Added on February 24, 2021
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No fresh deaths in 21 states, UTs
New Delhi: India’s tally of active COVID-19 cases fell below the 1.5-lakh mark on Tuesday and was pegged at 1,47,306, comprising 1.34 per cent of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said, highlighting 21 states and UTs have not reported fresh fatalities in a 24-hour-period. A total of 10,584 new infections and 13,255 recoveries […]
Added on February 24, 2021
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Srinagar: A special court rejected the bail application of PDP leader Waheed Parra on Tuesday, saying the charges against him were “grave, serious and heinous in nature” and that a preliminary analysis of evidence collected so far show he was aiding militancy in Jammu and Kashmir in the garb of a politician. In a 19-page […]
Added on February 24, 2021
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Says troops ready for summer challenge
Anantnag: The security situation in the restive south Kashmir has improved significantly and the army is prepared to meet challenges like the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and the conduct of incident-free annual Amarnath Yatra, a senior army officer said on Tuesday. The prevailing security situation in south Kashmir is stable which is a […]
Added on February 24, 2021
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Bhaderwah: A 23-year-old man died on Tuesday when his car skidded off the road and fell into a 800-foot-deep gorge in Doda district, police said. Sajjad Hussain, a resident of Sanwara village, was driving from Chilli to Malikpora when the accident occurred around 10.20 am, Superintendent of Police, Bhaderwah, Raj Singh Gouria said. He said […]
Added on February 24, 2021
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Jammu: An Army jawan was killed in an accidental firing during training here on Tuesday, a defence spokesman said. “Gunner Sayan Ghosh of Artillery Regiment suffered fatal injury due to a firing accident while carrying out live firing training at the field firing range (in Akhnoor sector),” the spokesman said. The incident occurred around 10.30 […]
Added on February 24, 2021
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Islamabad: After more than a month of delays, escalating violence and a flurry of diplomatic activity, peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government have resumed in the Middle Eastern State of Qatar. Taliban spokesman Dr. Mohammad Naeem tweeted on Monday night that talks had resumed. There were no details other than the atmosphere […]
Added on February 23, 2021
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Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said political parties should cooperate in the completion of the delimitation exercise if they want early elections in Jammu and Kashmir. “Those who want early assembly elections in J-K are requested to help and cooperate with the delimitation commission, instead of making excuses,” Sinha told reporters. He was […]
Added on February 23, 2021
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Jammu: The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit on Monday slammed the Centre over the rise in petrol and diesel prices, saying the government has chosen to “profiteer off people’s misery”. Members of the party staged protests here and demanded immediate rollback of the hike in the fuels’ prices. The middle class and the marginalised are […]
Added on February 23, 2021
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Srinagar: Security forces on Monday conducted a surprise frisking operation in the Amira Kadal area of the city in the wake of the recent spurt in militant attacks, officials said. In an exercise reminiscent of the early 1990s, the security forces sealed off the Amira Kadal area, near Lal Chowk, and conducted frisking of all […]
Added on February 23, 2021
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Train services resume after 11 months of suspension
Srinagar/New Delhi: Nearly 1,100 people travelled between Banihal and Baramulla railway stations as train services resumed in Kashmir on Monday after remaining suspended for around 11 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. Two trains chugged on the railway tracks in Kashmir as the railway authorities resumed the services partially, they said. The officials […]
