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Bunch of SLPs filed in SC against scrapping Roshini act

New Delhi: A bunch of special leave petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court against a Jammu and Kashmir High Court order scrapping the Roshni Act that gave proprietary rights to occupants of state land, with the petitioners pleading that they never encroached on government land and were never made a party in the […]

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Amused to see govt celebrate Constitution Day: Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Thursday attacked the Centre on the occasion of Constitution Day, saying she found it “amusing” to see them celebrate the day as they have already replaced the Constitution with the BJP’s divisive agenda. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also said legislations like the Citizenship Amendment Act or the […]

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COVID-19: Five more succumb, 487 test positive in JK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 05 deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 1,668 while as 487 positive cases were reported during the past 24 hours taking the tally of positive cases to 108,306 in J&K. Of the exact number of 108,306 cases, 64,985 are from Kashmir and 43,321 from Jammu […]

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Two Army soldiers, CRPF trooper sustain injuries

Kupwara/Budgam: Two army soldiers and a CRPF trooper were injured in two separate incidents of accidental firing in Kupwara and Budgam districts, official sources said. They said that two soldiers were injured in accidental fire in Kandi Khass area of north Kashmir Kupwara district on Thursday. Official sources said that the rifle of a soldier […]

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India organizes SCO heads meet, Chinese Premier Li to attend

India organizes SCO heads meet, Chinese Premier Li to attend

Beijing: China on Thursday announced that Premier Li Keqiang will attend the 19th meeting of the council of the heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states to be held under India’s chairmanship on Monday. India will host the virtual meeting of the Heads of the Government of the eight-member bloc on […]

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Fresh Covid-19 wave: MHA allows States/UTs to impose local restrictions

NEW DELHI: Amid a spurt in Coronavirus cases in some regions, the Centre Thursday said States and Union Territories can impose local restrictions like night curfew to check the spread of COVID-19 but made it clear that they will have to consult it before imposing any lockdown outside the containment zones. While issuing guidelines for […]

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Ladakh gets largest solar project at Leh IAF station

Leh: The Union Territory of Ladakh has got the largest solar power project setup under the Centre’s ‘Make In India’ initiative at Leh IAF station to provide sustainable energy alternative to fossil fuel and traditional methods of energy generation. The project namely ‘Provision of Solar Photo Voltaic Powerplant 1.5 MW’ has been completed within 12 […]

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Solar modules to be incentivized: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said production-linked incentives similar to those for electronic manufacturing will be offered for high-efficiency solar modules to boost the generation of electricity from renewable sources which has the potential to generate an annual business of USD 20 billion. Speaking at the RE-Invest 2020 conference, he invited global […]

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Will keep global spotlight firmly on cross-border terrorism: India

Abu Dhabi: India said on Thursday that it will keep the global spotlight “firmly” on cross-border terrorism and on the epicentre of the global menace, in an apparent reference to Pakistan on the 12th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar applauded the courage of India’s security forces for continuing to […]

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Education sector needs impetus

Education sector needs impetus

The need to have good institutions of higher learning in Jammu and Kashmir is felt very badly. This is evident from the fact that every year almost 12,000 students from Kashmir valley end up joining various professional colleges outside the state to seek education in those streams which are not available here. The movement of […]

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