Added on September 7, 2020
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Jammu: Former legislator and senior Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader Mumtaz Ahmed Khan Sunday appealed to the Centre to include Gojri and Pahari as official languages of the union territory. The appeal came even as various Sikh organisations have expressed resentment over non-inclusion of Punjabi as the official languages of the union territory […]
Added on September 6, 2020
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Says ready to help ease tension between the two neighbours
Washington: Describing the situation along the India-China border as “very nasty, US President Donald Trump has said that the Chinese are “going at it much more strongly” than a lot of people understand and he would “love to get involved and help” ease the tension. Indian and Chinese troops are engaged in a bitter standoff […]
Added on September 6, 2020
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New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has clearly conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Gen. Wei Fenghe that China must strictly respect the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and not make attempts to unilaterally change its status quo, asserting India is determined to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity, officials said on Saturday. In the first […]
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New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to take the nation into confidence on talks with China on the border row in Ladakh, saying people want to know about the outcomes of the repeated conversations with the Chinese side. The Opposition party’s demand comes a day […]
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Srinagar: Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) is trying to re-establish its base in north Kashmir, the Army said on Saturday, a day after three militants of the outfit were killed in an encounter with security forces in Baramulla district. Addressing a joint press conference with Deputy Inspector General of Police (North Kashmir Range) Muhammad Sulaiman Choudhary at […]
Added on September 6, 2020
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New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 infection tally sprinted past 40 lakh, just 13 days after it crossed 30 lakh, with a record 86,432 cases being reported in a day, while recoveries have surged to 31,07,223 on Saturday pushing the recovery rate to 77.23 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry. The total coronavirus cases mounted […]
Added on September 6, 2020
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Jammu: Jammu has witnessed a spurt in COVID-19 cases, registering 2,254 new patients in the past nine days with 520 of them on Saturday alone, owing to a strategic plan to ‘sweep clean’ the district of the infection through a massive testing exercise, officials said. The health officials said the drive pushed Jammu on the […]
Added on September 6, 2020
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Jammu: All checkpoints along Jammu-Pathankot highway have been put on alert and security strengthened following an incident of carjacking by unidentified armed persons in the neighbouring Punjab, a police official said on Saturday. The director general of Punjab Police had sounded an alert in his state, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir after three persons […]
Added on September 6, 2020
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Islamabad: Taliban officials say a senior delegation returned early Saturday to Qatar, paving the way for the start of peace talks with the Afghan government that are expected to take place in the tiny Gulf state. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media. The negotiations […]
Added on September 6, 2020
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New Delhi: In the emerging defence paradigm, India’s security would be maintained not only along the northern and western borders but in the strategic space of the extended neighbourhood as well, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Saturday. He also said that India values its emerging relationship with the US and cherishes […]
