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Bats for open dialogue to resolve all issues including Kashmir
Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Saturday welcomed the peace overtures between India and Pakistan but said the two countries must move beyond secret talks and have an open dialogue to resolve all issues including Kashmir. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a party function in Pulwama district in south Kashmir, he said his […]
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Dhaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reiterated India’s “sincere and continued efforts” to conclude the long-pending Teesta water-sharing agreement in consultation with relevant stakeholders during his talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. Briefing reporters on Prime Minister Modi’s two-day visit to Bangladesh, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said the Teesta issue was discussed […]
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Train will run through two neighbouring countries
Dhaka: A new passenger train connecting Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri on the Indian side was inaugurated jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina via a video conference on Saturday. This is the third passenger train after Maitree Express (Dhaka-Kolkata) and Bandhan Express (Khulna-Kolkata) running between the two neighbouring countries. The […]
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New Delhi: The condition of President Ram Nath Kovind is stable and he is being referred to the AIIMS for further investigation, the Army’s Research and Referral hospital said on Saturday. The Rashtrapati Bhavan in a statement said Kovind has been under observation after a routine medical check up and has thanked all who enquired […]
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Panaji: Chief Justice of India S A Bobde on Saturday said that courtrooms and court complexes would become smaller in future due to technological interventions. He also said that although the coronavirus pandemic has posed challenges in access to justice, it has paved the way for modernising courtrooms. The CJI was addressing a gathering after […]
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Jammu: A power distribution corporation official was arrested on Saturday after she was caught allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 here, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) spokesperson said. Junior Engineer (Electrical) of Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited Sushma Parihar, posted at the Nai Basti Fish Market, had demanded the bribe for a new electrical connection, […]
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New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday strongly advised 12 states and Union Territories reporting a surge in coronavirus cases to significantly increase testing and ensure people follow COVID-appropriate behaviour, noting that one infected person could spread infection to an average of 406 individuals in a 30-day window without restrictions. Highlighting that the country has seen […]
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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that India always wanted normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan. Speaking at the India Economic Conclave, he also described as “sensible” the recent agreement between the director-generals of military operations (DGMO) of India and Pakistan to adhere to the 2003 ceasefire along the Line of Control […]
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New Delhi: Indian and Pakistani armies held a brigadier-level meeting at Poonch-Rawalkot crossing on Friday as a follow-up to their agreement to observe ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Last month, the Indian and Pakistani armies recommitted themselves to the 2003 ceasefire on the LoC. The return to the ceasefire […]
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Dhaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s leadership and the contributions of the Indian Army in Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War as he emphasised that the two friendly neighbours must remain vigilant and united to counter threats like terrorism. Addressing the main golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh’s Independence and the birth […]
