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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh on Tuesday called for putting in place an effective mechanism for the smooth and peaceful conduct of the Amarnath Yatra and directed for making adequate use of technology to augment the security for the pilgrimage. Singh chaired a high-level meeting of senior officers from police, civil administration […]
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Srinagar: Pratham Puja (first prayer), marking the ritual beginning of the annual Amarnath yatra, was held on Tuesday on the occasion of Jyestha Purnima at the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The formal yatra will begin on June 30 and culminate on August 11, coinciding with Raksha Bandhan. “To mark the […]
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New Delhi: Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, a former judge of the Supreme Court, is understood to have been selected for the post of the Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson. Justice Desai had recently headed the Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir which was set up to redraw the assembly constituencies of the Union Territory. […]
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New Delhi: India unveiled a new scheme called “Agnipath” on Tuesday for the recruitment of soldiers in the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, largely on a short-term contractual basis, with an aim to cut the ballooning salary and pensions bill. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced the new scheme at a media briefing, shortly […]
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Pune: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested a man from Doda in a case of recruitment of operatives for a terrorist organisation and funding, an ATS official said on Tuesday. With this, the state ATS has nabbed four people so far since May this year in the terror funding and recruitment case. Elaborating on the […]
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Enrolled students to be adjusted in government run schools: Officials
Srinagar: More than 300 educational institutions run by Falah-e-Aam (FAT), an affiliate of banned Jamaat-e-Islami, have been stopped from operating by the Jammu and Kashmir School education department, officials said on Tuesday. An order was passed by School Education Secretary B K Singh on Monday directing cessation of academic activities in FAT-affiliated schools and also […]
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New Delhi: India logged a single day rise of 6,594 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,32,36,695, while the active cases have increased to 50,548, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The active cases comprise 0.12 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 […]
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Move to allow return of stranded Indian professionals, families
Beijing: China has announced plans to provide visas to Indian professionals and their families stranded in India for over two years following the strict visa restrictions imposed by Beijing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Separately, China is also processing requests of thousands of Indian students studying in Chinese universities who have conveyed their interest to […]
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New York: A government advisory panel met Tuesday to decide whether to recommend a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens. The Food and Drug Administration’s outside experts will vote on whether Moderna’s vaccine is safe and effective enough to give kids ages 6 to 17. If the panel endorses the shot […]
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‘40 pc want to be employed for as long as possible’
New Delhi: About 40 per cent of elderly nationally want to be employed for “as long as possible” while an alarming 13 per cent elders experienced physical abuse in the form of beating and slapping, according to a new study. HelpAge India said its report is a dip-stick study to understand the overarching gaps in […]
