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Nine still trapped, rescue operation continues
Banihal/Jammu: A labourer was killed and three rescued after a part of an under-construction tunnel collapsed on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in the union territory’s Ramban district, officials said. Nine workers continue to be trapped in the debris as rescue operations continue. However, their chances of survival are slim, the officials said. “Around 10.15 pm […]
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New Delhi: The CBI on Friday questioned former Jammu and Kashmir Bank chairman Haseeb Drabu in connection with a case related to the purchase of the bank’s office building in Mumbai in 2010 in which it is alleged that there was a loss of Rs 100 crore to the financial institution’s exchequer, officials said here. […]
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New Delhi: The orders of the Delimitation Commission which redrew the assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir will “take effect” from May 20, the Law Ministry said. The panel’s two orders — one of March 14 dealing with the number of constituencies reserved for various categories and the second of May 5 dealing […]
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Navin Kumar Choudhary transferred to Mizoram, M Raju to Arunachal Pradesh
Srinagar: Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India on Friday ordered transfer of five IAS and one IPS officers including Navin Kumar Choudhary and M Raju with immediate effect. Belonging to joint AGMUT cadre, Choudhary has been transferred to Mizoram while M Raju to Arunachal Pradesh, according to an order issued by MHA. The others […]
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New Delhi: India on Friday said that a second bridge being constructed by China on Pangong lake is in an area that has been under illegal occupation of that country since 1960. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India has never accepted such illegal occupation of India’s territory. “We have seen reports of a […]
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Srinagar: Professor Nilofar Khan on Friday took over as the first woman Vice Chancellor of the University of Kashmir, a spokesman of the varsity said. The order of Prof Khan being appointed as the vice chancellor was issued by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday. She will have a three-year term. A […]
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Srinagar: The police has arrested a man and apprehended two juveniles for allegedly molesting a minor girl here, officials said on Friday. All the three accused are drug addicts and they molested the girl when she was coming back from school at the Badamibagh cantonment area in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, they […]
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Srinagar: Security forces on Friday killed a terrorist and foiled an infiltrator bid along the the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said here. The soldiers noticed some suspicious movement along the LoC near Darshan Post and challenged the intruders, who opened firing, the officials said. The troops […]
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Leh: Ladakh is all set to have a comprehensive mobility plan (CMP) for short, medium, and long-term investments to improve accessibility and mobility for the residents, officials said. The officials discussed various mass transport systems suitable for a region like Ladakh. “A CMP is being prepared by the Ladakh administration for Leh and Kargil districts […]
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Jammu: Kargil district in the Union Territory of Ladakh will have a municipal solid waste management plant for converting waste to energy, recycling and composting, an official said on Friday. The plant will be set up at Kurbathang in Kargil. Commissioner-Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Department of Ladakh Ajeet Kumar Sahu reviewed the […]
