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  Three-storey building collapses in Jammu, several trapped

  India | February 12, 2020 11:33 IST

  A fire department official said they rushed firefighters after receiving a distress call at 4.48 am and were making efforts to put out the blaze when suddenly the building collapsed at 5.30 am.

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  Explosion heard in Srinagar near Lal Bazar police station

  India | February 06, 2020 12:34 IST

  An explosion has taken place near Lal Bazar police station in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

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  2,335 incidents of ceasefire violation along the LoC in Jammu region: Govt

  India | February 04, 2020 7:09 IST

  A total of 2,335 incidents of ceasefire violations along the LoC in the Jammu region have been recorded between May 30, 2019 and January 20, 2020, said Shripad Naik, Minister of State for Defence. A total of 17 Army personnel have died due to avalanches or snow slides in hilly areas, including Siachen, in 2019, he said.

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  Army helicopter Cheetah crashes in Reasi, Jammu

  India | February 03, 2020 16:07 IST

  An army helicopter Cheetah crashed in Reasi, Jammu on Monday at 11:15 am. Reports say that both the pilots flying Cheetah helicopter have been ejected safely.

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  NIA raids underway in Kashmir, suspended DSP Davinder's house searched again

  India | February 03, 2020 13:04 IST

  The NIA and Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out searches at residences of Over Ground Worker (OGW) of terrorists Farooq Ahmed Thokar and active Hizbul terrorist Omar Dhobi in Shopian of South Kashmir.

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  BSF shoots down Pak drone along International Border in Jammu

  India | January 27, 2020 23:08 IST

  The Border Security Force on Monday night shot down a Pakistani drone along the International Border in Jammu, officials said.

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  Man found dead inside parked car in Jammu

  Crime | January 15, 2020 14:11 IST

  A man was found dead on Wednesday in a car that was parked in the middle of the road in Diginia belt of Jammu city. Police said they rushed to the spot upon receiving information from some passersby that a body could be seen on the seat of a parked car.

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  2G mobile internet in Jammu, broadband in 'essential institutions' in Kashmir restored

  India | January 15, 2020 10:49 IST

  2G mobile internet in five districts of Jammu and broadband facility in all essential institutions have been restored today. Internet services have been suspended ever since the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year.

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  2G may be back in Jammu, broadband in Kashmir from January 15

  India | January 14, 2020 20:54 IST

  ​In a significant development, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory are mulling to restore the internet services, though partially in the UT from January 15 (Wednesday), wire service Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has learnt from reliable sources in the J&K administration.  

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  41 trekkers rescued in Ladakh, Chadar trek suspended for two days

  India | January 13, 2020 7:16 IST

  "The trekkers who were stuck between Tibb and Neyraks camps due to overflowing of water over ice have been rescued and temporarily accommodated at Neraks village," Leh District Magistrate Sachin Kumar Vaishya said.

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  Former J&K DGP, deputy CMs in attendance for pro-CAA rally in Jammu

  India | January 12, 2020 18:55 IST

  "We are all participating in this rally as common citizens...everyone here is supportive of the Centre's action to grant citizenship to the oppressed minorities fleeing Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan," senior BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh told reporters.

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  Narcotic smuggler booked under PSA, two others arrested in J&K

  Crime | January 12, 2020 18:36 IST

  Shabeek Ahmad alias Shiku, a resident of Ladda-Kheri and the main supplier of narcotics to youth, was arrested and booked under PSA in Udhampur district on Saturday, a police spokesman said.

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  J&K seeks scientific action plan for development, conservation of rare medicinal plant

  India | January 11, 2020 13:16 IST

  Around 1,100 plants found in Jammu and Kashmir are reportedly used in different systems of medicine, out of which 22 species have a high trade volume with more than 100 million tonnes produced per year.

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  Northern Army commander on China visit, meets PLA's ground forces' commander

  India | January 08, 2020 17:40 IST

  Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, leading an Indian military delegation to China, met the Chinese ground forces' commander Gen Han Weiguo and discussed issues having strategic ramifications and measures to enhance peace and tranquillity along the sensitive borders, a defence spokesman said on Wednesday. The Indian Army described the meeting Lt Gen Singh and Gen Han as "historic".

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  J&K: Suspicious parcel addressed to BSF officer seized by police in Samba

  India | January 06, 2020 6:51 IST

  A suspicious parcel was seized by the local police in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir from a Border Security Force (BSF) camp. Samba is located at the line of control some 30 kilometres south of winter capital Jammu. The parcel seized by the police from 173rd batalion headquarters in Panjtella, was addressed to the second-in-command (2IC) of the border guarding force.

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  J&K: CRPF party treks 12 km to provide assistance to family stranded on highway

  India | January 05, 2020 17:00 IST

  The CRPF acted swiftly after getting a frantic call at its assistance desk 'Madadgaar' from a woman named Asifa who along with her children and two other family members were traveling from Srinagar to Jammu but got stranded at Digdole due to a massive landslide, the officer said.

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  One-way traffic resumes on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway

  India | January 05, 2020 13:26 IST

  Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Sunday after remaining suspended for the past four days owing to multiple landslides in Ramban district, a traffic department official said.

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  Lieutenant among 4 injured in mine blast along LoC in J-K's Rajouri

  India | January 03, 2020 16:07 IST

  Four soldiers, including a lieutenant, were injured in a mine blast along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Friday, officials said. The blast took place during patrolling in the forward area along the Line of Control in Kalal in Naushera sector, they said.

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  J-K: Former SICOP chief booked for accumulating huge assets by illegal practices

  India | December 21, 2019 10:01 IST

  The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday booked former chief of Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (SICOP) R L Tickoo for allegedly accumulating huge assets by indulging in corrupt and illegal practices, officials said. Last month, former managing director, SICOP, Bhupinder Singh Dua was booked on charges of owning assets exceeding his legal income. On the basis of a written complaint, a verification was initiated by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to look into the allegations of accumulation of huge assets by Tickoo disproportionate to his known sources of income, the ACB officials said.

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  Suspected Pak intruder shot dead along IB in J-K's Samba

  India | December 13, 2019 12:30 IST

  An intruder was noticed moving into this side amid heavy rains and poor visibility by BSF troops guarding the IB in Manguchak area of Samba sector in the early hours, the officials said.