Added on April 22, 2022
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Srinagar: Two BJP leaders were arrested in north Kashmir’s Bandipora on Thursday for allegedly extorting money from a woman in order to get her brother out of jail, officials said. They identified the arrested men as BJP’s Bandipora district president Abdul Rehman Tikri and sarpanch Mushtaq Ahmad. The woman, in her complaint, alleged that she […]
Added on April 21, 2022
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Srinagar: The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) on Wednesday dismissed the bail plea of a minor arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in connection with the acid attack on a woman here in February. A bail application was put up and discussed before the board headed by Principal Magistrate Touseef Ahmad Magray during which the […]
Added on April 21, 2022
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver an address at an event in the Red Fort on Thursday to celebrate the 400th birth anniversary of Sikh guru Tegh Bahadur and also release a commemorative coin and postage stamp to mark the occasion. The PMO noted that the programme is being organised by the central […]
Added on April 21, 2022
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Banihal/Jammu: Three people, including an army personnel, were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Samba, Ramban and Rajouri districts on Wednesday, officials said. The army jawan, Manpreet Singh (25) of Kathua, died after his private vehicle skidded off the road and fell down from a bridge near Veer Bhoomi park in […]
Added on April 21, 2022
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New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO on Wednesday said it added 14.12 lakh subscribers in February 2022, 14 per cent more than 12.37 lakh enrolled in the same month a year ago. “The provisional payroll data of EPFO released today highlights that EPFO has added 14.12 lakh net subscribers in the month of February, 2022,” […]
Added on April 21, 2022
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United Nations: With food and energy costs spiralling, especially for many developing countries in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, India has for the first time told the UN Security Council that energy security is a “serious concern and needs to be addressed through cooperative efforts. India’s Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN Ambassador R […]
Added on April 21, 2022
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New Delhi: The sun unleashed a massive solar flare on Wednesday, with the potential to impact satellite communications and global positioning systems, the Centre of Excellence in Space Sciences India (CESSI) said. “The X2.2 class solar flare eruption took place at 3:57 UTC (9.27 IST) from the solar magnetic active region AR12992,” Dibyendu Nandi, Professor […]
Added on April 21, 2022
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Jammu: Two alleged drug peddlers and a notorious criminal were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Reasi and Jammu districts, police said on Wednesday. The alleged criminal, Sunny Kumar, was arrested from the Bishnah area of Jammu and booked under the PSA on the orders of district magistrate, a police spokesman said. […]
Added on April 21, 2022
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir registered one new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that the only case was reported from Srinagar, taking total tally to 453956—166286 in Jammu and 287670 in Kashmir. There was no death reported in the last […]
Added on April 21, 2022
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Jammu: In a major setback to Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, its women’s wing state president Namrata Sharma and several of her women colleagues resigned from the party on Wednesday — minutes after the party announced the immediate suspension of the state women president and the provincial committee on the recommendations of the disciplinary committee. […]
