir's Shopian district Sunday, police said."Troops of ... Read more...
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Indian Army launches human rights campaign in Kashmir
March 26th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 26 (IANS) Long accused of committing excesses in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army has embarked on spreading human rights awareness to the villagers living in remote areas.A ... Read more...
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Chidambaram, Omar agree to push Kashmir peace roadmap
February 4th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 4 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday and the two agreed to draw up a roadmap for lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir. ... Read more...
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Kashmir gets best NCC contingent award
January 28th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir National Cadet Corps (NCC) directorate was Friday adjudged the best contingent at the Republic Day camp of the voluntary youth movement of defence ... Read more...
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Jammu-Srinagar highway shut to prevent BJP march
January 25th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 25 (IANS) As the standoff between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Jammu and Kashmir government heads for a showdown, authorities Tuesday shut the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway to ... Read more...
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Kashmir interlocutor Padgaonkar denies criticizing CM Abdullah
December 17th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, Dec 17 (ANI): Dileep Padgaonkar, a senior journalist and one of the interlocutors appointed by the Centre to seek out various shades of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday ... Read more...
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Kashmir interlocutors begin third visit from today
December 17th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): The three interlocutors appointed by the Central Government to seek out various shades of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir have begun their third visit to the ... Read more...
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Tight security in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Ayodhya verdict
September 29th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 29 (IANS) Security was tightened in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya.Additional police and paramilitary forces have been ... Read more...
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Polish pop star faces trial for claiming drunks wrote the Bible
August 26th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 26 (ANI): A leading pop star from Poland is facing trial after she suggested that people "who liked herbal cigarettes and were drunks" wrote the Bible.Dorota Rabczewska a.k.a. Doda made ... Read more...
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Credit cooperative banks empowering Kashmir’s rural women
August 25th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanSrinagar, Aug 25 (ANI): The Government of Jammu and Kashmir, and Jammu Credit Cooperative Ltd have jointly taken initiatives to empower women by launching women credit cooperative banks in ... Read more...
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Indian potatoes and tomatoes for flood ravaged Pakistan
August 25th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 25 (IANS) Floods in Pakistan have created a huge demand for potatoes and tomatoes from India and traders on this side of the Line of Control (LoC) have begun supplying ... Read more...
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Two Lashkar militants surrender in Doda
August 23rd, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Doda (J-K), Aug 23 (ANI): Two Lashker-e-Toiba militants, including a district commander, surrendered before police and army officials in Doda District on Sunday.Lashkar district commander Ghulam Mohammad Mingnoo, also known as Abu ... Read more...
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Curfew continues in Kashmir, non-Kashmiris fleeing Valley
August 4th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, Aug 4 (ANI): As curfew continues in Srinagar and all other towns of the Kashmir Valley for the sixth consecutive day, people from outside the state working with central government organisations ... Read more...
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Sheep rearing business being revived in Kathua
August 2nd, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
By Pradeep SharmaKathua (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 2 (ANI): People in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua District are returning to the sheep rearing business, as turmoil has subsided in the region.Shepherds living ... Read more...
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Work on Bhaderwah Chamba road resumes after 24 years
July 12th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, July 12 (ANI): Work on the 147-km-long Bhaderwah-Chamba road has resumed after a gap of more than two decades. A 22-kilometer-long stretch of the repaired road was opened to traffic recently.The ... Read more...
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Jammu villagers being trained to curb infiltration
May 21st, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 21 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir's Jammu region have decided to rope in residents of border villages to help in curbing infiltration of militants from Pakistan. The selected ... Read more...
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Explosive defused in Jammu and Kashmir
May 20th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), May 20 (ANI): A major tragedy was averted following the detection of an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Doda-Batote Highway in Jammu and Kashmir.The explosive was detected ... Read more...
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Polish pop singer charged over Bible remarks
May 5th, 2010 - 1:42 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, May 5 (DPA) Polish pop singer Doda was charged Tuesday with offending religious sensibilities over a statement she made that the Bible was written by drunk and drugged people.
Doda said in ... Read more...
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