Two army soldiers kill themselves with their service weapons

The suicide toll of security personnel posted in the strife-torn Jammu and Kashmir mounted to five in a fortnight. The army lost two men on Tuesday when they killed themselves with their service weapons in Jammu and Kashmir, police said, as the suicide toll of personnel posted in the strife-torn state mounted to five in a fortnight. According to police, sepoy Kulvinder Singh of 10 Sikh Regiment committed suicide in south Kashmir’s Qazigund area. He was from Punjab. In Samba district, soldier Naresh Yadav shot himself with his service pistol.…

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To work in gulf two professors from Pulwama College ‘Fraudulently’ avail medical leave

Two Assistant Professors working in the Chemistry department of Government Degree College Boys, Pulwama are being reported “absconding” from their duties and are believed to be working in Gulf countries as per the college sources. The professor duo, whose names have been withheld, had joined the services in this college in June and August last year. the duo stayed in the college for no more than a month and have both gone on a medical leave. Insiders say these professors have been sharing cuts with the college administration to stay…

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Badami Bagh cantonment residents scared by wall messages

A message in Urdu and English—“military area, you are being watched, armed response to trespassing”– on boundary walls of the Badami Bagh Cantonment has left the residents living in the vicinity fear-stricken. The residents of nearby areas– Indira Nagar, Batwara, Shivpora, Iqbal Colony, Pandhrethan and even Sonwar–said the message is unprecedented in the 70-year history of the garrison, which houses the headquarters of the 15 Corps. Such a message was not painted on the walls even after the deadly attack on 3 November 1999 in which 10 soldiers were killed…

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Key Conspirator in Kathua Rape case surrenders before Crime Branch

One of the main accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl from Rasana village of Kathua district on Tuesday surrendered before the Crime Branch of the J&K Police. The surrender of one of the “main conspirators”, who is a retired official of the Revenue Department, came after the arrest of his son, Vishal Jangotra, from Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. “Yes, one of the main accused conspirators, Sanji Ram, has surrendered before the Crime Branch. His son was taken into custody from Meerut on Monday.…

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