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Govt committed to offer 200 units free electricity: CM Omar Abdullah

JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that Jammu and Kashmir aims to achieve self-sufficiency in power generation in next two years, ensuring a reliable electricity supply, and that the government was committed to offering 200 units of free electricity. He said Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation was prioritizing the development of hydroelectric…

Govt committed to offer 200 units free electricity: CM Omar Abdullah
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Grenade attack on police station in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, no casualties: Officials
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Grenade attack on police station in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, no casualties: Officials

BARAMULLA: A suspected grenade attack took place at a police station in north Kashmir's Baramulla district late last night, police said today. "During the night intervening March 4-5, at approximately 2120 hrs, a blast-like sound was heard from the backside of Police Post Old Town, Baramulla, causing concern among the general public. No casualty or…

Fire Breaks Out At MLA Hostel In Srinagar

SRINAGAR, Dec 10: A fire broke out in the Member Legislative Assembly Hostel (MLA) in Srinagar on Tuesday, officials said. There was no report of any casualty in the incident. The Fire and Emergency officials said that fire broke out at around noon in the first floor of the MLA hostel quarter situated at the…

Fire Breaks Out At MLA Hostel In Srinagar
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10 infants dead after massive fire erupts at Jhansi Medical College
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10 infants dead after massive fire erupts at Jhansi Medical College

JHANSI: At least 10 infants were killed after a massive fire broke out at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Jhansi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh late Friday evening, officials said. According to hospital officials, there were 54 infants admitted to the NICU ward and several infants trapped have been rescued. The dousing, as…

All Jammu & Kashmir Sikh Coordination Committee Delegation calls on Lt Governor
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All Jammu & Kashmir Sikh Coordination Committee Delegation calls on Lt Governor

JAMMU: Today, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha received a visit from a team of the All Jammu & Kashmir Sikh Coordination Committee at Raj Bhawan. The delegation, headed by Ajit Singh, the Chairman of the Jains Sanction Committee, asked the Lieutenant Governor to assist in repatriating S. Gurpreet Singh's body, who was slain in Portugal and lived in Gole Gujral, Jammu. The Lieutenant Governor promised the delegation's members that the family members would get all possible support and assistance. [caption id="attachment_5289" align="alignnone" width="300"] All Jammu & Kashmir Sikh Coordination Committee Delegation calls on Lt Governor[/caption]  

Will take India among top 3 economies of world in my 3rd tenure: PM
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Will take India among top 3 economies of world in my 3rd tenure: PM

DAMOH: On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that he will place the nation's economy among the top three in the world during his third term in office. Speaking at a public gathering in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, in advance of the state assembly elections scheduled on November 17, Modi also pledged to keep up the battle against corruption. In Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, the people elected the Congress to power, but their chief ministers were discovered to be engaged in "satta" (betting) and the creation of black money, he claimed. According to Modi, after 2014, the nation's economy rose from 10th to 5th place, overtaking the UK, which had dominated the nation for more than 200 years. "When we took office in 2014, the nation's economy was ranked tenth.It gradually moved to the 9th, 8th, 7th, and 6th grades, but no one discussed it. Everyone was shocked and began to look at India when it rose to the fifth rank, surpassing the United Kingdom, which had dominated the country for 200 years," he remarked. Modi declared that he would elevate the Indian economy to one of the top three in the world during his third term as prime minister. Next year's Lok Sabha elections are scheduled. As previously indicated by a prime minister of that party, the PM warned that if the Congress regains power, the "85 per cent commission system" will function in the states. Remarkably, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi said that the intended recipient only received 15 paisa for every Re 1 granted by the government. Additionally, Modi revealed that Congress leaders have threatened to file a complaint with the Election Commission over his vow to prolong the free ration programme for the underprivileged for an additional five years. "Let them do this sin, I will continue to do good work for the people," he declared. Along with vowing to keep up the fight against corruption, the prime minister also asked the public if they thought he should remain, to which they answered in the affirmative. [caption id="attachment_5286" align="alignnone" width="300"] Will take India among top 3 economies of world in my 3rd tenure: PM[/caption]  

DG BSF reviews operational preparedness of force at LoC in Bandipora
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DG BSF reviews operational preparedness of force at LoC in Bandipora

SRINAGAR: According to sources, Director General Nitin Agrawal of the Border Security Forces examined the operational readiness of the force stationed near the Line of Control in the Bandipora area of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. "Nitin Agrawal visited forward areas of Bandipore and reviewed the operational preparedness of units deployed at LoC," the BSF stated in a post to X. According to the force, the DG spoke with the soldiers and praised their unwavering perseverance and commitment amid difficult terrain and inclement weather. [caption id="attachment_5283" align="alignnone" width="300"] DG BSF reviews operational preparedness of force at LoC in Bandipora[/caption]      

BJP will sweep Lok Sabha elections in J&K: Raina
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BJP will sweep Lok Sabha elections in J&K: Raina

