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No room for corruption in JK: Lt Guv Sinha

Stresses on promotion of youth-centric policies

Srinagar: Spelling out the contours of his model of governance, newly appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, has stressed on zero tolerance for corruption in the union territory and called for the promotion of youth-centric programmes, an official said here on Saturday. The Lt Governor chaired a high-level meeting with the administrative […]

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LAC row: India, China hold Major General-level talks

New Delhi: Talks between senior army commanders of India and China were underway on Saturday to take forward the disengagement process along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at a number of friction points including in Daulat Beg Oldi and Depsang in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the developments said. The Major General-level talks are […]

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Promoting tourism: 600 km highway to be constructed along border in Kashmir: Govt

Srinagar: A 600 km-long highway will be constructed along the border touching all picturesque tourist spots in the Kashmir Valley, each of which will be “another Gulmarg”, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam has said. The Rs 8,000 crore road project will connect Gulmarg with Kargil and Drass in Ladakh. “We are planning to […]

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Strained relations: Saudi stops supply of oil on deferred payments to Pak

Islamabad: Pakistan has not received the oil on deferred payments from Saudi Arabia since May as a deal signed between the two close allies for provision of USD 3.2 billion worth of the fuel under the arrangement expired two months ago. The USD 3.2 billion Saudi oil facility was part of the USD 6.2-billion Saudi […]

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COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 68.32 pc: Centre

Says case fatality dips to 2.04 pc

New Delhi: Focused and effective efforts towards containment, testing, isolation and treatment by the Centre, states and Union Territories have resulted in the recovery rate rising to 68.32 per cent and fatality rate steadily declining to 2.04 per cent, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. India has one of the lowest cases per million at […]

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LeT financing network busted, six held

Jammu: Security forces have arrested six members of an LeT terror financing network and foiled their bid to revive the outfit in Jammu region, officials said Saturday. The network was busted on the information provided by the Army, which gave intelligence inputs about efforts to revive it in Jammu city, a senior police officer said. […]

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WB says it can’t appoint neutral expert for settling disputes over IWT

Islamabad: The World Bank has expressed its inability to take an independent decision on the appointment of a neutral expert or a Court of Arbitration for the settlement of a long-pending water dispute between India and Pakistan, saying the two countries will have to bilaterally choose one option, a media report here said on Saturday. […]

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BSF kills Pak intruder along IB

New Delhi: A Pakistani infiltrator was killed by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday along the India-Pakistan International Border in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, officials said. “BSF troops observed a Pakistani intruder who crossed the IB and attempted to sneak over the fence. He was challenged but he still crossed the fence and ran towards […]

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Congress seeks permission to mark Quit India Movement anniversary

Jammu: The Congress on Saturday sought permission from the Jammu and Kashmir government to hold functions to mark the 78th anniversary of Quit India Movement or August Kranti’. The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee on August 8, 1942, demanding an end to the […]

Added on August 8, 2020 Press Trust of India

Situation of uncertainty to end in JK: Lt Guv Sinha

Says dialogue with people will start soon

Srinagar: Pitching for peace and stability in Jammu and Kashmir, the union territory’s new lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said the administration would soon initiate direct dialogue with the people to end the situation of uncertainty and the menace of terrorism. Talking to reporters after taking oath, Sinha termed August 5 an important day […]