Srinagar: Encounter has started between militants and security forces in Ahlan area of Kokernag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A senior police officer said that a team of Police and security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Ahlan on a very specific input. As the joint team approached towards the suspected area, the
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Srinagar: In a significant crackdown on illegal liquor production, Anantnag Police have successfully dismantled a major illicit operation, seizing a large quantity of country-made liquor. The operation, conducted during a routine inspection, took place at Brick Kiln ‘Jan Thajiwara’, owned by Tanveer Ahmad. According to a police spokesperson, officers discovered a substantial stockpile of country-made
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Published by BOOM Live By Swasti Chatterjee The article contains disturbing details. Reader discretion is advised. Two disturbing videos showing separate incidents of mob lynching of Awami League local government authorities in Bangladesh are being shared by Indian social media users with misleading and communal claims that Hindu men were lynched by Muslim mobs. In
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Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Western powers called Monday for calm in Bangladesh after long-ruling leader Sheikh Hasina fled, with the United States saluting the military for forming an interim government rather than cracking down further on protesters. Sheikh Hasina, who had particularly close relations with regional power India, enjoyed a mostly cooperative relationship
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Srinagar: A youth hanged himself, resulting in his on spot death in Mendhar area of Poonch district, sources said on Tuesday morning. They told GNS that one Mohammad Rukhsar, son of Mohammad Gafoor, a resident of Kasblari in Mendhar, took his life after hanging himself at his home. When contacted, a police official told GNS
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Srinagar: An Army man was killed and four others, including a captain, injured when the security forces thwarted an attack by Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) on Saturday in the Kamakari sector of Kupwara district, news agency PTI quoted military sources as saying. Earlier reports said hat three army troopers were injured during exchange of
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Srinagar: In a bid to alleviate the financial burden on families and promote social equality, the Auqaf Committee here in north Kashmir announced the implementation of a new marriage system, calling for an end to the traditional marriage customs. The initiative has been taken in a response to growing concerns of escalating costs associated with
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Srinagar: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a substantial reduction in customs duty during the Budget 2024 presentation. The reduction is set to notably decrease the prices of critical items such as cancer drugs and mobile phones across the market. Under the new measures, three crucial cancer drugs—Trastuzumab deruxtecan, Osimertinib, and Durvalumab—will now be exempt
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Srinagar: In a move aimed at enforcing strict measures against the consumption and sale of alcohol, NC MP, Ruhullah Mehdi, has submitted a private member’s bill advocating for the complete prohibition of liquor and intoxicants in Jammu & Kashmir. Mehdi, known for string views on key issues, took to Twitter to announce his legislative initiative.
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Srinagar: Baramulla Police have busted a human trafficking racket operating in Ushkara, Baramulla. Two suspects have been apprehended in connection with the case, bringing the total number of arrests to four. The operation has resulted in the rescue of three more minor females, adding to the previous tally of seven rescued victims. “During the course
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