JAMMU: BJP leader Ravinder Raina declared on Wednesday that the saffron party in the Union Territory will win the majority of seats in the Lok Sabha elections to come next year, claiming that the political life of opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir is on the edge of extinction. During the party's Booth Jan Samvad Abhiyaan in Kot village in the Raipur Domana mandal here, Raina, the head of the BJP's Jammu and Kashmir unit, made the remarks. "Fearing defeat in the elections, the opposition parties are making false statements and targeting the BJP on one pretext or the other. However, the truth is that their political existence is in danger of disappearing," he stated.According to Raina, the opposition parties were taken aback by the enormous public response to the Booth Jan Samvad Abhiyaan. "Voters will be choosing the BJP to elect (Narendra) Modi to a third straight term as prime minister, ushering in a new era in the political history of the country in the general elections of 2024. "Jammu and Kashmir voters will help guarantee that the BJP wins the Lok Sabha elections here as well," he stated. A tide of change is evident throughout Jammu and Kashmir, according to BJP General Secretary (Organisation) Ashok Koul, and the people want the BJP to lead the state in order to serve them. "The people have had very bitter…

ED Gets 7-Day Custody Of Former Minister Lal Singh Arrested In Money Laundering Case
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ED Gets 7-Day Custody Of Former Minister Lal Singh Arrested In Money Laundering Case

Jammu, Nov 8: A day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) detained former Jammu and Kashmir minister Lal Singh in connection with a money laundering case, a judge in this city remanded Singh to the agency's custody for seven days. A special court denied Singh's appeal for anticipatory bail, and he was taken into custody from his home in the Chawadi neighbourhood of Sainik Colony on Tuesday night. Singh is the chairman of the Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party (DSSP).The Enforcement Directorate was looking into Singh in relation to a case involving an educational trust that his wife, the former lawmaker Kanta Andotra, was running. The arrested accused was shown before the special court, according to special public prosecutor Ashwani Khajuria, who gave the ED a seven-day remand instead of the 14 days that the agency had requested. According to Khajuria, who quoted the decision, the special judge noted the accused's statement of physical discomfort and requested that he get a proper medical examination. Singh complained of being uneasy, according to officials, and was moved to the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital in the early hours of the day.At approximately 3 p.m., he was escorted directly to the court after being released from the hospital. Singh, however, said that despite being brought to the hospital, he did not receive the necessary medical attention. "Even though I was at the hospital's emergency room, I was not given the proper medical attention, and numerous tests were not completed and my admit paperwork was not produced. As he was carried to the court, he informed reporters, "They have forced the physicians to state that I refused to get a CT scan. A large number of his fans had gathered outside the hospital in front of the Lok Sabha elections the following year, chanting anti-BJP chants and alleging that their leader was being set up in a bogus case.Singh, a three-time MLA and two-time MP, joined the BJP in 2014 after leaving the Congress. He served as a minister in the PDP-BJP cabinet that fell apart in June 2018 due to the national party's withdrawal from the coalition. A few months prior to the collapse of the government, Singh announced his resignation from the BJP and founded the DSSP due to controversy over his involvement in a demonstration endorsing the defendants in the January 2018 rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua.He justified his attendance at the demonstration, nevertheless, by saying that his goal was to "defuse the situation." In an effort to investigate possible money laundering related to anomalies in the property transaction that resulted in the establishment of Andotra's educational trust and the involvement of a former government official, the Enforcement Directorate searched Jammu and its surrounding districts last month. On October 17, the federal agency raided approximately eight locations in Jammu, Kathua, and Pathankot, Punjab, in connection with a lawsuit brought against the head of the RB Educational Trust and a former revenue official named Ravinder S.The Jammu and Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 imposes a ceiling limit of 100 standard kanals. The money laundering case stems from an October 2021 charge sheet filed by the CBI in this case, which alleged criminal connivance in the issuance of land between January 4 and January 7, 2011, without mentioning details about violation of the act, thereby giving undue pecuniary advantage to trust. According to the CBI charge sheet, the trust used this information to purchase several parcels of land totaling roughly 329 kanals through the execution of three gift deeds on January 5 and January 7, 2011.   [caption id="attachment_5270" align="alignnone" width="300"] ED Gets 7-Day Custody Of Former Minister Lal Singh Arrested In Money Laundering Case[/caption]

Man Injured As Gun Goes Off ‘Accidentally’ In Kathua
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Man Injured As Gun Goes Off ‘Accidentally’ In Kathua

JAMMU, Nov 8:  In the Kathua area of Jammu and Kashmir, a 40-year-old man was hurt when his gun, which was built in his own country, "accidentally" went off, a police officer said on Wednesday. He stated that during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, the guy known as Gori Shanker was shot inside his home in Sitti-Bani village by a bullet fired from his own licenced gun. According to the source, on Wednesday morning, Shanker, who had a chest injury, was brought to a hospital and then sent to the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital in Jammu for specialised care. He said that the event is now being looked into by the police. [caption id="attachment_5264" align="alignnone" width="300"] Man Injured As Gun Goes Off ‘Accidentally’ In Kathua[/caption]