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72 Hrs Before 75th I-day, Bihar Labourer Killed By Kashmir Terrorists

  SRINAGAR: A labourer from Bihar’s Madhepura was shot dead by terrorists in Bandipora of northern Kashmir last night, police said. The victim has been identified as Mohammad Amrez, a resident of Besarh area of Madhepura district in Bihar. He was shot at in Soadnara Sumbal area of Bandipora district around midnight. Amrez was rushed […]

Kashmir’s First Multiplex Coming Up In Srinagar

SRINAGAR: A prominent Kashmiri Pandit businessman is taking a bold step as he is set to unveil Kashmir’s first-ever multiplex in the Sonwar area of Srinagar. The move comes more than three decades after the terrorists shut down all cinema halls in the valley. And the Dhar family, which owned the now defunct Broadway Cinema […]

UKSSC Paper Leak: Uttarakhand Police Arrest 15, Trace 50 Candidates

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a total of 15 accused, including an employee of the state secretariat, in the alleged paper leak scam of the Uttarakhand Subordinate Staff Selection Commission (UKSSSC). One of the accused arrested in the case is Gaurav Chauhan, an additional private secretary working in the Public Works and Forest […]

J&K To Mark Aug 5 As Day To Vow Against Graft

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday ordered celebrating August 5 as the ‘Day of Resolution For Freedom From Corruption’. The date assumes significance as it was on August 5, 2019 that the Government of India issued Presidential Order that resulted in the abrogation of Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and […]

Star Power: Pant Named Uttarakhand Brand Ambassador

DEHRADUN: Years after he left Uttarakhand to make his mark as a cricketer, India’s star wicket-keeper batsman, Rishabh Pant, was named the brand ambassador for the state. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami felicitated him at a programme organised at Uttarakhand Sadan in New Delhi on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, CM Dhami said, “The […]