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New Delhi: The BJP on Friday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for accusing it and the RSS of “trying to break the composite culture of Jammu and Kashmir”, alleging all the vexing issues of the region is the “legacy of the Gandhi family”. BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra, in a press conference, alleged […]
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New Delhi: A magistrate would not be the competent authority for extension of time to complete investigation in cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Supreme Court has said. A bench headed by Justice U U Lalit said the only competent authority to consider such request would be the Special Courts set up under […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 related situation and the vaccination drive in the country, government sources said. The meeting comes a day after Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said India is still going through the second wave of COVID-19 and it is not over […]
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United Nations: The UN special envoy for Afghanistan urged the world Thursday to unite to prevent the collapse of the Afghan economy, to address fears that the Taliban’s Islamic state may spread to its neighbours, and to fight terrorism. Deborah Lyons warned that the Taliban have already visibly welcomed and sheltered al-Qaida members, and Islamic […]
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New Delhi: Rainfall in August, which recorded 24 percent deficiency, was lowest in 19 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. Two major spells of weak monsoon prevailed over the country — from August 9-16 and August 23-27 — when northwest, central and adjoining peninsular and west coast of India had subdued rainfall […]
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Lt Guv Manoj Sinha, NSA Ajit Doval also attend meet
New Delhi: In the wake of Taliban capturing power in Afghanistan, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, which has been witnessing prolonged Pakistan-sponsored militancy, official sources said. Shah’s meeting with top functionaries of the central government and the Union Territory administration came two days after the […]
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New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday asked senior Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officials to adopt best practices in governance being followed at the Centre as well as by several state governments and replicate them in their respective areas of work. He said the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) seeks to […]
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New Delhi: The Union government on Thursday said no scientific body suggests that vaccination of children against COVID-19 should be a condition for reopening schools, but inoculation of teachers, school employees and parents is desirable. At a press conference, NITI Aayog member (Health) V K Paul said whether children have to be vaccinated and who […]
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Jaisalmer (Rajasthan): Uncertainty has spread everywhere in the world and the current developments in Afghanistan are one such example, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. He was speaking at an event here where medium range surface-to-air missile MRSAM was inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF). “Whether it is South China Sea, Indian Ocean […]
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New Delhi: Former member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council and National Conference leader Trilochan Singh Wazir was found dead in a flat in West Delhi’s Moti Nagar on Thursday, police said. A case of murder has been registered in this matter, they said. The body of the 67-year-old Wazir was found in a […]
