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SSF jawan dies in highway accident in Samba

Jammu: A Special Security Force (SSF) personnel, currently deployed at the Raj Bhavan here, was killed on Monday when his motorcycle collided with a truck in Samba, police said. The accident took place at Supwal along the Jammu-Pathankot highway around 11.30 am when the SSF personnel, Devinder Kumar, was on way to Jammu from his […]

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Woman injured in bear attack

Jammu: A woman was injured after a bear attacked her near her house close to a forested area in Doda district, officials said. Hajra Begum, a resident of Void Drubel in Chatroo, was attacked on Sunday evening. She was saved by locals and later hospitalised, they said. She has suffered critical injuries, the officials said. […]

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‘Narco Militant’ module busted, 6 JeM associates held: Police

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police Monday claimed to have busted a narco militant module working with Pakistan based prescribed outfit JeM and transporting arms, ammunition to active militants in the Kashmir valley. Officials said that a narco militant module linked with banned militant outfit Jaish e Mohammad was busted and six people involved were […]

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Lockdown restrictions extended in JK until June 8

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday extended the coronavirus lockdown until June 8 and said the Centre’s new guidelines on some relaxations require a fresh assessment of the spread of COVID-19 in the Union Territory. The Union Home Ministry has said ‘Unlock-I’ will be initiated in the country from June 8 under which […]

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Qureshi writes to UN officials on situation in Kashmir: FO

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi wrote a letter to the top UN officials, highlighting the Kashmir issue, the Foreign Office said on Saturday. The minister addressed another “comprehensive communication” to the UN Security Council President and the UN Secretary General, apprising them of the latest situation in Kashmir through a letter of 21 […]

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Trump postpones G7 summit, wants to expand it to G10 or G11, including India

Trump postpones G7 summit, wants to expand it to G10 or G11, including India

Washington: US President Donald Trump has postponed the G7 Summit till September and expressed his desire to expand the “outdated” bloc to G10 or G11, including India and three other nations to the grouping of the world’s top economies. Trump has been over the weeks suggesting that there is “no greater example” of reopening amid […]

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Nepali Congress to table separate Constitution amendment bill in Parliament

Kathmandu: The Nepali Congress, the country’s main Opposition party, will table a separate Constitution amendment bill in Parliament to address some of the demands of the Madhes-based parties while backing another one tabled by the government to alter the country’s map, amidst a border row with India. The Nepali Congress (NC) had first registered the […]

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China’s 1st domestically-built aircraft carrier begins sea trials to test equipment, weapons

Beijing: China’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier ‘Shandong’ has started conducting sea trials and training to test its equipment and weapons, the Chinese military said. The ship, China’s second aircraft carrier, is carrying out sea trials as per an annual plan that includes training subjects, Defence spokesman Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang was quoted as saying by […]

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No violence between Indian and Chinese troops taking place in eastern Ladakh, says Army as purported video of clashes emerges

New Delhi: The Indian Army on Sunday said no violence is taking place between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh currently, after a video emerged on the social media purportedly showing clashes between the two sides. “The contents of the video being circulated are not authenticated. Attempt to link it with the situation on […]

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Ladakah face-off: Talks at military, diplomatic levels on to resolve standoff, says Rajnath

New Delhi: As Indian and Chinese troops remain engaged in a tense border standoff, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asserted that the government will not allow India’s pride to be hurt under any circumstances even as he said bilateral talks were on at military and diplomatic levels to resolve the row. Singh also said […]