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Amarnath Yatra: UAPA invoked against people, groups for spreading anti-national message

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police Friday booked several unknown persons and groups including the Sikhs for Justice for allegedly disseminating “anti-national” messages ahead of the annual Amarnath Yatra, officials said. The pilgrimage is scheduled from June 30-August 11 this year after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It has been reliably learnt […]

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BSF developing counter drone, anti-tunnel tech: DG

New Delhi: The Border Security Force is continuously working to develop counter-drone and anti-tunnel technologies to effectively check cross-border drugs and arms smuggling and terrorist infiltration bids along the India-Pakistan border, force chief Pankaj Kumar Singh said on Friday. The BSF director general said the force has shot down a total of 7 drones over […]

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Enemy countries fueled separatist feelings among border population: MoS Rai

New Delhi: Union minister Nityanand Rai Friday said some neighbouring enemy countries have fuelled “fanatic” religious and separatist feelings among India’s border population that has not been completely integrated into the national mainstream as the people were forced to migrate due to lack of basic amenities. The minister of state for home affairs said the […]

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Target killings: Several PM package employees leave for Jammu

Say environment of ‘apprehension’ prevails in Kashmir

Jammu: Several Kashmiri Pandits, who have got jobs in the valley under Prime Minister’s employment package, have reached here along with their families and said an environment of apprehension is prevalent in the valley owing to the recent spate in the targeted killings by terrorists. The Pandits said they have heaved a sigh of relief […]

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Abolishing govt job interviews – PM was instrumental behind such reforms: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been instrumental behind reforms like self-attestation of documents and abolishing of government job interviews, and initiatives aimed at achieving ease of governance resulting in ease of living for the common man. Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel, said that […]

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Justice Nargal administered oath as additional Judge, HC of JK&L

Srinagar/New Delhi: Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal was administered oath of office as Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh here on Friday. Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice Pankaj Mithal, administered the oath of office to Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal at a ceremony held at […]

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Target killings: Govt employees continue protests in Jammu

Jammu: A group of government employees, mostly teachers, staged a sit-in here for the second day on Friday to press for their transfer from Kashmir to their home districts in the Jammu region following a string of targeted killings by terrorists in Kashmir. These employees have returned to Jammu after their colleague, Rajni Bala, was […]

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Flyers with disabilities: DGCA issues draft rules for airlines, seeks comments

Flyers with disabilities: DGCA issues draft rules for airlines, seeks comments

New Delhi: If an airline feels a specially abled passenger’s health is likely to deteriorate during a flight, it must consult a doctor at the airport and take an “appropriate call” on whether boarding should be denied to the flyer or not, the draft rules issued by the DGCA said on Friday. The proposal to […]

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High in pesticides, many countries send back Indian tea

Kolkata: Both international and domestic buyers have rejected a series of tea consignments due to the presence of pesticides and chemicals beyond permissible limits, Indian Tea Exporters Association (ITEA) chairman Anshuman Kanoria said on Friday. Filling up the vacuum created by crisis-hit Sri Lanka in the global market, Tea Board is eyeing to ramp up […]

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Woman held for posting friend’s nudes on social media

Jammu: A woman was arrested by the Cyber Cell here on Friday allegedly for sharing nude pictures and videos of her female friend on social media, police said. The accused had captured the pictures and videos of the victim, a resident of Reasi district, without her knowledge during the COVID lockdown, a police spokesperson said. […]