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Ahead of R-Day security put at maximum alert

Srinagar: Security has been beefed up in Srinagar and other places in Kashmir ahead of the Republic Day on Tuesday as forces have been deployed in massive numbers around the venues of the January 26 functions across the valley, officials said on Sunday. Random checking of vehicles and frisking of passengers was being done at […]

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Post snowfall Minimum temperature dips in Kashmir

Srinagar: The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir decreased on Sunday after snowfall, but the clouds made way for the winter sun in the morning, officials said. The MeT Office has said the weather would improve gradually on Sunday and would remain mainly dry till the end of the month. The night temperature in […]

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North India, parts of central India to experience chill: IMD

New Delhi: Parts of north and central India will experience a fresh spell of chill during the next three-four days with ‘cold to severe cold wave’ conditions likely over the plains, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. With the movement of the western disturbance further northeastwards on Sunday from Jammu and Kashmir, dry […]

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Flight operations resume at Srinagar airport

Srinagar: Flight operations resumed at the Srinagar airport on Sunday, a day after they were suspended in the wake of snowfall in the Kashmir valley, officials said. Flight operations could not take place at the Srinagar airport on Saturday due to bad weather and all flights to and fro the airport were cancelled. However, as […]

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Pakistan ready to work with new US administration: Qureshi

Pakistan ready to work with new US administration: Qureshi

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday that his country was ready to work with the new US administration and asserted that the world has changed a lot in the last four years and any engagement and relations should be developed on the basis of new ground realities. Under the Trump administration, […]

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Ageing dams in India, US, other nations pose growing threat: UN report

New York: Over a thousand large dams in India will be roughly 50 years old in 2025 and such aging structures across the world pose a growing threat, according to a UN report which notes that by 2050, most people on Earth will live downstream of tens of thousands of dams built in the 20th […]

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Farmers’ R-Day tractor parade: Tableaux to depict protest against agri laws

New Delhi: The Republic Day tractor parade by agitating farmers will feature a number of tableaux from across states depicting village life, the protest against the Centre’s contentious farm laws, and hailing their courage, according to organisers. A farmer leader told PTI that directions were issued to all organisations participating in the protest to prepare […]

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Fuel price hike: Congress demands rollback of central excise duty

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday slammed the Centre over fuel prices touching an “all-time high” and demanded that the excise duty hike affected by the Modi government during its tenure be immediately rolled back to give relief to the masses. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Centre over the rise in fuel prices, saying […]

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Result oriented schemes needed

Result oriented schemes needed

Unemployment is emerging as a serious challenge after the Covid-19 pandemic ran rough shod for almost one year now. Most of the developed and the emerging economies are facing a tough time vis-à-vis arranging for lakhs of jobs for the able bodied men and women who faced job loss due to the pandemic. Due to […]

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Life is precious, no need to waste it

Life is precious, no need to waste it

N J Ravi Chander People losing their cool at the snap of a finger often with disastrous consequences are a dime a dozen in this stress-ridden world. Individuals sometimes take the extreme step without warning or displaying any suicidal tendencies. Back in the late 80s, I witnessed the suicide of a close colleague who headed […]

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