Added on September 8, 2021
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday granted more time to the Centre to decide on filing a further response to a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged snooping of certain people in India through the use of Israeli spyware Pegasus and slated the matter for further hearing on September 13. A […]
Added on September 8, 2021
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Srinagar: Internet on mobile devices was restored in Srinagar and Budgam districts of Kashmir division on Tuesday, six days after it was suspended in the wake of the death of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Internet services on all platforms have been restored across Kashmir Valley with these services restored in Srinagar and Budgam […]
Added on September 7, 2021
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Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Finance department on Monday directed all government departments to clear all outstanding dues against electricity bills immediately. This step has been taken by the finance department in view of the huge pendency of arrears of electricity by government departments in the union territory. The additional chief secretary finance Atal Dulloo […]
Added on September 7, 2021
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to defer the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG examination, scheduled for September 12, saying it does not want to interfere with the process and it will be “very unfair” to reschedule it. A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar said if students want to appear in multiple exams, […]
Added on September 7, 2021
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New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday reviewed the progress of several highway and road projects in Jammu and Kashmir with National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) Managing Director K K Pathak and asked him to expedite the work. Pathak assured the minister that all the ongoing projects would be completed in […]
Added on September 7, 2021
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New Delhi: India logged 38,948 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,30,27,621, while the death toll climbed to 4,40,752 with 219 fresh fatalities, the lowest in 167 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The case fatality rate has declined to 1.33 per cent, according to […]
Added on September 7, 2021
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New Delhi: The world leaders need to take immediate action to limit climate change, restore biodiversity, and protect health, according to an editorial published in over 220 leading journals, including The Lancet and the National Medical Journal of India. The editorial is being published ahead of the UN General Assembly, one of the last international […]
Added on September 7, 2021
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Jammu: A cop and his four relatives have been arrested in connection with the suicide of his wife in Kishtwar district, police said Monday. Zewara Begum committed suicide by jumping in the Marusudar river from a bridge at Chudraman on July 23 and her body was subsequently recovered near Bata Warwan. The special investigation team […]
Added on September 7, 2021
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New Delhi: The Afghan soil should not be a source of spreading terrorism in other countries of the region and both Russia and India have “common concerns” over it in the backdrop of the unfolding situation in Afghanistan, Russian Ambassador Nikolay Kudashev said on Monday. Delving into implications of the latest developments in Afghanistan, the […]
Added on September 7, 2021
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Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday seized 300 kg of banned forest produce locally called khakhdi in Kishtwar district. However, the suspected smugglers carrying the khakhdi (medicinal herb) escaped taking advantage of the dense forest, a police spokesperson said. He said a police team led by sub-inspector Moin Khan, acting on a reliable […]
