Added on February 29, 2024
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New Delhi: State-owned National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is likely to extend ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative compliance deadline to March-end, in view of the problems being faced by Paytm FASTag users, a senior official said. NHAI had earlier proposed to implement ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative from March 1. “In view of the […]
Added on February 29, 2024
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar in the first week of March, his second visit to the Union Territory in over two weeks, officials said. During the visit to Srinagar ahead of the parliamentary elections, the prime minister is likely to address a public meeting, […]
Added on February 29, 2024
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked mineral-rich states like Jharkhand and Odisha whether Parliament can prescribe any limitation on the taxes they impose on mineral bearing land. A nine-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which is considering whether the royalty collected on mining leases can be considered as tax, as […]
Added on February 29, 2024
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone on Wednesday said his party would not field its candidate from any Lok Sabha seat where it was unlikely to emerge victorious as it would lead to division of votes and help “the biggest enemy” of the people of the Union territory win. Though Lone did […]
Added on February 29, 2024
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New Delhi: The Northern Railway zone launched a 15-day long special drive from February 25 to counsel the loco pilots and assistant loco pilots to strictly follow norms regarding stabilising engines after working hours. A written instruction, addressed to chief loco inspectors (CLIs) and lobby in-charge of various stations, detailed the recent incident of driverless […]
Added on February 29, 2024
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Srinagar: Property of drug peddler was attached in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday, police said. Continuing its action against drug peddlers, police in Baramulla attached properties, a single-storey residential house and double-storey shopping complex, worth about Rs 60 lakh, a police spokesperson said. He said the properties belong to notorious drug peddlers Mohammad […]
Added on February 29, 2024
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Samba/Jammu: An illegal drug de-addiction centre built on government land was demolished in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Wednesday, senior officials said. The action came after Kapil Sharma alias Jimmy, the centre’s owner, was slapped with a Public Safety Act (PSA) notice for allegedly using the facility as a cover to continue his criminal […]
Added on February 29, 2024
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Srinagar: Security forces have arrested a terror associate, who was in touch with the handlers across the border, in Baramulla district, police said on Wednesday. Acting on inputs regarding the terrorists movement in the region, the security forces arrested Arif Hussain Bhat, a resident of Mundji, on Tuesday, police said. During the interrogation, Bhat admitted […]
Added on February 29, 2024
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Mendhar/Jammu: Army troops guarding the Line of Control fired nearly two dozen rounds at a Pakistani drone after it intruded into Indian territory in Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. However, the drone managed to return to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) after hovering briefly over some forward Indian posts in Mendhar and Krishna Ghati sectors, the […]
Added on February 28, 2024
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New Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Centre on Tuesday launched a national campaign to encourage first-time voters to exercise their franchise and make the poll process more participative. The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Union Ministry of Education launched a jingle — “Banega Desh Mahan, Jab Vote Karenge Hum” […]
