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New Delhi: The Army will formally kick-start the process for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme within two days by coming out with an initial notification for the enrolment, senior military officials said on Friday. After issuance of the initial notification, various agencies and establishments of the Army will subsequently come out with details of the […]
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New Delhi: India reported a single-day rise of 12,847 coronavirus infections, taking the overall tally of cases to 4,32,70,577, while active cases also went up by over 4,800, according to the Union Health Ministry data issued on Friday. The data updated at 8 am also recorded 14 fresh fatalities, pushing the overall death figure to […]
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Leh: A tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed for the setting up of the first dark sky reserve of the country at Hanley in the Union Territory of Ladakh, an official spokesman said. A dark sky sanctuary promotes proper illumination where and when it is needed without wasting energy and polluting other areas, especially […]
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New Delhi: The Pakistan High Commission on Friday said it has issued 495 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India. Under the provision of a bilateral protocol on visits to religious shrines, Sikh and Hindu pilgrims from India visit Pakistan every year. Pakistani pilgrims also visit India every year under the protocol. “On the occasion of […]
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Jammu: The Northern Command of the Army celebrated its 51st Raising Day at its headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Friday with its commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi exhorting all ranks to rededicate themselves to safeguard the nation. The Northern Command has been at the forefront of the nation’s effort on the western […]
Added on June 17, 2022
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Srinagar: Massive queues of vehicles could be seen at fuel stations in Kashmir on Thursday as people scrambled to fill up the tanks in the wake of rumours that the country is facing shortage of fuel, officials said. Hundreds of vehicles were lined up at almost every fuel station, waiting for their turn to be […]
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New Delhi: Delegations from China, Pakistan and other member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are attending a meeting of the grouping being hosted by India that is expected to deliberate on pressing security challenges, including threats of terrorism. The three-day meeting in New Delhi that began on Wednesday is expected to witness extensive […]
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Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday made a strong pitch for re-engaging with India, saying cutting ties with New Delhi would not serve the country’s interests as Islamabad was already internationally isolated and disengaged. Addressing the Founding Day ceremony at the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad, Bilawal said: We have our issues […]
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Srinagar: Security forces on Thursday averted a major tragedy with timely detection of an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by militants in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said. Two associates of terrorists have been arrested in connection with the recovery of the IED, a senior police official said. Police and other security forces averted […]
Added on June 17, 2022
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Bhaderwah/Jammu: Curfew was relaxed for three hours on Thursday morning in Bhaderwah town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district as situation remained relatively peaceful with no untoward incident, officials said. Shops and business establishments reopened around 9 am, immediately after authorities announced the relaxation in the curfew that was imposed on June 9 following communal […]
