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Army preparing JK youth for career in sports: Army commander

Akhnoor (Jammu): Praising the youth of Jammu and Kashmir for huge potential and capability, Northern army commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday said that army has provide the youth a platform to showcase their cricketing talent and preparing them for a sporting career at the state and national level. The Indian army’s first tournament […]

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Dividing people on religious lines part of Pakistani conspiracy: BJP

Jammu: Appealing to people to maintain brotherhood, Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina on Tuesday said anti-national and anti-social elements behind creating communal tension would be sternly dealt with to frustrate the Pakistani conspiracy to disturb the peaceful atmosphere in the union territory. Raina also advised Congress workers that there is no need for […]

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Ladakh hosts international buyer-seller meet on agri product exports

Leh: The first-ever international buyer-seller meet on the export of apricot and other agricultural products was held here on Tuesday with Lt Governor R K Mathur advising entrepreneurs and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) to position the Union Territory as primary sector production destination. Mathur expressed hope that the meet would facilitate the buyers and sellers […]

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Strong action needed to destroy terror ecosystem in JK: Lt Guv

Strong action needed to destroy terror ecosystem in JK: Lt Guv

Nagrota (Jammu): Pitching for strong action against the terror eco-system in the hinterland and on the border, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said better coordination by security agencies is needed to deal with continuous attempts by outside forces to foment trouble in the union territory. Sinha said the government has a […]

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Broadband, mobile internet services restored in Ramban

Curfew continues in Bhaderwah

Ramban/Bhaderwah: The fixed-line and mobile internet services were restored in Ramban district while curfew continued to remain in force in Bhaderwah town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district for the fifth straight day on Monday following communal tension, officials said. Strict restrictions under prohibitory orders also continued in several other parts of Doda and nearby […]

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Kashmiri Pandit employees reiterate demand for relocation outside Valley

Jammu: Kashmiri Pandit employees on Monday staged another protest demonstration here, reiterating the demand for their relocation outside the Valley till peace is restored there. Hundreds of employees, both men and women, assembled under the banner of ‘All Migrant Employee Association Kashmir’ outside the Press Club carrying placards, some of which read, “Don’t rehabilitate us […]

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POCSO Act- New charge can be added during criminal trial: HC

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has held that a new charge under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act can be added to a criminal trial by the order of a Sessions Court judge. A man, facing charges under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for offences of procuration of a minor girl, […]

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Amarnath Yatra: JMC to deploy over 350 sanitation workers

Jammu: Over 350 sanitation workers will be deployed during the upcoming Amarnath yatra, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) said on Monday, as it unveiled various initiatives to make the annual pilgrimage memorable for the intending devotees. The 43-day-long yatra to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath is scheduled to start on June 30 from the […]

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Russia overtakes Saudi Arabia to become India’s 2nd biggest oil supplier

Russia overtakes Saudi Arabia to become India’s 2nd biggest oil supplier

New Delhi: Russia has overtaken Saudi Arabia to become India’s second-biggest supplier of oil behind Iraq as refiners snap up Russian crude available at a deep discount following the war in Ukraine, industry data showed. Indian refiners bought about 25 million barrels of Russian oil in May or over 16 per cent of all their […]

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Plenty of new opportunities for Indian business in Russian market: Envoy

New Delhi: Russia deeply cherishes its “equal and respectful” relations with India, and the multidimensional cooperation between the two strategic partners is among the world’s “most elaborate” ones, Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov has said. The envoy has also said the positions of the two countries on “core issues remain similar or coinciding” and that there […]