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Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday dedicated to the nation multiple development projects worth more than Rs 6,400 crore at the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit Jammu Kashmir’ programme here during his first visit to the Kashmir valley after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The projects included holistic agriculture development programme worth about Rs 5,000 […]
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New Delhi: Ahead of general elections, the government on Thursday announced the extension of Rs 300 per LPG cylinder subsidy to poor women under the Ujjwala Yojana for the next fiscal starting April 1. The government had in October last year hiked the subsidy from Rs 200 per 14.2-kg cylinders for up to 12 refills […]
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Srinagar: It was a dream-come-true moment for Kashmiri youth Nazim Nazeer on Thursday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi not only took a selfie with him but also referred to him as a “friend”. Nazeer, who has set up a successful beekeeping unit, was one of the few achievers selected to interact with Modi after his […]
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New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government on Thursday declared Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Mohammad Qasim Gujjar, the mastermind of several terror attacks, a designated terrorist. Announcing the government’s decision, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said LeT operative Gujjar has caused numerous deaths and injuries with terror attacks and is involved in planning a war against India. […]
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New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) to 50 per cent of basic pay from the existing rate of 46 per cent effective from January 1 this year, benefitting over 1 crore employees and pensioners ahead of general elections. The Union Cabinet has approved to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance […]
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New Delhi: Non-state actors are “increasingly gaining access” to modern technologies of military use, Army Chief General Manoj Pande said on Thursday. In a keynote address at an event here, he also asserted that amid a complicated military canvas, India “continues to rise”. “Today emerging technologies are no longer superpower-centric. Non-state actors are increasingly gaining […]
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Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday advocated for ‘Wed in India’ campaign to encourage citizens to opt for domestic destinations for weddings to support local tourism and asked non-resident Indians to participate in the ‘Chalo India’ programme by sending their family members to explore the country. Addressing a massive rally at Bakshi stadium here, […]
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Banihal/Jammu: A total of 150 sleepers of deodar trees were seized from a house in Doda district of on Thursday, police said. The beams of wood were said to be worth lakhs of rupees, the police said. A police team was on patrol duty in at Bathri in Tanta area of Gandoh when it received […]
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Jammu: A 37-year-old woman suffered an injury likely from a splinter while she was working near a small firing range in Reasi district on Thursday, a police spokesperson said. Sita Devi, a resident of Khudri Chinkah village, “sustained splinter-like injury when she went near the firing butt in Rudd Pull for cutting grass” in the […]
Added on March 7, 2024
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Srinagar/New Delhi: In his first visit to Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil multiple development projects worth more than Rs 6,400 crore and address a public meeting in Srinagar on Thursday. Stringent security arrangements have been put in place to ensure an incident-free visit as Bakshi Stadium, the venue […]
