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Arunachal: Strategic bridge at border with China washed away in flash flood

Itanagar: A Bailey bridge, connecting two strategic locations in Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh, was washed away in a flash flood, an official of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) said on Sunday. The bridge over Oyong river near Kororu village connected Koloring, the district headquarters, with Damin — a vital link at the India-China […]

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JK symbol of India’s unity, its greatness: Lt Guv

JK symbol of India’s unity, its greatness: Lt Guv

Says govt committed to ensure economic and social justice for all

GANDERBAL: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that Jammu and Kashmir is a symbol of India’s unity and its greatness. Paying tributes to Late Sheikh Abdul Jabbar, a prominent political figure of J&K during a public event at Guriwan Lar, Ganderbal, the Lt Guv said that we owe our strength to ancestors like Sheikh […]

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Amarnath Yatra: Fourth batch of over 6,000 pilgrims leaves Jammu

Jammu: Amid tight security arrangements, the fourth batch of 6,113 pilgrims, including 1,292 women, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday to pay obeisance at the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The pilgrims, also comprising 195 Sadhus and 25 children, will be reaching the twin base […]

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Judiciary answerable to ‘Constitution and Constitution alone’: CJI Ramana

New Delhi: In India a party in power believes that every governmental action is entitled to judicial endorsement and the opposition parties expect the judiciary to advance their political positions and causes but the “judiciary is answerable to the Constitution and Constitution alone” Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said on Saturday. He also […]

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PM Modi to address public meeting in Hyderabad today

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing a public meeting titled as ‘Vijay Sankalpa Sabha’ at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad here on July 3. As the title of the meeting suggests, PM Modi may sound the poll bugle for the 2023 Assembly polls in Telangana to prepare the BJP cadre for the electoral contest. […]

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Prophet (PBHU) remarks row: Lookout notice issued for Nupur Sharma by Kolkata Police

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police on Saturday issued a lookout notice for suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma after she failed to appear before its sleuths fourth time in a row over her controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) hat triggered widespread violence in parts of West Bengal, a senior officer said Saturday. She had skipped summons […]

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Two OGWs involved in anti-national activities booked under PSA

Jammu: Two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) allegedly involved in anti-national activities were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Doda district on Saturday, police said. Saqib Hussain Mir of Banola-Chiralla and Adil Iqbal Batt of Sazan-Bhagwah were found running terror modules to revive militancy in Doda at the behest of a local terrorist […]

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Parked ambulance plunges into river Chenab

Jammu: An ambulance parked at a workshop for servicing, rolled down into river Chenab in Doda on Saturday, officials said. No one was present inside the ambulance when it plunged into the river near Ganpath bridge, they said. The CCTV footage of the incident shows the vehicle getting into reverse mode and crossing the road […]

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Bovine smuggler booked under PSA

Jammu: An alleged bovine smuggler was booked under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Doda district, police said on Saturday. Mohd Amin, a resident of Manjmi-Dessa in Bhagwah tehsil has been detained under the PSA for his involvement in a number of bovine smuggling cases, a police spokesman said. So far seven FIRs have been […]

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BJP national executive lauds Agnipath scheme

BJP national executive lauds Agnipath scheme

Hyderabad: The BJP national executive on Saturday lauded the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, which has been panned by the Opposition, and the government’s announcement of providing 10 lakh jobs in the next 18 months. Briefing reporters after the party passed a resolution on economy and “garib kalyan sankalp” (resolve for the poor’s welfare), Union minister […]