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Resolving bilateral issues: India, Pakistan need to work together, says US

Washington: India and Pakistan need to work with each other to resolve their bilateral issues, the United States has said, observing that it had always encouraged the two neighbours to build a more stable relationship going forward. “With regard to India-Pakistan, I would just note that we strongly believe that India and Pakistan’s issues are […]

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Drone activity: India lodges strong protest with Pak

Jammu: India on Saturday lodged a strong protest over drone activities by Pakistan in the Jammu area during a sector commander-level meeting between the Border Security Force and the Pakistan Rangers, officials said. “It was the first sector commander-level meeting between the two border guarding forces after the declaration of ceasefire agreement by DGMOs (in […]

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Arms licence case: CBI carries out search at 40 locations in J-K, Delhi

Srinagar/New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday conducted searches at 40 locations in Jammu and Kashmir, and in the national capital in connection with cases related to alleged irregularities in the issuance of over 2.78 lakh arms licences to non-residents on forged documents during 2012-16, officials said. The search operation was spread across Jammu, Srinagar, Udhampur, […]

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Army jawan dies in mine blast along LoC in Poonch

Jammu/Hamirpur: A 27-year-old Army jawan was killed in a mine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said on Saturday. Sepoy Kamal Dev Vaidya was on operational duty in Krishna Ghati sector on Friday. He accidentally stepped on a mine and it exploded injuring him critically, a defence spokesman said. The […]

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Prez to visit JK, Ladakh on Sunday

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh from July 25 to 28, a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Saturday. On Monday, the President will pay homage to the indomitable courage and sacrifice of the Indian armed forces during the Kargil conflict in 1999 at the Kargil […]

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Taliban strides: Pak deploys regular troops at forward areas along Afghan border

Taliban strides: Pak deploys regular troops at forward areas along Afghan border

Islamabad: Pakistan has deployed regular troops at forward positions along the Afghan border due to the fluid security situation in the neighbouring war-torn country in the wake of the withdrawal of American and NATO troops, a media report said on Saturday. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that Pakistan Army soldiers have replaced the Frontier […]

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Muslims mark Eid al-Adha holiday in pandemic’s shadow

Muslims mark Eid al-Adha holiday in pandemic’s shadow

Jeddah, UEA: Muslims around the world observed Tuesday yet another major Islamic holiday in the shadow of the pandemic and amid growing concerns about the highly infectious delta variant of the coronavirus. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, is typically marked by communal prayers, large social gatherings and, for many, slaughtering of livestock and […]

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IAF base attack: Drones have added new dimension to security threats, says DGP

Says probe points at involvement of ordnance factory across border

Srinagar: Drones have added a new dimension to security threats from terror groups and investigations into the attack on the Jammu IAF station last month, show involvement of non-state actors, supported by state actors such as the ordnance factory of Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said on Tuesday. He also pointed out that […]

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Easing of Covid restrictions: Traders make up for some losses on Eid eve in Kashmir

Srinagar: Easing of the COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Eid-ul-Adha in Kashmir has helped the business fraternity make up for some of the losses they have suffered since August 2019 due to back-to-back curfew and lockdowns. The Eid shoppers returned to markets, thronging bakeries and garment shops in the city and elsewhere in the valley, as […]

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Re-opening of schools: Wise to begin with primary section says ICMR Chief

New Delhi: Once India starts reopening schools, it will be wise to being with the primary section as children have a lower number of ace receptors to which virus attaches, making them much better at handling viral infections than adults, said ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava on Tuesday. He, however, stressed that for such a […]