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UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023 — and every minute someone died

UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023 — and every minute someone died

United Nations, Jul 23 (AP) Nearly 40 million people were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS last year, over 9 million weren’t getting any treatment, and the result was that every minute someone died of AIDS-related causes, the UN said in a new report launched Monday. While advances are being made to end […]

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Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman meets President ahead of Budget speech

Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman meets President ahead of Budget speech

New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday called on President Droupadi Murmu before presenting the full Budget for 2024-25. As per established tradition, the finance minister met the President at the Rashtrapati Bhavan before heading to Parliament. President Murmu offered ‘dahi-chini’ (curd-sugar), considered auspicious, to Sitharaman before she left for Parliament […]

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Fresh batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath shrine

Fresh batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath shrine

JAMMU, July 23 (PTI): A small batch of over 2,400 pilgrims left for the Amarnath shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas early Tuesday. The 26th batch of 2,484 pilgrims, including 1,886 men and 536 women, left in 91 vehicles under CRPF and police escort from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp at 3.25 am. Of these, 1,715 […]

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Heat wave grips Kashmir, water level in Jhelum reduces by 30%

Heat wave grips Kashmir, water level in Jhelum reduces by 30%

MeT predicts hot, humid weather conditions till Jul 26 Srinagar: Amidst the persistent dry spell, most parts of Kashmir on Monday recorded heat wave with Srinagar recording a maximum temperature of 35.6 degree Celsius, subsequently declining the water level in river Jhelum by 30 per cent. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, was […]

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman to present her 7th straight Budget today

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Tuesday present her 7th straight Budget that would lay a roadmap for Viksit Bharat (developed India) by 2047, while giving a glimpse of 10 years’ performance. All eyes will be on whether Sitharaman provides the much-expected tax relief for the middle class, leaving more money in their […]

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JK’s budget to be unveiled in Parliament today

Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory’s budget for 2024-25 would be unveiled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would present a statement of estimated receipts and expenditure of Jammu & Kashmir for 2024-25 today (Tuesday) shortly after presenting the Union budget for the ongoing fiscal. On February 5 this year, […]

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LG holds meeting with district, police officials to review I-Day celebration preparations

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday chaired a meeting with the deputy commissioners and senior officers of civil and police administration to review the preparations for Independence Day celebration. The LG directed the district administrations and the line departments to ensure all arrangements for hassle-free and smooth conduct of the Independence Day events across […]

 Press Trust of India

Oppn raises paper leak issue in Lok Sabha

Accuses govt of inaction New Delhi: Amid a huge row over the NEET-UG paper leak case, the opposition Monday castigated the government with Rahul Gandhi claiming students are convinced the country’s entire exam system is a “fraud”, even as Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan accused the Congress leader and his “cabal” of shedding crocodile tears. Gandhi […]

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NEET-UG row: SC asks IIT Delhi to set up team of experts, seeks report on right answer to question

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Director, IIT-Delhi to set up a team of three experts that would go into a particular question asked in the NEET-UG 2024 examination and submit a report on the correct answer by Tuesday noon. The top court took note of the submissions of some aspirants that […]

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Issues for quality resolution: CS assures Industries, Trade bodies of periodical review

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Monday held a joint meeting of representatives of the trade and Industrial bodies of J&K to take first hand appraisal of the issues faced by them for redressal in a time bound manner. Present in the meeting were Principal Secretary, Culture; Commissioner Secretary, Industries & Commerce; Secretary, Labour & Employment; […]

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