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SSP reviews security in terror hotbed of Kathua

Jammu: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohita Sharma on Wednesday reviewed security in Kathua, a district on the Jammu and Kashmir border. She directed police to keep a close watch on overground workers (OGWs) and maintain a proper record of the movement of the migratory population. The district, located along the International Border with Pakistan, […]

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Op Sindoor: Navy threat of offensive action led Pak to seek ‘ceasefire’: Vice Admiral Swaminathan

Mumbai: The threat of offensive action by the Indian Navy during Operation Sindoor was one of the key factors in Pakistan requesting a “ceasefire”, Vice Admiral K Swaminathan said on Tuesday. India launched Operation Sindoor in May, targeting terror hubs in Pakistan and PoK, in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people […]

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‘Electoral reforms’: Oppn stages walkout from RS demanding timeline for discussion

New Delhi: Standoff between the government and the opposition over the demand for a debate on special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls continued on Tuesday, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju refusing to give a timeline for the debate, even though he said the government was ready to have a discussion. Opposition parties demanded […]

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LS Speaker Birla calls meet to break House deadlock over SIR

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has summoned a meeting of party leaders on Tuesday to break the deadlock in the House over the Opposition demand for a discussion on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Speaker’s meeting comes in the wake of repeated disruptions in the Lok Sabha over the […]

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Mercury settles below freezing point in parts of Kashmir

Snowfall likely in higher reaches Srinagar: The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir dropped and settled below the freezing point, while the meteorological department has forecast a spell of light snowfall in the higher reaches later this week, officials said on Tuesday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.5 degrees Celsius on Monday night, […]

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Northern Army commander underscores resolve to keep JK free from terror

Jammu: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma reviewed the counter-terrorism grid in Kishtwar and Udhampur, and called for maintaining constant vigil, officials said on Tuesday. The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command on Monday visited the Basantgarh and Chhatru areas of Udhampur and Kishtwar districts, which have witnessed several terror incidents over the past […]

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Alarm – Doctor-population ratio 1:811 in India: Govt

Alarm – Doctor-population ratio 1:811 in India: Govt

New Delhi: The doctor-population ratio in the country is 1:811, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said there are 13,88,185 registered allopathic doctors in the country and 7,51,768 registered practitioners in the AYUSH system of medicine. “Assuming that […]

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India’s third indigenous nuclear submarine to be commissioned soon: Navy Chief

New Delhi: India is strengthening the naval component of its nuclear triad with Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Tuesday saying that the third indigenous nuclear-powered submarine ‘Aridaman’ will be commissioned soon and that his force is focusing on boosting its overall combat prowess. Addressing a press conference ahead of the Navy Day, Admiral […]

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Govt approves relaxation of upper age limit for govt job recruitment: MLA

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has approved relaxation in the upper age limit for recruitment to government jobs in the Union Territory, a ruling National Conference MLA said on Tuesday. “The (J-K CM’s) Secretariat has confirmed to me that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has approved and forwarded the age relaxation,” MLA Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq […]

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NIA special court extends police custody of Red Fort blast accused

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the police custody of Amir Rashid Ali, a Jammu and Kashmir resident accused of facilitating the Red Fort blast, for seven more days. On November 26, he was sent to a seven-day NIA custody ahead of the expiry of his 10-day remand on November 27. Ali, arrested […]