Added on May 6, 2020
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Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday asked decision makers, including the Centre, to look into the necessity of the 148-year-old biannual Darbar move, keeping in mind the financial implication of more than Rs 200 crore incurred by the “hopelessly fiscally deprived Union Territory”. In its 93-page judgement, a division bench of the […]
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Srinagar: Three photojournalists from Jammu and Kashmir have been awarded the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for their “striking images of life” in the valley. Channi Anand, Mukhtar Khan and Dar Yasin of the Associated Press won in the feature photography category. Khan is over the moon after he came to know about the award. “I could […]
Added on May 6, 2020
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United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that overcoming the coronavirus pandemic will require the most massive public health effort in history since it is an interconnected world where “none of us is safe until all of us are safe”. His remarks came as the world leaders on Monday pledged 7.4 billion euros (approximately […]
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Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary B R Sharma was on Tuesday appointed as chairman of the union territory’s public service commission. The general administration department issued an order to this effect. Sharma will be chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) till he attains the age of 62 years. He […]
Added on May 5, 2020
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Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has declared the entire Kashmir valley and three district of Jammu region as “red zone” based on overall assessment of the coronavirus situation and expected movement of stranded persons to the union territory. The classification of districts was given in an order issued by Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam on […]
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday announced a night curfew from 7 pm to 7 am everyday during the third phase of the ongoing lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the Union Territory. “Prohibitions (Curfew) on movement in ALL areas between 7 PM and 7 AM. No movement without passes. Medical […]
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New Delhi: In a stern warning to Pakistan, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane said India will respond appropriately and with “precision” to any acts of cross-border misadventure unless Islamabad gives up its policy of state-sponsored terrorism and coercing people in Kashmir to follow its “Azadi narrative”. In an exclusive interview to PTI, the chief of […]
Added on May 5, 2020
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New Delhi: India has conveyed its strong protest to Pakistan over an order by that country’s supreme court allowing the conduct of general elections in Gilgit-Baltistan. The Ministry of External Affairs said Pakistan was told that entire Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including areas of Gilgit and Baltistan, are an integral part of India and […]
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Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday summoned a senior Indian diplomat here to convey its rejection of what it called India’s “baseless and fallacious contention” regarding a verdict by Pakistan’s Supreme Court on the holding of general elections in Gilgit-Baltistan. The move to summon a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission came hours after India said […]
Added on May 5, 2020
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Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday that the nationwide lockdown will be lifted gradually, asserting that Pakistan cannot afford an indefinite closure, hours after 1,083 new infections were diagnosed, taking the country’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases past 20,000. Khan addressed a ceremony to launch the Corona Relief Tiger Force, a controversial youth organisation […]
