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LS passes Bill to levy excise duty on tobacco
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST compensation cess ends.
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December 04, 2025
State Times
Hands over appointment letters, regularisation orders Omar promises transparency, simplified process in compassionate appointments
JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reiterated his government's commitment to clearing the backlog of compassionate appointments under SRO-43 and the Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme (RAS-2022), assuring that all necessary relaxations would be granted wherever required to simplify and make the entire process fully transparent.
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December 04, 2025
State Times
CM says reservation rationalised in 'best possible' way to ensure justice to all sections
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said his government has rationalised the reservation policy in the 'best possible manner' to ensure justice to all sections and fulfill a key poll promise.
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December 04, 2025
State Times
Traffic management plan made for construction-hit Jammu-Srinagar highway
JAMMU: A traffic management plan was finalised on Wednesday to ensure two-way movement on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway amid construction work of a new flyover in Ramban district, an official said.
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December 04, 2025
State Times
Car hits parapet on Jammu Rajouri highway, two killed
Two persons were killed and three others injured when a car hit a parapet on the Jammu-Poonch highway in Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said.
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December 04, 2025
State Times
Govt drops order for mandatory cybersecurity app on smartphones amid privacy concerns
The government on Wednesday withdrew its directive requiring smartphone makers to pre-install a state-run cybersecurity application on all new devices, as it moved to quell rising concerns that the measure could have compromised user privacy or enabled surveillance.
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December 04, 2025
State Times
LG calls for protecting, promoting rights of Divyangjans
\"I salute the resilience, determination and potential of Divyangjans. We are committed to building a system that aligns with their dreams and aspirations, eliminating all challenges and barriers,\" the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Wednesday.
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December 04, 2025
State Times
AAP Govt has criminally misused SDRF; CBI must investigate: Chugh
CHANDIGARH: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Wednesday called out the Bhagwant Mann government for what he described as the criminal misuse and diversion of the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) in Punjab.
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December 04, 2025
State Times
Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul visits Court Complex Baramulla, reviews its functioning
Judge, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, and the Administrative Judge for District Baramulla, Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul, on Wednesday conducted an administrative visit of District Court Complex Baramulla.
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December 04, 2025
State Times
VDGs could join J&K Police for exemplary anti-terror work: DGP
JAMMU: Praising the contribution of Village Defence Guards (VDGs), Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Wednesday said the force would not hesitate to induct them in regular force for exceptional contribution in counter-terrorism operations.
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December 04, 2025
State Times
Census to be done in two phases between April 2026 and Feb 2027: Govt
Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases, the first between April and September 2026 and the second in February 2027, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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December 03, 2025
State Times
Two persons booked for using VPN on mobiles in Rajouri, 1 arrested
JAMMU: Two persons have been booked for using banned virtual private network (VPN) applications on their mobile phones in Rajouri district, and one of them was arrested, officials said on Tuesday.
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December 03, 2025
State Times
Govt designates BOSE as standards authority as per NEP-2020 provisions
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday designated the Board of School Education (BODE) as the State School Standards Authority for the Union Territory, in accordance with the provisions of the National Education Policy 2020.
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December 03, 2025
State Times
LS adjourned for day amid Opposition protest over SIR
Oppn stages walkout from RS
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December 03, 2025
State Times
Police arrests 2 notorious criminals with 3 pistols, ammunitions in Jammu
JAMMU: Police have arrested two notorious criminals and recovered three pistols and ammunition following an investigation into a firing incident on the outskirts of Jammu city, officials said on Tuesday.
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December 03, 2025
State Times
Operation Sindoor befitting reply to those not understanding language of peace: Rajnath
\"Nehru wanted to build Babri masjid using public funds, but Sardar Patel thwarted his plans
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December 03, 2025
State Times
BJP delegation meets Nadda; raises concern over SMVDIME admission issue
A high-level delegation of the Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday called on Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J. P. Nadda in New Delhi to discuss the growing controversy surrounding admissions to the MBBS seats in Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME).
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December 03, 2025
State Times
Rubiya Sayeed kidnapping case: TADA Court rejects CBI plea for custody, releases Shangloo
Special Judge TADA Madan Lal, on Tuesday ordered release of Shafat Ahmed Shangloo in the kidnapping case of Dr. Rubiya Sayeed after rejecting the plea of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seeking his judicial custody.
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December 03, 2025
State Times
Northern Army commander underscores resolve of troops to keep J&K free from terror
Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma reviewed the counter-terrorism grid in Kishtwar and Udhampur, and called for maintaining constant vigil, officials said on Tuesday.
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December 03, 2025
State Times
J&K would be different today had Patel led its 1947 Integration: LG
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Monday joined the \"Sardar@150 Unity March (Padyatra)\" at Vadodara, Gujarat.
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December 02, 2025
State Times
CBI arrests ‘absconder’ in 1989 Rubaiyya Sayeed kidnapping case
The CBI on Monday arrested an \"absconder\" carrying a Rs 10 lakh reward in connection with the sensational 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiyya Sayeed, the daughter of the then Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, for allegedly being part of a conspiracy hatched by members of the banned JKLF terror group.
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December 02, 2025
State Times
NC’s Chowdry Ramzan highlights J&K Govt's limited powers
Chowdry Mohammed Ramzan, the newly elected National Conference (NC) Rajya Sabha member, on Monday highlighted the limited powers of Jammu and Kashmir's elected government, saying that the authority primarily rests with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
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December 02, 2025
State Times
262 Army cadets from Kashmir pass out from JKLIR centre
Over 250 Army recruits from Jammu and Kashmir were formally inducted into the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JKLI) regiment on Monday.
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December 02, 2025
State Times
Eight terrorists slain, 5 pushed back across LoC this year: BSF IG
STATE TIMES NEWS SRINAGAR: There was no terrorist infiltration into Kashmir across the Line of Control (LoC) during the current year, with eight infil-
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December 02, 2025
State Times
12,500 Kanals of forest land encroached in Jammu region, official register reveals
An official record of the Jammu Forest Division has revealed massive and systematic encroachment on protected forest land, with more than 12,510 kanals and 3 marlas shown as illegally occupied across several forest ranges, blocks and beats of the region.
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December 02, 2025
State Times
Parliament no place for drama; Opposition using House to vent out frustration: Modi
Parliament is not a place for drama but for delivery, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday in a hard-hitting attack on the Opposition as he accused it of turning the House into a “warm-up arena\" for elections and an outlet to vent out frustration after defeat.
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December 02, 2025
State Times
Winter Session Day-1: LS proceedings adjourned after protests by Opposition
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon on Monday following protests by opposition parties demanding a discussion on Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
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December 02, 2025
State Times
NIA raids 8 locations in Kashmir in ‘white-collar terror’ module case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday earried out raids at eight locations — in Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts of Kashmir in connection with a \"white-collar\" terror module that was behind a car blast near Delhi's Red Fort, officials said here.
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December 02, 2025
State Times
PM Modi stresses urgent need to transform public perception of police
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stressed the urgent need to transform public perception of the police, particularly among the youth, by enhancing professionalism, sensitivity and responsiveness.
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December 01, 2025
State Times
Terrorist launch pads still active across LoC, forces alert: BSF
Terrorist launching pads are active across the Line of Control even after several such installations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir were destroyed during Operation Sindoor, Inspector General of BSF Ashok Yadav said here on Sunday.
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