Added on October 26, 2021
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Jammu-based body seeks amendment in law
Jammu: A Jammu-based body of industrialists has sought an amendment to a land revenue law for transfer of non-agricultural private land to prospective investors from outside Jammu and Kashmir to set up their units in the union territory. The Federation of Industries (FOI), Jammu, raised the demand in a memorandum, which was submitted by its […]
Added on October 26, 2021
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New Delhi: Power Minister R K Singh on Monday exuded confidence that there will be no power shortage in the country amid the ongoing low coal stocks at power plants and stressed on timely payments by distribution companies to the plants for electricity supplied to them. The statement assumes significance in view of coal shortage […]
Added on October 26, 2021
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend virtually the annual ASEAN-India summit on Thursday that will review the status of strategic partnership between the two sides and take stock of progress made in areas of trade and investment, post-COVID-19 economic recovery and connectivity. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Modi will also attend […]
Added on October 26, 2021
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New Delhi: Underlining the importance of checking the spread of wrong information in the society, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said the accountability of the social media should be fixed like the print media. Addressing the students of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Birla described journalists as the “conscience keepers” of […]
Added on October 26, 2021
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New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday awarded 12-year-jail terms to two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants and 10-year-terms to two other members of the outfit for conspiring to commit terror activities and arranging funds for those acts, saying “they had hatched a conspiracy to strike at the core of this nation”. Observing that the terror funding has […]
Added on October 26, 2021
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Geneva: The World Meteorological Organization reported Monday that greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade despite a temporary reduction during pandemic-related lockdowns. In its annual report on heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, the U.N. weather agency also pointed […]
Added on October 26, 2021
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New Delhi: JSW Group on Monday said it will invest Rs 150 crore to set up a 1.2 lakh metric tonne color coated steel manufacturing facility in Jammu and Kashmir. The plant will be set up by group company JSW Steel, JSW Group said in a statement. “JSW has committed to setting up a state […]
Added on October 25, 2021
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Jammu: Asserting that the government is aiming to wipe out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir and put an end to civilian killings, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said nobody would be allowed to disrupt peace and development in the union territory, which has a place in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s heart. He said […]
Added on October 25, 2021
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Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Sunday warned those who incite people to trigger violence, saying the government does not believe in “buying peace” but is firm on ensuring peace on the ground. Sinha made these remarks at a public rally with Union Home Minister Amit Shah who is on his first visit […]
Added on October 24, 2021
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Mughal, Simthan roads closed after first snowfall
Banihal/Jammu: The traffic on the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and Mughal and Kishtwar-Simthan roads were suspended on Saturday as heavy rains and spells of hail storm lashed several parts of Jammu, with higher reaches experiencing first moderate snowfall, officials said. Katra, the base camp for pilgrims visiting Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Reasi district, experienced […]
