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Jamaat leader booked for committing fraud to get ads for his newspaper [details]

Booked for committing fraud, Jamaat leader was earlier arrested by J&K Police for funding terror activities by selling MBBS seats in Pakistan.

Aug 6, 2022

Beginning of medical tourism in J&K: Ujala Cygnus Healthcare starts operations in Srinagar [details]

Equipped with all advanced medical facilities, the new state-of-the-art hospital will strengthen the government's efforts of ensuring quality healthcare services to the people of J&K: LG Manoj Sinha.

Aug 6, 2022

What is Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill 2019; 21st century pirates are same as centuries ago [explained]

As per the statistics provided by International Maritime Organisation, 84 acts of piracy were registered worldwide between 2018 and 2019.

Aug 6, 2022

Sub-Inspector recruitment fraud: CBI conducts raids at 30 locations in J&K, Bengaluru [details]

Ex-BSF officer is named as a key conspirator in FIR along with officials of the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board and a Bangaluru-based company.

Aug 5, 2022

J&K witnesses positive change after abrogation of Article 370; common people feel real change [details]

No hartal, no bandh across Jammu and Kashmir on the third anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. People reject provocation from across the border.

Aug 5, 2022

Free entry to all 3,793 ASI-protected monuments, museums till August 15; no fee for foreigners, too [details]

As a part of the grand Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, Union Culture Ministry announced that entry to all protected monuments and museums will be free till August 15.

Aug 5, 2022

No civilian killed in law and order incident in J&K after Article 370 abrogation [details]

Data shared by the Jammu and Kashmir Police revealed that not a single civilian was killed in any law and order situation in Kashmir after August 5, 2019 — when Article 370 was amended.

Aug 5, 2022

Benguluru woman arrested for throwing mentally challenged daughter from 4th floor

A woman was arrested in Bengaluru for killing her four-year-old mentally challenged daughter by throwing her from the fourth floor of a building, police said on Friday.

Aug 5, 2022

Jammu & Kashmir: World's highest Chenab River bridge, 35m taller than Eiffel Tower, to get 'golden joint'

In a major milestone on the world's highest single-arch railway bridge over Chenab River, the overarch deck launch is scheduled for completion within a week, with a 'golden joint' linking the two sides, in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, excited officials said here on Friday.

Aug 5, 2022

Vice Presidential poll: TRS declares support to Margaret Alva

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Friday decided to support Margaret Alva, the combined candidate of opposition parties for the post of the Vice President of India.

Aug 5, 2022

China escalates tension, fires missiles over Taiwan for first time

China on Friday said that it fired missiles over Taiwan for the first time, escalating tensions in the region as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Japan, whose leaders lodged a protest with Beijing after five projectiles landed near Japanese islands.

Aug 5, 2022

6 members of a family including a baby killed in Karnataka road accident

Six members of a family, including a baby, were killed during a head on collision between a car and lorry in Karnataka's Yadgir district.

Aug 5, 2022

Terrorists hurl grenade at migrant labourers in Kashmir; one killed, two injured [details]

This is the first attack on non-locals after a gap of two months. Hence, security has been intensified in the Valley.

Aug 4, 2022

Kashmir after Article 370 abrogation: J&K puts forth unparalleled health infra; matches int'l standards

COVID-19 pandemic was the ultimate test of the health infrastructure and J&K put up a strong front by ensuring liberal investment and providing world-class care. All of this is done in just three years since the abrogation of Article 370.

Aug 4, 2022

All J&K citizens to get digital health identification cards; ensures effective, timely medical care [see benefits]

It is for the first time that the healthcare institutions and professionals in the private sector will actively participate with public health authorities in the building of ABDM through the combination of prescription and promotion.

Aug 4, 2022