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Par panel to visit JK, Ladakh from Aug 17

New Delhi: A parliamentary panel chaired by Congress leader Anand Sharma will be on a five-day visit to the Union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir starting August 17 to examine the administration and development of the region and review the working conditions of central police forces, sources said on Tuesday. The visit by […]

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Top LeT commander killed in Bandipora gunfight

Top LeT commander killed in Bandipora gunfight

Srinagar: A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Chandaji area of Bandipora in north Kashmir after inputs were received about the presence of militants there, a police official said. He […]

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Cop, Civilian injured in Sgr militant attack

Cop, Civilian injured in Sgr militant attack

Srinagar: A policeman and a civilian were injured when suspected militants attacked the police vehicle at Khanyar area of Srinagar on Tuesday, officials said. Police said that suspected militants attacked the police party of Khanyar police station at Sheeraz Chowk, Khanyar. “During the attack, one policeman and a civilian sustained injuries,” the official said. He […]

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Army helicopter crashes into Ranjit Sagar Dam Lake

Kathua/Chandigarh: An Army helicopter crashed into the Ranjit Sagar Dam lake in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua on Tuesday, prompting the authorities to launch a massive search operation to trace the missing, an official said. Meanwhile, the pilot and his associate are feared dead during the crash. The dam is located about 30 km from Pathankot […]

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New book offers insights into 2019 Balakot air strikes

New Delhi: A new book revisits the chain of real-life events surrounding February 2019 Pulwama suicide bombing attack, and India’s strong hit-back in the form of Balakot airstrikes twelve days later. “Balakot Air Strike: How India Avenged Pulwama”, published by Garuda Prakashan, is written by Navy veteran Manan Bhatt. The book, in its detailed account […]

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Three deaths, 140 fresh covid-19 cases reported in JK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 140 new covid-19 cases while three persons succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. 70 of cases each were reported from Jammu Division and Kashmir Valley, taking the infection tally to 321865 in J&K, they said. Providing the district-wide details, the officials said that […]

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PTI candidate to become Speaker of PaK assembly

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party candidate Anwarul Haq on Tuesday defeated joint opposition candidate Faisal Rathore to become the Speaker of the legislative assembly of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Haq got 32 votes while Rathore secured just 15 votes in the 53-member House. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party has secured 32 seats and it became strong enough to […]

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CBSE class 10 result: Over 98 pc students pass, pvt schools outperform Delhi govt schools

CBSE class 10 result: Over 98 pc students pass, pvt schools outperform Delhi govt schools

New Delhi: Delhi region recorded a pass percentage of 98.07 per cent in the CBSE class 10 results, an improvement of over 12 per cent since last year. While girls achieved a pass percentage of 98.8 per cent, it stood at 97.35 per cent for boys, in the results announced by the Central Board of […]

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China’s Wuhan, several cities begin mass testing

Lockdowns re-imposed amidst COVID-19 resurgence

Beijing: Authorities in central China’s Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged in 2019 and spiralled into a pandemic, on Tuesday began testing of its over 11 million people following the resurgence of cases, a year after it contained the deadly virus, even as a sense of unease prevailed in the country as several provinces reported […]

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Flouting registration norms: Private school in Budgam served notice

Srinagar: Authorities in Budgam district on Tuesday directed a private school to desist from running Class 6 onwards after it was found that higher classes were functioning in violation of norms without any registration. In a notice to the Foundation World School at Mamath in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, the chief education officer of Budgam […]