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Recruitment of Police SI’s: After fraud allegations, Lt Guv orders probe

Jammu: Taking cognisance of media reports about alleged fraud in the recruitment of police sub-inspectors in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday ordered a probe into the matter. Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board, Sub-Inspector result 2022 was declared online on June 4. With the list of shortlisted candidates out, the J-K […]

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SANJY-2022: Centre plans third chopper route for Amarnath pilgrims

New Delhi: The Centre is contemplating to start a new helicopter service from Srinagar to Panchtarni, which is the last drop-off point for pilgrims visiting holy cave shrine Amarnath, in addition to the two already existing chopper routes for the pilgrimage, officials said. The move came in view of the anticipated rush of the pilgrims […]

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India carefully monitors developments in border areas: MEA

New Delhi: India on Thursday said it carefully monitors developments along its border areas including the construction of infrastructure by the Chinese side in the eastern Ladakh sector. The comments by External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi came in response to remarks by an American military commander that some of the defence infrastructures that China […]

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‘Military build-up at LAC’: China slams US General for criticism, terms statement as ’despicable act’

Beijing: China on Thursday termed the critical remarks by a top US General on its infrastructure build-up at the Sino-India border as a “despicable act” and criticised the attempts of some American officials to “add fuel to fire”, emphasising that Beijing and New Delhi have the “will and capability” to properly resolve their differences through […]

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Presidential poll on July 18, nominations to begin June 15: EC

Presidential poll on July 18, nominations to begin June 15: EC

New Delhi: Election for the next President of India will be held on July 18 in which 4,809 electors comprising MPs and MLAs will vote to elect incumbent Ram Nath Kovind’s successor, the Election Commission announced on Thursday. Going by its strength in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, as well as in many state assemblies, […]

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India among top 10 global economies for FDI in 2021: UN

United Nations: Foreign Direct Investment inflows to India declined USD 19 billion to USD 45 billion in 2021 but the country still remained among the top 10 global economies for FDI last year, the United Nations said on Thursday. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report, flows of […]

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No major relief from intense heat till June 15: IMD

New Delhi: The maximum temperature in Delhi-NCR and other parts of northwest India will come down by a few notches over the weekend but no major relief is likely till June 15, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday. It said moisture-laden easterly winds will provide significant relief from the searing heat June 16 onwards. […]

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BSF fires at suspected Pakistani drone along IB

Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire at a suspected Pakistani drone along the International Border (IB) in Jammu district in the early hours of Thursday, forcing it to return, officials said. They said a massive search operation has been launched to trace any weapon or explosive that it might have dropped. “A blinking […]

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Kashmiri pandits throng Kheer Bhawani temple

Kashmiri pandits throng Kheer Bhawani temple

Attend annual mela, pray for peace and prosperity

Tulmulla-(Ganderbal): Amid tight security, hundreds of pilgrims paid obeisance at the famous Ragnya Devi temple here in Ganderbal on Wednesday for the annual Kheer Bhawani mela with the recent killings of Hindus by terrorists in the Valley casting a shadow on the festivities. While the Mela has been organised after a gap of two years […]

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EMIs to rise as RBI hikes repo rate by 50 bps

EMIs to rise as RBI hikes repo rate by 50 bps

Mumbai: Home, auto and other loan EMIs will rise after Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday raised the key interest rate by 50 basis points, the second increase in five weeks, to rein in rise in prices that it saw continuing to hurt consumers in the near term. With inflation persistently hovering above the upper […]