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India signs Haj agreement with Saudi Arabia

This year 1,75,025 pilgrims will perform the holy pilgrimage New Delhi: India on Monday signed a Haj agreement with Saudi Arabia, finalising a quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims for itself. Ministry of Minority Affairs Minister KirenRijiju signed the agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Minister for Hajj and UmrahTawfiq Bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah in Jeddah. “Haj Agreement 2025 signed […]

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Infra development imperative to achieve ViksitBahrat goal: Gadkari

Sonamarg: Union Minister NitinGadkari on Monday said infrastructure development is imperative to achieve the goal of ViksitBahrat, as the economy depends on good transport and communication facilities. “The Prime Minister has given us a mission of developed and prosperous India. If we have to achieve a Viksit Bharat, we will have to improve the country’s […]

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Two more children succumb to mysterious disease in Rajouri

Rajouri/Jammu: Two more children died on Monday after six kids from a family were admitted to hospital due to a mysterious illness at Badhaal village in Rajouri district, officials said. Six children of Mohammad Aslam were taken to the community health centre for a medical check-up on Saturday evening. The children were initially referred to […]

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Net direct tax kitty swells 16 pc to Rs 16.90 lakh crore so far in FY25

New Delhi: The net direct tax collection grew 15.88 per cent to about Rs 16.90 lakh crore so far this fiscal, according to government data released on Monday. As per the data by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), mop-up from net non-corporate taxes, which include mainly personal income tax, stood at over Rs […]

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Gulmarg has become winter sports capital of India: PM Modi

Sonamarg: Prime Minister NarendraModi on Monday said Jammu and Kashmir’s skiing resort Gulmarg, which is preparing to host the fifth edition of Khelo India Winter Games, has become the winter sports capital of the country. Modi was addressing a public meeting after inaugurating a strategic 6.4-km tunnel here constructed at a cost of Rs 2,700 […]

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PM Modi brought JK out of darkness, despair: Lt Guv

PM Modi brought JK out of darkness, despair: Lt Guv

Said that JK has been set on path of bright future Sonamarg: Asserting that Prime Minister NarendraModi has brought Jammu and Kashmir out of the darkness of despair and set it on the path to a bright future, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said after the Z-Morh tunnel was inaugurated on Monday. Sinha said the tunnel […]

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Soldiers at Siachen glacier now have high-speed internet

Srinagar: Soldiers posted at Siachen glacier, the highest battlefield in the world, can now enjoy high-speed internet services, a telecom company said. In the run-up to Army Day on January 15, Reliance Jio, in collaboration with the Indian Army, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by extending its 4G and 5G network to the Siachen glacier, […]

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Shining Stars of Education System

Shining Stars of Education System

By: Mukhtar Ahmad Qureshi The word Rehbar is an Urdu term that translates to guide in English, and the Rehbar-E-Taleem scheme truly lived up to this noble designation. Introduced in 2000 by the then Honourable Education Minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state, this initiative marked a turning point in the Jammu and Kashmir’s […]

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Makar Sankranti celebrations are adorned with vibrant customs and traditions.

By: Dr. Satyawan Saurabh The Hindu epic Mahabharata mentions the Magh Mela associated with Makar Sankranti. Every twelve years, the Kumbh Mela is held on Makar Sankranti, which is one of the largest mass pilgrimages in the world, attended by millions of people. Sankranti is worshipped as a deity who, according to legends, defeated the […]

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LA fires show the human cost of climate-driven ‘whiplash’

By: Doug Specht October to April is normally considered to be the wet season in California, yet this January, the region is experiencing some of the most devastating fires it’s ever seen. As of January 10, five major fires in and around Los Angeles have burned over 29,053 acres, leading to the evacuation of more […]

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