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PSC civil service: Not in favour of granting relaxation in age limit: Centre tells SC

UNew Delhi: The Centre Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is against granting one-time relaxation on age limit to UPSC civil service aspirants, including those who had exhausted their last attempt in 2020 exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic and would get one more chance this year provided they are not age barred, as it […]

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DDC polls: Govt machinery helping flout people’s mandate, says Mehbooba

DDC polls: Govt machinery helping flout people’s mandate, says Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged on Tuesday that senior officers in the administration and police are helping the BJP in violating the people’s mandate in the elections to the posts of chairpersons of the district development councils (DDCs). “So much for Vajpayee ji’s vision of insaniyat, Kashmiriyat & jamhuriyat. Not surprised at all by […]

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Grant of minority status: SC issues notice to Centre on transfer plea over five communities

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought government’s reply on a plea, seeking transfer of cases from several high courts to it against the Centre’s notification to declare five communities Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsees as minorities even in those states and UTs where they are in majority. A bench comprising Chief Justice S […]

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Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab: WHO

Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab: WHO

Wuhan (China): The coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and is more likely to have jumped to humans from an animal, a World Health Organisation expert said on Tuesday. WHO food safety and animal diseases expert Peter Ben Embarek made the assessment at the end of a visit to the central […]

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JK reports 55 new COVID-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 55 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking its infection tally to 1,25,007, even as no fresh death due to the disease was reported in a span of 24 hours, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 17 were from the Jammu division and 38 from the Kashmir division of the […]

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Jmu-Sgr highway blocked at Ramban

Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was blocked on Tuesday due to a landslide in Ramban district, traffic officials said. Hundreds of vehicles have been stranded following the landslide at Marog area on the highway. The men and machines are enaged in the landslide clearance operation and efforts are afoot to ensure early restoration of traffic, […]

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Hold dialogue with farmers, end stalemate: Farooq to Govt

New Delhi: National Conference member Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said the new farm laws are not religious scriptures that changes cannot be made as he appealed to the Centre to hold a dialogue with the agitating farmers and come out with a solution. He was speaking during the discussion on Motion of Thanks to the […]

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Class 10, 12 annual exams to begin from Apr 1 in Jammu

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Tuesday announced that the annual examinations for classes 10 and 12 will commence from April 1 in Jammu region. As per the notification issued by joint secretary of JKBOSE, the exams for class 10 will begin from April 3 and culminate on April 24 […]

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Money laundering charges: ED raids news portal, its promoters

Money laundering charges: ED raids news portal, its promoters

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches at multiple premises linked to a news portal, its promoters and some others in connection with a money laundering probe, official sources said. They said about eight premises were raided that included those of the website — NewsClick — and its promoters in South Delhi’s […]

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Eleven injured in Rajouri road mishap

Eleven injured in Rajouri road mishap

Jammu: Eleven people sustained injuries, two of whom are in critical state, when a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said. They said the vehicle was coming to Rajouri from the Khawas area, and the accident took place near Latti. […]