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Jammu and Kashmir Government says vacancies are being addressed through NHM appointments and recruitment, while focus remains on strengthening and optimally utilising existing health facilities.

Trump and Xi raised a toast to 'friendship' at a lavish White House state dinner Thursday night even as trade and AI tensions between the two nations remain far from resolved.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police has widened its investigation into the R.S. Pura Observation Home escape case to probe alleged links between local gangsters and Dubai-based gangster-turned-terror operative Shahzad Bhatti.

Five people have been detained in Samastipur after a video allegedly showing the public harassment of a young girl went viral on social media. Police are verifying the video's authenticity, identifying those involved and investigating the circumstances of the alleged incident.

APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has questioned the Jammu and Kashmir Government's removal of 4,249 books from college and higher educational institution libraries, calling for disclosure of the titles and reasons for their withdrawal. The government said the books were removed after screening for objectionable content, including material allegedly glorifying terrorists and anti-national elements.

Nearly 6,000 Kashmiri Pandit employees working under the Prime Minister's Rehabilitation Package have sought immediate security after the United Liberation Council allegedly issued its sixth threat in 40 days. The employees have warned of an indefinite hunger strike from October 1 and mass resignation if safe housing and security are not provided by September 30.

Handwara Police, along with the 21 Rashtriya Rifles and 92 Battalion CRPF, busted a Hizbul Mujahideen terror module in north Kashmir by arresting an ex-terrorist allegedly operating as a hybrid terrorist. The accused, identified as Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, was arrested from Handwara town, with a Chinese-made pistol, two magazines, and 16 rounds of ammunition recovered from his possession.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the J&K Police Crime Branch has arrested Junaid-ul-Islam from Bengaluru in connection with an alleged Rs 2-crore investment fraud case. The accused allegedly collected money from several people in Kashmir by promising monthly returns of 10 per cent while claiming an association with an e-commerce company.

J&K Transport Minister Satish Sharma has reportedly sought the immediate removal of Transport Commissioner Vishesh Paul Mahajan, accusing him of defiance, insubordination and bypassing the ministry. The letter, dated August 6, has gone viral on social media, though the government has neither confirmed nor denied its authenticity.