Added on July 15, 2020
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Jammu: An alleged drug peddler was arrested with over 40 kgs of poppy in Udhampur district on Tuesday, police said. The accused was identified as Nirmal Singh, a resident of Fatehpur Sahib, Punjab, they said. A police team stopped a Punjab-bound truck coming from Kashmir at Chenani for routine checking, the police said. During a […]
Added on July 15, 2020
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Jammu: Authorities in Udhampur district have decided against allowing day picnics to the famous hill resort of Patnitop from Friday, a step taken to regulate the flow of visitors amid spike in COVID-19 cases in the union territory. District Magistrate, Udhampur, Piyush Singla said only those having confirmed hotel bookings would be allowed to visit […]
Added on July 14, 2020
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New Delhi: Nineteen states and union territories have a COVID-19 recovery rate higher than the national average of 63.02 per cent, the Centre said on Monday, asserting that coordinated steps taken by it along with state governments have contributed to a “gradual surge” in the recovery of patients. It also said that there are 30 […]
Added on July 14, 2020
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Srinagar: Strict lockdown restrictions were re-imposed in most parts of Kashmir, including in the city here, on Monday after a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the valley over the past one week, officials said. They said strict restrictions have been imposed in Srinagar and other parts of the valley and no movement of people, […]
Added on July 14, 2020
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New Delhi: The Indian and Chinese military are scheduled to hold their fourth round of Lt General-level talks on Tuesday with an aim to finalise modalities for the next phase of de-escalation and disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh, government sources said on Monday. The meeting is set to be held in Chushul on the […]
Added on July 14, 2020
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Srinagar: Two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants, including a Pakistani, were killed while a woman was injured during a gun battle between the ultras and security forces in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Monday, police said. One of the slain militants has been identified as Nasir alias Shahbaz alias Baz Bai, a police spokesman said, adding […]
Added on July 14, 2020
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Srinagar: For the first time in the history of Jammu and Kashmir, no official function was held to commemorate Martyrs’ Day observed on July 13 every year in memory of those killed in firing by soldiers of Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh in 1931. In a break from past, there was no function at the […]
Added on July 14, 2020
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking restrictions on devotees in the Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage this year due to COVID-19 pandemic, saying the issue has to be left with the local administration to look into. “We have to respect principle of separation of powers,” said a bench comprising justices […]
Added on July 14, 2020
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Jammu: The police in Jammu went into a tizzy on Monday after a drone was found abandoned in a village on the outskirts of the city, officials said. The drone was initially believed to have come from Pakistan through the International Border (IB), but a subsequent investigation revealed that it was owned by the Indian […]
Added on July 14, 2020
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New Delhi: A senior rank officer of the Indian Army Monday approached the Delhi High Court challenging a recent policy banning armed forces officials from using social networking platforms like Facebook and Instagram. The petition, likely to come up for hearing on Tuesday, sought the court’s direction to the Director General of Military Intelligence to […]
