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Opposition parties demand special session of Parliament, write to PM

New Delhi: INDIA bloc parties on Tuesday rallied together to push their demand for a Special Session of Parliament in the wake of Operation Sindoor, with leaders from 16 parties writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stressing that there were “serious questions facing the nation”. Senior opposition leaders, who held a meeting here, asserted that […]

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Tourism resilient sector, international visitors will return to Kashmir: WTTC CEO Press Trust of India

New Delhi: Describing tourism as an “incredibly resilient sector”, president of a UK-based global travel body, Julia Simpson, on Tuesday expressed optimism about the revival of Jammu and Kashmir tourism that has suffered a huge hit in the wake of the Pahalgam attack. Simpson, who heads the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), said while […]

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COVID-19: Active cases cross 4,000 mark

New Delhi: India’s active COVID-19 cases have crossed the 4,000 mark, with Kerala remaining the most affected state followed by Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Delhi, according to the Union Health Ministry data released on Tuesday. There are 4,026 active cases in India and five fresh deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. Since January […]

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Cop, teacher among 3 govt staffers sacked over terror links

Jammu:  Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday dismissed three government employees for their alleged involvement with proscribed terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, officials said. A police constable, a school teacher and a junior assistant in a government medical college were terminated under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution, which allows dismissal without […]

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India follows policy of zero-tolerance towards terrorism: All-Party Delegation

India follows policy of zero-tolerance towards terrorism: All-Party Delegation

Brasilia/Brussels/Cairo: All-party parliamentary delegations on Tuesday effectively communicated India’s firm message of zero tolerance towards terrorism to several countries, stressing that New Delhi can talk to Islamabad if it takes significant action against the terror infrastructure that is visible everywhere in the country. “You (Pakistan) crack down on this infrastructure of terrorism that is visible […]

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Urs of Shah-e-Hamdan (RA) observed with religious fervour

Srinagar: The annual Urs of Shah-e-Hamdan (RA), was observed with religious fervour across the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, with a large gathering of devotees witnessed at the revered shrine of Khanqah-e-Moula in Srinagar and Khanqah Faiz Panah in Tral alike. Devotees from different parts of the Valley thronged the shrine of Hazrat Ameer Kabir Mir […]

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Pakistan planned 48-hour operation against India but it folded up in 8 hrs: CDS

Pune: Pakistan launched multiple attacks on early May 10 aiming to bring India to its knees in 48 hours but it had to fold up the offensives in eight hours and reach out to New Delhi for talks seeking an end to the hostilities, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan said on Tuesday. In […]

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EC says streamlining system to provide real-time voter turnout updates

New Delhi: Facing allegations of fudged voter turnout figures, the Election Commission on Tuesday said it is introducing a technology-driven system to provide timely updates on approximate voting percentage data which “significantly” reduces the time lag associated with the present method. The EC said that the present manual method would lead to delays creating “misperceptions”. […]

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Make the exercise meaningful

Make the exercise meaningful

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has instructed all central government-run hospitals not to permit medical representatives in the hospital premises. The decision has been taken with a view to prevent Medical representatives from meeting doctors in central government hospitals to safeguard patients’ interests and maintain ethical standards. The meetings between medical representatives and […]

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Kraaw: A Return to our tradition

Kraaw: A Return to our tradition

By: Bashir Ahmad Dar Kashmir is not just a valley cradled by sky-kissing mountains or traversed by glistening Naags (springs) and rivers. It is not merely the apple, the saffron, or the rustling chinar leaves that define it. It is more than that — it is the name of one of the world’s oldest living […]

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