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ACB books former Kishtwar Patwari over Rs 3 lakh bribe Jammu: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday said it has registered a case against a former Patwari in Kishtwar for allegedly demanding Rs 5 lakh in bribe and accepting Rs 3 lakh through cheque for issuing a Fard. In a statement an ACB spokesperson said a case (FIR No. 02/2026) under Section 7...

Bike Rider Killed, 4 Others Injured In Achabal Anantnag Road Accident Anantnag: A bike rider was killed and four others were injured in a road accident near the stone quarry at Achabal on Tuesday . Officials said that an Ignis car bearing registration no. JK01AB-5445, driven by Muzammil Ahmad Ganie, son of Mohd Maqbool, resident of Noorpora, Tral, collided with a moto...

US judge dismisses criminal case against Gautam Adani, Sagar Adani NEW YORK/NEW DELHI: A US court has dismissed with prejudice the criminal charges against Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew, bringing to an end nearly two years of proceedings in an alleged fraud and bribery case. The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted the J...

Normal life hit in parts of J’khand as BJP enforces bandh over police action against job aspirants RANCHI: Normal life was affected in parts of Jharkhand on Tuesday as BJP workers enforced a state-wide bandh in protest against police action on job aspirants during their march to the state assembly a day ago over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. Most schools and business establi...

25-year-old woman dies in overnight accident in Srinagar’s Nishat Srinagar: A 25-year-old woman was killed in an overnight road accident in the Kral Sangari area of Nishat in Srinagar, officials said. An official said that the accident occurred around 1:30 am, when a speeding vehicle bearing registration number JK01AR-0071 hit a road divider and overturned. He sai...

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The Ruins We Chose To Ignore: Kashmir’s Forgotten Heritage Needs Urgent Rescue Future generations will not judge us by the monuments we inherited. They will judge us by what we chose to preserve. Shabir Ahmad Ganaie Civilisations rarely disappear in a single act of destruction. More often, they fade through neglect, indifference, and the gradual erosion of collective memory. H...

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Are We Educating Minds Or Manufacturing Slaves? From a very young age, a child in our society is subtly conditioned to view education not as a pursuit of enlightenment or a tool for innovation, but as a transaction. The ultimate prize held above their heads is not to change the world, but to secure a 'good, safe job.' This is not guidance; [...]

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Tolerance In Islamic Civilisation: Justice As The Architecture Of Human Flourishing Like every human civilisation, Islamic civilisation knew moments when power eclipsed justice. These were not the fulfilment of Islam's ideals, but departures from them. From Ibn Khaldun to Al-Ghazali, Shah Waliullah to Muhammad Iqbal, leading thinkers measured political power against the enduring st...

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The Cost Of Assumptions: What If You’re Wrong? Over time, we learn many things throughout our lives. Even a subtle realisation can sometimes change the way we think and understand the world around us. I realised that we often develop initial impressions when we observe someone, and it is perfectly natural. Our minds instinctively create stories....

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