Added on April 20, 2021
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New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has deferred interviews for civil services examination 2020 due to a surge in coronavirus cases, according to an official statement issued on Monday. The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages — preliminary, main and interview — to select officers of Indian […]
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London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his planned visit to India next week due to the coronavirus situation in the country, Downing Street said on Monday. Johnson will instead speak to Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this month to launch their plans for the future UK-India partnership, with their physical meeting expected later […]
Added on April 20, 2021
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Replaces them with white-and-blue ones
Srinagar: The Army in Jammu and Kashmir has replaced red flags on its vehicles with white-and-blue ones and road barriers in sensitive zones have been given a new look in a move to ease the feeling of alienation among people during security checks and drills, an Army official said on Sunday. “Nowadays, the Army vehicles […]
Added on April 20, 2021
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Jammu: The Indian Army on Monday announced cancellation of a Common Entrance Examination (CEE) scheduled for April 25 in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district for candidates who successfully cleared a recently held recruitment rally. The Army had conducted a month-long recruitment rally at the Sunjuwan Military Station in Jammu from February 10 for various posts […]
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Srinagar: National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah on Monday wished former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a speedy recovery from the coronavirus infection. Singh, 88, tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi with a mild fever on Monday afternoon. “Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and […]
Added on April 19, 2021
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reviewed the COVID-19 situation in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, and stressed the need for vaccination of everyone over 45 years of age. He asked the local administration to help people with full sensitivity and asserted that the cooperation of society as well as the government is […]
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Banihal/Jammu: Over 1,500 stranded vehicles, including trucks carrying fuel and other essential commodities, left for Kashmir as authorities reopened the Jammu-Srinagar national highway for stranded vehicles on Sunday after the road was cleared of landslide debris at different places in Ramban district, officials said. However, no fresh traffic was allowed either from Srinagar or Jammu […]
Added on April 19, 2021
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Jammu: In a major reshuffle, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday ordered transfers and postings of 66 senior officers, mostly belonging to the Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS), replacing the directors of various departments, an official order said. The order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) said the decision was taken in the interest […]
Added on April 19, 2021
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Srinagar: A woman who had received bullet injury in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir last week died at a hospital here on Sunday, police said. Shakeela Banu (35), a resident of the Darganie Gund area of Tral in the south Kashmir district, received the bullet injury on Friday night, but her family initially did […]
Added on April 19, 2021
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Jammu: ‘Awaam Ki Awaaz’, a radio programme in Jammu and Kashmir aimed at seeking public feedback to make the process of governance interactive, participatory and people-centric, went on the air on Sunday, an official spokesperson said. The 30-minute programme, to be aired every third Sunday of the month, is an initiative of Jammu and Kashmir […]
