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MENDHAR/JAMMU, Aug 21: The Army on Friday safely destroyed a live mortar shell detected along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Mankote sector of Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district, officials said. The mortar shell was found in the Dabraj area, following which the Armys Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was called in to neutralise the [] The post Live Mortar Shell Safely Destroyed Along LoC in Poonch appeared first on Northlines .

JAIPUR, Aug 21: Locals allegedly pushed a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) team out of Rampura Kanwarpura village in Jaipurs Bagru Assembly constituency on Friday when its members arrived to inspect a government primary school under the partys ongoing School Thik Karo campaign, sources said. The CJP workers had visited the village to assess the condition [] The post CJP Team Pushed Out of Jaipur Village During School Inspection appeared first on Northlines .

SRINAGAR, Aug 21: The Special Crime Wing (SCW), Kashmir, of the Crime Branch J&K, on Thursday conducted a search at a residential premises in Safakadal, Srinagar, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged forgery of date-of-birth and educational qualification documents used for appointment in the J&K Police Department. Officials said the search was conducted [] The post SCW Searches Safakadal House in J&K Police Appointment Forgery Case appeared first on Northlines .

NEW DELHI: Police cannot commence an independent investigation of the offences under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, the Supreme Court said on Thursday. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh held that authorities designated under the law must take action in such cases. The PCPNDT Act was enacted with [] The post Police cannot investigate offences under PCPNDT Act: SC appeared first on Northlines .

Reasi (Jammu Div), Aug 20:Security forces on Thursday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in remote areas of Pouni in Reasi district following reports of suspicious movement. Sources said that locals spotted some suspicious persons in the area and immediately alerted the police. They said that following the information, joint teams of the police, [] The post CASO launched in Pouni after suspicious movement report appeared first on Northlines .

There is a silent epidemic spreading across Indias homes. It does not arrive with fever or cough, but through the glow of a smartphone, tablet or laptop. Children are increasingly spending several hours a day staring at screens, watching reels, playing online games and consuming a constant stream of digital content designed to hold their [] The post Reclaiming childhood from screens appeared first on Northlines .