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New Delhi: Several states and union territories, including Maharashtra, Punjab and Delhi, have announced closure of schools or suspended classes briefly till the COVID-19 situation is further reviewed in the wake of rising cases across the country. Coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high since the outbreak of the pandemic with over one […]
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Jammu: Nearly two dozen shanties were gutted in a major fire at a slum housing Rohingya Muslims in the outskirts of Jammu city on Monday, officials said. No one was injured in the fire at Maratha Mohalla in Trikuta Nagar, they said. The fire broke out in one of the shacks in the wee hours […]
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Cong raises issue, says allegations were true
New Delhi: The Congress Monday sought a thorough probe in the Rafale defence deal and demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after a French media report claimed that 1.1 million was paid to a “middleman” by the aircraft manufacturer. Chief Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala told a press conference here that the French news portal’s […]
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New Delhi: The BJP on Monday dismissed as “completely baseless” the allegations of corruption in the Rafale deal, stressing that the Supreme Court had rejected a demand for a probe in the purchase of the fighter aircraft and the CAG also found nothing wrong. Responding to a question about the Congress’ attack on the Modi […]
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Jammu: Inspector General of Police, Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh on Monday visited Doda district and sought the public support in maintaining peace and law and order in the hilly district, police said. The IGP also took stock of the security situation, crime position and other allied things of policing during his visit, a police spokesperson […]
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NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women has created a separate cell to deal with issues in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. In a statement, it said the special cell will deal with complaints received from the two Union territories and will also look into the development activities related to women […]
Added on April 5, 2021
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 573 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 105 travellers, taking the tally to 1,33,012, while three more deaths due to the virus raised the toll to 2,008, officials said. Of the fresh COVID-19 cases, 122 were from the Jammu division and 451 from the Kashmir division, they said. The officials […]
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Srinagar/New Delhi: Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Sunday dismissed speculations that the PAGD, an alliance of six mainstream parties, was headed for a break-up, stressing there is no alternative to staying together as the Centre’s “onslaught” against the people of Jammu and Kashmir has to be taken “head on collectively”. “A coalition of this kind […]
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited the SKIMS hospital here on Sunday to enquire about the health of National Conference (NC) president and MP Farooq Abdullah, who is undergoing treatment for COVID-19. Sinha, who met Abdullah’s son and NC vice president Omar Abdullah at the hospital, instructed the doctors at the SKIMS […]
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Srinagar: Over two dozen shops were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in a market in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday night, officials said. The fire started in a shop at Baba Reshi market in Tangmarg area of the north Kashmir district, the officials said on Sunday. It spread rapidly, […]
