Added on January 30, 2021
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Jammu: The service weapon of a policeman stolen from his house was seized from a thief here, an official said on Friday. A complaint was lodged by assistant sub-inspector Ali Mohd Wani of Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police posted at Manwal area in Sangar on Thursday, they said. The ASI said that he had kept […]
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Washington: The White House has expressed outrage over Pakistan Supreme Court’s decision acquitting those involved in the sensational kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl in 2002 and said that the judgement is an “affront” to terrorism victims everywhere. Pearl, the 38-year-old South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, was abducted and beheaded while […]
Added on January 30, 2021
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Says am worried about the power they enjoy
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he is “worried about the power of social media companies and called for creating a global mechanism to regulate them. Guterres, addressing a press conference on Thursday following his informal briefing to the UN member states on Priorities for 2021′, said he does not think we can […]
Added on January 29, 2021
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16 Oppn parties to boycott president's address
New Delhi: The Budget session of Parliament beginning Friday is poised to be stormy with the Opposition set to attack the government over the three new farm legislations, amid an ongoing agitation by farmers. The session will begin with the address of the President to the joint sitting of the two Houses on Friday morning […]
Added on January 29, 2021
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JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government Thursday issued several guidelines with respect to the re-opening of Higher Education Institutions (Universities and Government Degree Colleges) for academic activities. The higher education institutions in Summer Zone areas of Jammu Division will re-open from February 01, 2021. While as in Kashmir Division and Winter Zone areas of Jammu […]
Added on January 29, 2021
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MeT predicts another wet spell
Srinagar: The mercury plunged by several degrees across Kashmir as the valley was gripped by intense cold wave conditions on Thursday, officials said here. The extreme subzero temperatures have resulted in freezing of water bodies and drinking water supply lines in many areas of the valley. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 5.6 degrees […]
Added on January 29, 2021
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India last year showed it is capable of taking all steps to meet challenges, be it from coronavirus or at its borders. “We have to strengthen the emotion with which we dealt with big challenges last year, with one nation with one heart. We have […]
Added on January 29, 2021
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Jammu: K D Sethi, who was the last surviving member of the Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly, passed away at his residence here on Thursday. He was 93. Sethi was a member of the Constituent Assembly — a body of representatives elected in 1951 — which framed the Constitution of the erstwhile state of Jammu […]
Added on January 29, 2021
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China calls for 'package solution' acceptable to all members
Beijing: China, which has been blocking India’s efforts to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has called for evolving a package solution acceptable to all UN members to reform the top global governing body. The reform should reflect the leadership of UN member states, adhere to extensive democratic consultations and gradually accumulate […]
Added on January 29, 2021
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 63 new coronavirus cases that raised its tally to 1,24,297, while one person died due to the infection in the past 24 hours, officials said. The number of active cases in the union territory fell below the 1,000-mark for the first time in the past eight months, they […]
