Added on June 29, 2022
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Directs for full vaccinations against Covid
New Delhi: The Centre has asked states and Union territories to ensure that people taking part in mass gatherings and undertaking pilgrimage are asymptomatic and preferably fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In a letter to states and UTs on Tuesday, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said mass gatherings in context of various festivities as well as […]
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Say letter available only on social media
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration or Director General of Police Dilbag Singh’s office has not received any resignation letter of suspended IPS officer Basant Rath, a copy of which was posted on his unverified Twitter handle, officials said on Tuesday. Senior officials in the Jammu and Kashmir administration said it was possible that Rath, […]
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Srinagar: Two suspected overground workers (OGWs) of terrorists were on Tuesday shot dead by the Army near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, police said. The deceased were identified as Majid Chechi and Shamsudin Beigh. They are believed to have come to receive a cache of arms and narcotics and […]
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Jammu: Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was behind the recent series of explosions in Rajouri district, police said on Tuesday, claiming to have solved the case with the arrest of two of its operatives while the search is on for the main accused. A huge cache of explosive material, including five improvised explosive devices (IEDs), was […]
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Jammu: Chants of ‘Bam Bam Bhole’ and ‘Jai Barfani Baba ki’ rented the air as hundreds of enthusiastic pilgrims unperturbed by the looming terror threat arrived at the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here amid tight security on Tuesday to set out on a journey to cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas on Wednesday. The devotees […]
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Elmau (Germany): The Group of Seven developed economies on Tuesday wraps up a summit intended to send a strong signal of long-term commitment to Ukraine’s future, ensuring that Russia pays a higher price for its invasion while also attempting to alleviate a global hunger crisis and show unity against climate change. The leaders of the […]
Added on June 29, 2022
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States clamour for more revenue share
Chandigarh: The GST Council on Tuesday approved changes in the tax rates on some goods and services with a view to rationalising the levy even as non-BJP ruled states set the stage for a possible confrontation with the Centre over the issue of a larger share in tax revenues. On Day 1 of the two-day […]
Added on June 29, 2022
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Says it fears for wild animals as their mud hut was gutted
Bhaderwah (J&K): The 10-member tribal nomad family is compelled to live under a huge hanging rock in the middle of a dense forest in Bhadarwah after their seasonal migration in search of greener pastures for their livestock around middle of the last month. The family found their Dhok’ (mud house) burnt on reaching Fuklaan forest […]
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Kathua/Jammu: A 60-year-old woman was killed and her four relatives seriously injured on Tuesday when their private car rammed into a parked truck in Kathua district, police said. The accident took place at Rajbagh on Jammu-Pathankot highway when the driver lost control over the car and hit the truck stationed on the roadside, a police […]
Added on June 28, 2022
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Srinagar: Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) is pulling out all the stops to ensure smooth pilgrimage, scheduled to begin on June 30, to the holy cave shrine housing the naturally formed ice-lingam in south Kashmir Himalayas. Jammu and Kashmir administration is also augmenting the efforts of the Shrine Board by providing fool proof security cover […]
