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China & India should not “undercut” each other; must create ‘enabling conditions’ to resolve border issue: Chinese FM Wang

China & India should not “undercut” each other; must create ‘enabling conditions’ to resolve border issue: Chinese FM Wang

Beijing: China and India should stop “undercutting” each other, shed mutual “suspicion” and create “enabling conditions” by expanding bilateral cooperation to resolve the border issue, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday. Calling the boundary dispute as not the “whole story” of the China-India relationship, Wang said that both countries were friends and partners […]

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ACB registers FIR in Rs 1,000-cr loan default case, raids conducted

Jammu: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Saturday registered a case against the top officials of Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Housing Corporation (JKCHC), including its former managing director, in a Rs 1,000 crore loan default case, officials said. Searches were conducted after obtaining warrants from the court at the residential premises of JKCHCL chairman and MD […]

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Omar targets BJP leader Suvendhu Adhikari over Kashmir remarks

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday hit out at BJP leader Suvendhu Adhikari for his remarks that West Bengal will become like Kashmir if the Trinamool Congress came back to power in the state. “But according to you BJP wallas Kashmir has become paradise after August 2019 so what’s wrong with West Bengal […]

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‘Sticky bombs’: Security forces redraw SOPs; ask public not to leave vehicles unattended

Srinagar: Suspecting that ‘sticky bombs’ may have entered the valley, security forces are redrawing their standard operating procedures and also advising general public not to leave their vehicles unattended, officials said on Sunday. In the middle of last month, the Jammu and Kashmir police recovered an arms consignment consisting of a Improvised Explosive Device (IED) […]

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Abdullah’s petition challenging ED to come up for hearing in JK High court on Monday

Srinagar: A petition of veteran politician Farooq Abdullah challenging an order of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of attaching his properties in the erstwhile state will come up for hearing on Monday before a new judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. The plea, which has given a detailed reason for cancelling the provision attachment […]

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JK farm outfit demands MSP, agricultural loans to small farmers

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Kisan Tehreek on Sunday demanded minimum support price (MSP) and agricultural loans to small farmers and orchardists of the union territory. In a daylong conference in Kathua district, the farmers’ organisation also expressed concern over the lack of procurement centres and inadequate compensation to farmers of Jammu and Kashmir. CPI(M) […]

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JK resident goes missing after son’s marriage in Mumbai

Mumbai: A 56-year-old Jammu and Kashmir resident has gone missing a day after his son got married in Kalina in Mumbai’s Santacruz area, police said on Sunday. Mohanlal Sharma had reached the city along with his family members on February 28 and his son got married on Friday, an official said. “He went missing on […]

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Satellite set for Mar 28 launch will help India keep an eye on borders near real-time

Bengaluru: India plans to launch on March 28 an earth observation satellite that will provide it near real-time images of its borders and also enable quick monitoring of natural disasters. GISAT-1 is slated to be lofted into space by GSLV-F10 rocket from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district, about 100 kms north of Chennai. […]

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Govt ready to amend new agri laws: Union Minister

Govt ready to amend new agri laws: Union Minister

Says opposition playing politics at the cost of agri-economy

New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday said the government is ready to amend three new farm laws to respect the sentiments of protesting farmers, even as he attacked opposition parties for doing politics on this issue at the cost of agriculture economy and by hurting farmers’ interest. Addressing the 5th national convention […]

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Spike in COVID-19: Centre asks states to accelerate vaccination

New Delhi: The Centre has asked states and union territories witnessing surge in new COVID-19 cases and high active caseload to continue with the strategy of “test, track and treat” that had yielded rich dividends at the height of the pandemic and accelerate vaccination for priority population groups in districts reporting higher infections on mission […]