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Seniority dispute of KAS officers: Panel submits report to end decades-long row

Jammu: A high-level official panel has submitted its report to the administration for mitigating the seniority dispute of a large number of Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) officers as there have been allegations of favouritism, illegal promotions and backdoor appointments, official sources said on Tuesday. The administration had on March 2 constituted a committee to examine […]

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Chinks in the armour: NC leader Aga Mehdi removes party designation from Twitter bio

Srinagar: Cracks started to appear within the National Conference (NC) as its chief spokesperson Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi distanced himself from the party’s stand of maintaining silence over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir after August 5 and removed his party designation from his Twitter handle on Tuesday. Mehdi, a former cabinet minister and an […]

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Omar denies dissection in NC

New Delhi/Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Tuesday denied there were political reasons for his current visit to Delhi and dismissed as “time pass for bored minds” speculation that the party was divided on key issues. The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister took to Twitter to refute suggestions that his visit was linked to […]

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Covid-19 Pandemic if far from over, warns WHO

Covid-19 Pandemic if far from over, warns WHO

Bangkok: As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the world is still smack in the middle of the pandemic, dampening hopes for a speedy global economic rebound and renewed international travel. Right now, we’re not in the second wave. We’re right in the middle of the […]

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Lockdown: India facing its worst recession in current fiscal, says Crisil

Lockdown: India facing its worst recession in current fiscal, says Crisil

New Delhi: India’s fourth recession since independence, the first since liberalisation and perhaps the worst to date, is here, CRISIL said on Tuesday as it predicted the economy to shrink by 5 per cent in the current fiscal because of coronavirus lockdown. “The first quarter (April to June 2020) will suffer a staggering 25 per […]

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Lockdown has failed, spell our roadmap for reopening strategy: Rahul

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the four phases of nationwide lockdown have “failed” and not given the results that Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected as he urged the Centre to spell out its strategy for “opening up” the country. Addressing an online press conference, the Congress leader expressed concern that if […]

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Migrants’ miseries: Centre, states committed several lapses: SC

New Delhi: Taking cognizance of the miseries of migrant workers, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said there have been inadequacies and certain lapses by the Centre and the states, and asked them to provide transport, food and shelter immediately free of cost. Referring to various media reports showing the unfortunate and miserable conditions of migrant […]

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Migrant labourers hold protest at Jammu, seek early evacuation

Jammu: A group of migrant workers on Tuesday assembled near the Bhagwati Nagar area of the city and held a protest to press for their early evacuation to their homes in different parts of the country, officials said. The protesters, including both men and women, later dispersed off peacefully after senior police officers rushed to […]

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Pak, Indian armies exchange fire in Poonch

Jammu: Pakistan Army on Tuesday resorted to firing and shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, drawing befitting retaliation from Indian soldiers, a defence spokesperson said. “Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by small arm firing with mortar shelling along LoC in Balakote sector in Poonch district early Tuesday […]

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UN Chief calls for rejecting anti-Muslim bigotry, hate

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced his “total commitment” to rejecting anti-Muslim bigotry, hate and all forms of intolerance, urging all to draw from Ramzan the lessons of compassion, mutual respect and solidarity. Guterres, in his remarks on Friday to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states on “COVID-19 Solidarity: Promoting Co-Existence […]