Added on June 1, 2021
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Srinagar: Authorities on Monday extended the suspension of train services between Baramulla and Banihal section till June 09 in view of the Covid-19 situation. In an order, authorities said that the suspension of train service between Baramulla and Banihal has been extended till June 09. “The UT of Jammu and Kashmir has extended the cancellation […]
Added on May 31, 2021
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Srinagar: The COVID-19 death toll in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 3,870 on Sunday with 29 more fatalities, while 2,256 new cases pushed the infection count to 2,88,940, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 823 were from the Jammu division and 1,433 were from the Kashmir division, they said. Srinagar district recorded the highest 350 […]
Added on May 31, 2021
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New Delhi: The modernisation of the Indian Army is well on course, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane has said, dismissing apprehensions that the need for devoting more resources to guard the Line of Actual Control in the face of the prolonged standoff with China in eastern Ladakh may starve the force of funds for buying […]
Added on May 31, 2021
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New Delhi: The country has experienced many moments of national pride during his government’s tenure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday as he highlighted its initiatives on national security and various development measures on its seventh anniversary. In his monthly Mann ki Baat’ address, Modi also said that along with successes there have been […]
Added on May 31, 2021
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New Delhi: Large digital companies like Google and Facebook have begun updating their websites to reflect the appointment of the grievance officers under the new social media rules that came into effect recently. According to government sources, large social media companies like Google, Facebook and WhatsApp have shared details with the IT Ministry as per […]
Added on May 30, 2021
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New Delhi: The holding of the ceasefire between Indian and Pakistani armies along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir for the last three months has contributed to a feeling of peace and security and it is the first step towards a long road of normalisation of ties between the two countries, Chief […]
Added on May 30, 2021
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Islamabad: At least 11 people, including three children, were killed and 13 others injured when a passenger van carrying them plunged into a ditch in Pakistan-administered Kashmir’s (PaK) Muzaffarabad, a media report said on Saturday. The accident happened on Saturday morning when the passenger van en route to Chakothi sector from Rawalpindi met with an […]
Added on May 30, 2021
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Banihal/Jammu: A truck driver was arrested after nine kilograms of poppy straw was found in his vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, police said on Saturday. The truck was headed for Jammu from Srinagar when it was intercepted for checking at the Jawahar Tunnel, leading to the discovery of the contraband concealed in its […]
Added on May 30, 2021
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Jammu: The body of a Pakistani national, who succumbed to bullet injuries at a hospital here, was handed over to Pakistani Rangers by the Border Security Force at a flag meeting along the International Border in Samba district on Saturday, officials said. Syed Raja Aasim (27), a resident of Danga in Lahore, suffered multiple bullet […]
Added on May 30, 2021
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New Delhi: The government on Saturday announced a string of measures, including a pension for dependents of those having lost their lives due to COVID-19, among other benefits for the families who lost their earning members to the pandemic. Besides family pensions, insurance benefits under the Employees’ Deposit-Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme have been enhanced and […]