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The State Taxes Department, Jammu has busted a fake GST firms’ racket operating in Jammu & Kashmir and New Delhi, official said on Saturday. “On the basis of specific inputs, the enforcement team of State Taxes Department, Jammu detained vehicle bearing No.RJ09GB – 2622 carrying goods worth Rs.40 lac to…

An Improvised explosive device( IED)went off in Awantipora area of south Kashmir  Pulwama district on Saturday, barely 4 km from the February 14 Pulwama attack spot where more than 40 CRPF troopers lost their lives. No life was lost in the 3 a.m. explosion though that rocked the Amlar village. But window…

The NIA Tuesday carried out searches on separatists in the Kashmir valley, including Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, in a terror funding case, officials said. The NIA sleuths accompanied by local police and CRPF personnel carried out searches at nearly nine places across the valley, which included the house of Nayeem Geelani,…

Jammu, Feb 23: Syed Javaid Mujtaba Gillani , IPS (JK 1994) on his repatriation from Anti Corruption Bureau, J&K, to the Home Department has been posted as ADGP, Armed, J&K vice A. K. Choudhary, IPS (JK 1991). The order to this effect was issued by the J&K Government, Home Department vide Order No.…

The Centre has decided to deploy 100 more companies of paramilitary forces in Kashmir Valley immediately.   “We have to urgently deploy CAPFs in Jammu & Kashmir. It is requested to provide 100 coys of CAPFs (CRPF – 45,BSF-35,SSB-10 & ITBP 10) to Govt of J&K with immediate effect and…

Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has criticized the Jammu and Kashmir government for its unreasonable and unjustified act of stopping the state government advertisements to two daily newspapers – Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Reader. “The decision has neither been conveyed formally nor was any reason detailed to the respective originations so…

A 16-year-old Kashmiri girl missing from  past five days has been traced by the police in Jammu,according to police. Samreena Akhtar, a resident of Sitaharan Khag, had gone missing on February 15 when violent protests broke out in Jammu against Pulwama suicide attack and authorities had to impose curfew in…

Days after a deadly suicide  attack on CRPF convoy in Pulwama’s Awantipora area on Thursday,14 February in which more than  40 security forces  were killed Pakistan has recalled its envoy to India “for consultations”. Earlier,India had also recalled its high commissioner to Pakistan last week for consultations with the Ministry…

The Jammu and Kashmir administration Sunday withdrew security cover provided to five separatist leaders  including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. “No security cover will be provided under any pretext to these five leaders and other separatists,” a security official said. The other four are Shabir Shah, Hashim Qureshi, Bilal Lone and Abdul Ghani…

A shutdown was observed on Saturday by traders in Lalchowk and adjoining areas as a mark of protest against the attacks on Kashmiris in Jammu and outside state.According to the sources shopkeepers shut their shops at around 3 pm following a call given by traders body of the valley.A protest…