Added on July 29, 2022
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Highway shut, vehicles stranded as rains lash JK
Banihal/Jammu: An important iron tunnel passage at a stretch of the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was damaged due to heavy shooting stones Thursday evening, even as the highway continued to remain shut due to inclement weather in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said. The incident also left hundreds of vehicles stranded, they said. “Fresh […]
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Jammu: Authorities rescued students and teachers trapped in a government school after heavy rainfall triggered flash floods inundating many areas of the Jammu region on Thursday, officials said. Dozens of houses and structures were damaged, some bridges washed away and scores of vehicles stuck on roads and highways in various districts of the region, they […]
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Srinagar: Chhari-Mubarak’ — the saffron-robed holy mace of Lord Shiva — was taken to the historic Shankaracharya temple here for special prayers as part of the ongoing annual Amarnath Yatra. In connection with Swami Amarnath Ji Yatra-2022, Chhari-Mubarak Swami Amarnath Ji led by Mahant Deependra Giri was taken to historic Shankaracharya temple located at Gopadri […]
Added on July 29, 2022
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Prez Murmu signs her first warrant of appointment
New Delhi: Droupadi Murmu has approved her first judicial appointment as President, signing the warrant of appointment of Rajesh Sekhri as an additional judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Murmu took over as the 15th President of India on July 25. Sources in the government said this is the first warrant of appointment […]
Added on July 29, 2022
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Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Thursday said no one should have objection to hoist national flag as part of the Centre’s Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, but there should be no compulsion as well. “Why should anyone have any objection to it. It is the country’s flag, there is a permission to hoist […]
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New Delhi: In an effort to ensure greater participation of youth in polls, the Election Commission has decided that those above 17 years of age can now apply in advance to register as voters once they turn 18. Till recently, people turning 18 on or before January 1 of a particular year were eligible to […]
Added on July 29, 2022
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Jammu: Four persons were trapped in flash floods in Poonch district, prompting the Army to launch a rescue operation, Jammu-based PRO defence said on Thursday. Four persons were trapped in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Poonch river last night and information reached the army unit in Jhulas, he said. The Army swiftly responded […]
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Leh: Ladakh on Thursday reported 22 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its infection tally to 28,843, officials said. All the fresh cases were reported from Leh, they said. So far, 228 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh. Of these, 168 deaths were reported from Leh and 60 from Kargil, according to the officials. The […]
Added on July 28, 2022
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Files chargesheet in terror-funding case
Jammu: A nexus between the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror group and Punjab-based gangsters has come to the fore as the State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against five accused in a terror-funding case registered last year. The case was registered in November last year following the recovery of Rs 43 […]
Added on July 28, 2022
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Jammu: Northern Army commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi has said the troops should remain steadfast to secure the frontiers in any condition against an unpredictable enemy as he paid homage to soldiers killed in the Kargil war. The general officer commanding-in-chief (GoC-In-C) of the Udhampur-based Northern Command said the sacrifices of the Kargil war bravehearts […]
