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Roshini Land grab: CBI files FIR against former minister

New Delhi: The CBI has booked former Jammu and Kashmir Minister Taj Mohiuddin in connection with alleged illegal regularisation of encroached forest land in his name under the Roshni Act, officials said Thursday. Along with Mohiuddin, a former Congress minister in the erstwhile state, the agency has also booked Mohammaed Ramzan Thakur, former Deputy Commissioner […]

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Bunch of SLPs filed in SC against scrapping Roshini act

New Delhi: A bunch of special leave petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court against a Jammu and Kashmir High Court order scrapping the Roshni Act that gave proprietary rights to occupants of state land, with the petitioners pleading that they never encroached on government land and were never made a party in the […]

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Amused to see govt celebrate Constitution Day: Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Thursday attacked the Centre on the occasion of Constitution Day, saying she found it “amusing” to see them celebrate the day as they have already replaced the Constitution with the BJP’s divisive agenda. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also said legislations like the Citizenship Amendment Act or the […]

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India organizes SCO heads meet, Chinese Premier Li to attend

India organizes SCO heads meet, Chinese Premier Li to attend

Beijing: China on Thursday announced that Premier Li Keqiang will attend the 19th meeting of the council of the heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states to be held under India’s chairmanship on Monday. India will host the virtual meeting of the Heads of the Government of the eight-member bloc on […]

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Fresh Covid-19 wave: MHA allows States/UTs to impose local restrictions

NEW DELHI: Amid a spurt in Coronavirus cases in some regions, the Centre Thursday said States and Union Territories can impose local restrictions like night curfew to check the spread of COVID-19 but made it clear that they will have to consult it before imposing any lockdown outside the containment zones. While issuing guidelines for […]

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Ladakh gets largest solar project at Leh IAF station

Leh: The Union Territory of Ladakh has got the largest solar power project setup under the Centre’s ‘Make In India’ initiative at Leh IAF station to provide sustainable energy alternative to fossil fuel and traditional methods of energy generation. The project namely ‘Provision of Solar Photo Voltaic Powerplant 1.5 MW’ has been completed within 12 […]

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Solar modules to be incentivized: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said production-linked incentives similar to those for electronic manufacturing will be offered for high-efficiency solar modules to boost the generation of electricity from renewable sources which has the potential to generate an annual business of USD 20 billion. Speaking at the RE-Invest 2020 conference, he invited global […]

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Will keep global spotlight firmly on cross-border terrorism: India

Abu Dhabi: India said on Thursday that it will keep the global spotlight “firmly” on cross-border terrorism and on the epicentre of the global menace, in an apparent reference to Pakistan on the 12th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar applauded the courage of India’s security forces for continuing to […]

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Terror funding case: PDP youth wing leader Parra arrested by NIA

Our party leader being falsely charged: Mehbooba

New Delhi: PDP youth wing president Waheed ur Rehman Parra was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday for allegedly conspiring with Hizbul Mujahideen militants in securing their support during the 2019 parliamentary elections, officials said here. The officials alleged that Parra, who recently filed his nomination for district Development Council (DDC) elections […]

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Bank operations may be hit by unions’ strike today

New Delhi: Banking operations across the country may be impacted on Thursday as some bank unions would be joining the one-day nationwide strike called by central trade unions. Ten central trade unions, except Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, will observe the nationwide general strike to protest against various policies of the central government. Many lenders, including IDBI […]