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46 killed, over 100 injured in Taliban suicide attack in Peshawar

Peshawar: A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with worshippers during afternoon prayers on Monday in the high-security zone in Pakistan’s northwestern Peshawar city, killing at least 46 people and wounding more than 100 others, mostly policemen, security and health officials said. The blast occurred inside the mosque in the Police […]

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Lt Guv reviews preparedness for 3rd KIWG at Gulmarg

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Monday reviewed preparation for the 3rd Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) scheduled to begin on February 10. The LG was briefed by the senior officials on the progress of preparatory works assigned to the respective departments. The LG directed the officials to complete all pending works expeditiously and […]

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Interfaith marriages: SC to hear pleas challenging state laws regulating conversions

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on February 3 a batch of pleas challenging controversial state laws regulating religious conversions due to interfaith marriages. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala noted that a transfer plea was mentioned in the morning. “We can […]

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Pakistan’s deepening politico-economic crisis could fuel instability in region: IMF

Kolkata/New Delhi: As dwindling forex reserves, nationwide power outages, stampedes at state-run food distribution centres and a Pakistani rupee, which plunged nearly 50 per cent in a year to 262 to the US dollar on Monday, propels the neighbouring country towards being an international “basket case”, Indian analysts believe there could be serious consequences for […]

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Budget Session of Parliament: All-party meet held ahead of Budget Session

New Delhi: The government on Monday said it was willing to discuss every issue under rules during the Budget Session of Parliament and sought the support of the Opposition in running the proceedings smoothly. Briefing the media after an all-party meeting convened by the government ahead of the Budget Session beginning Tuesday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister […]

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Bharat Jodo Yatra leaves behind trail of issues

Bharat Jodo Yatra leaves behind trail of issues

By: Asim Kamal Srinagar: The curtains may have come down on the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra here but it has left behind a trail of people’s issues, enthused party cadres, controversies and a hope that the grand old party could mount a challenge in the general elections next year. Congress watchers feel the yatra has […]

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Lt Guv pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

Lt Guv pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

Says Bapu's life and teachings continue to guide inter-dependent world

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday paid tributes to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his punyatithi. Speaking at an event organized by Gandhi Global Family J&K, the Lt Governor said, Bapu’s life and teachings continue to guide the inter-dependent world in the 21st century. The eternal values he taught us will […]

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Rahul Gandhi unfurls flag at ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ campsite

Srinagar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hoisted the national flag at the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ camp site here and followed it with a fun snowball fight with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Donning a white T-shirt and a sleeveless jacket, the former Congress chief hoisted the flag at the camp site in Panthachowk to […]

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Girl student killed, nine others injured after being run over in Kathua

Kathua/Jammu: A 17-year-old girl student was killed and nine others injured after being hit by a speeding car outside their school in Kathua district, officials said on Monday. The students were waiting for a bus at Barwal Morh along Jammu-Pathankot Highway when they were run over around 12.45 pm, they added. The car was on […]

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Police rescue three stranded UP tourists from Ramban

Ramban/Jammu: Police rescued three tourists from Uttar Pradesh caught in heavy snowfall in Ramban district on Monday, officials said. Acting on a distress call that some tourists were stuck in the snow near Nathatop on the Nathatop-Sanasar Road, a police team swung into action and carried out the operation. The police party reached the spot […]