Category: Kashmir
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Venezuela to buy only US-made goods under oil deal: Trump
Washington, Jan 08: President Donald Trump has said that Venezuela has agreed to purchase only American-made products using proceeds from a new US-brokered oil deal, describing the arrangement as a major shift in the Caracas economic orientation and a boost for American manufacturers, farmers, and exporters.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he had…
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Operation resumes in Kathua to track down terrorists; one security person injured
Jammu, Jan 08: The security forces on Thursday morning resumed a search operation to track down terrorists hiding in a forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, where one security person suffered a minor injury.The joint action by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of J-K Police and other security forces was launched at Kahog village…
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Trump proposes 1.5 trillion Dollars US military budget
Washington, Jan 08: US President Donald J. Trump has said he wants to raise the country’s military budget to a whopping $1.5 trillion for fiscal year 2027, calling the increase necessary to keep the United States safe in what he described as dangerous times.Trump made the announcement in a post on Truth Social. He said…
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4 People Injured In Poonch Road Accident
Jammu, January 8: At least four people were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident at Chaktroo near the police post area of Mandi in Poonch district on Thursday morning. Officials told GNS that a minibus lost control this morning and turned turtle, resulting in injuries to four people in…
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Cold Wave Grips Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh as Several Places Record Lowest Temperature of the Season
Minimum Temperatures Recorded Today Kashmir Region: Srinagar = -5.1°CQazigund = -5.4°CPahalgam = -8.6°CKupwara = -5.1°CKokernag = -3.0°CGulmarg = -9.2°CPampore = -4.5°CSrinagar Airport = -6.8°CAwantipora = -5.6°CBudgam = -5.4°CAnantnag = -6.3°CBaramulla = -5.3°CBandipora = -4.6°CPulwama = -6.8°CShopian = -7.8°CKulgam = NAGanderbal = -4.9°CSonamarg = -9.8°CZethan Rafiabad = -7.2°C Jammu Region: Jammu = 7.1°CBanihal = 3.7°CBatote =…
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Cold chain godown gutted in Lassipora fire, growers’ material destroyed
Pulwama, Jan 7: A cold chain godown at Lassipora Industrial Estate in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district was gutted in a fire incident on Wednesday, resulting in the destruction of material stored by growers, officials said. The fire broke out at a storage facility operated by Valley Fresh Cold Chain, where large quantities of growers’ material…
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Gastroenteritis cases reported in Jagti, Nagrota migrant camps; water testing ordered
Jammu, Jan 7. Authorities in Jammu have ordered urgent testing of drinking water samples in Jagti and Nagrota migrant camps following reports of gastroenteritis cases, official documents reveal. The Office of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants), Jammu, has directed the Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti Department, Migrant Camps Jagti and Nagrota, to immediately collect and test…
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Patwari arrested on bribe charge jumps from ACB vehicle, lands in hospital
Udhampur, Jan 7. A Patwari arrested on bribery charges in Udhampur district yesterday was hospitalized after allegedly attempting to escape custody by jumping from an Anti-Corruption Bureau vehicle, officials said. The Anti-Corruption Bureau yesterday arrested Pardhan Singh, Patwari of Patwar Halqa Laddha in Tehsil Moungri, Udhampur, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000…
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Driver Flees as Police Seize Vehicle Carrying Illicit Timber in Central Kashmir
Ganderbal, Jan 7: Police and the Forest Protection Force have seized 63 cubic feet of illegally extracted timber during a joint operation conducted at Wussan Kangan area of central Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. Deputy Inspector, Forest Protection Force, Mushtaq Ahmad Rather, told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that the action was initiated following…
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Derecognition of Medical College:
Jammu Loses an Institution, Kashmir Loses Trust in Merit-Based Education, Doctors Warn Long-Term Damage Srinagar, Jan 7: The withdrawal of recognition for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Reasi by the National Medical Commission has sparked widespread concern across Jammu and Kashmir, with doctors and academics warning that the fallout harms…