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GST Council to meet on June 28-29 in Srinagar

New Delhi: The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet on June 28 and 29 in Srinagar. “The 47th meeting of the GST Council will be held on June 28-29, 2022 (Tuesday & Wednesday) in Srinagar,” the finance minister’s office tweeted. This is the second time that the GST Council meeting is […]

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11 deaths, fresh 12,213 covid-19 cases reported across India

11 deaths, fresh 12,213 covid-19 cases reported across India

New Delhi: The single day rise in new coronavirus infections were recorded over 12,000 after 111 days, registering 38.4 per cent jump in daily cases while the active cases have increased to 58,215, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Thursday. A total 12,213 cases were reported in a span of 24 hours, taking […]

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Three terrorists killed in south Kashmir

Srinagar: Three unidentified terrorists were on Thursday killed in two gunbattles with security forces in Kulgam and Anantnag districts of south Kashmir, police said. Giving details, a police spokesman said security forces launched an anti-terror operation on Tuesday in the Mishipora area of Kulgam, following information of ultras there. After initial exchange of firing with […]

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Cops stop Congress march to Raj Bhavan in Jammu

Jammu: Scores of Congress workers tried to take out a march to the Jammu and Kashmir Raj Bhavan here on Thursday in protest against the Enforcement Directorate’s questioning of party leader Rahul Gandhi, but were stopped and detained by police. Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president G A Mir and several leaders were […]

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Ladakh reports seven new Covid-19 cases

Leh: Ladakh recorded seven fresh Covid cases that took the overall infection tally to 28,303, officials said on Thursday. This was the highest single-day rise in over a month, they said. The number of active cases now stands at 28 — 26 in Leh and two in Kargil, they said. They said 22 of these […]

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Draft electoral rolls for JK to be prepared by August 31

Draft electoral rolls for JK to be prepared by August 31

New Delhi: Setting in motion the process of holding assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the Election Commission has initiated the revision of electoral rolls following the delimitation exercise in the union territory and the draft rolls will be prepared by August 31, sources said on Wednesday. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner […]

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Rajnath Singh to visit JK today

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir beginning Thursday during which he will review the overall security situation in the Union territory, official sources said. The defence minister will visit various forward areas and review the preparedness of Indian armed forces, they said. Senior commanders of the […]

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Presidential poll: Cong says will play constructive role in deciding consensus oppn candidate

New Delhi: The Congress Wednesday said it will play a constructive role in ensuring all opposition parties arrive at a consensus candidate for the presidential poll, and urged them to be proactive rather than reactive in making the decision. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge made the remarks after attending a meeting of […]

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Two LeT terrorists killed in Shopian encounter

Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, including the one allegedly involved in the recent killing of a bank manager, were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday, police said. Acting on specific information regarding the presence of terrorists in Shopian’s Kanji Ullar village, a cordon-and-search operation was launched […]

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Petrol pumps run dry in many states; Govt says sufficient supplies to meet demand

New Delhi: Some petrol pumps in states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Karnataka have run dry following a sudden surge in demand at PSU outlets that followed curtailment of operations by private fuel retailers to check the heavy losses they were suffering from trying to compete with heavily under-priced rates of public sector companies. The […]