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Roshini scam: CBI books former DC Pulwama, others

New Delhi: The CBI has booked former Deputy Commissioner of Pulwama and 12 others in connection with conferring of land ownership rights under the Roshni Act in alleged violation of provisions, officials said. It is alleged that Kakapora-residents Ghulam Ahmed Pandith, Ghulam Nabi Naikoo, Mohammad Amin Pandith and Farhat Pandith, Abdul Majid Sheikh and Ghulam […]

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No let up in cold wave conditions across Kashmir

Srinagar: Minimum temperatures across Kashmir stayed several degrees below the freezing point as an intense cold wave sweeps the region, a meteroelogical department official said on Tuesday. Several water bodies, including the surface of the famous Dal Lake here, have frozen, while a thick layer of ice has formed on several roads in Srinagar and […]

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Purported Arnab chats: Providing official secret info to journalist ‘criminal act’: Rahul Gandhi

Purported Arnab chats: Providing official secret info to journalist ‘criminal act’: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Providing official secret information to a journalist is a “criminal act” and both the giver and the receiver will have to go to jail, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday referring to the purported WhatsApp chats of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami doing the rounds of social media. Addressing a press conference, […]

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Pakistan PM feels angered

Islamabad: Pakistan’s prime minister reacted angrily Monday to media reports of a text exchange between an Indian TV anchor and a former media industry executive that suggests a 2019 Indian airstrike inside Pakistan was designed to boost Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chances for re-election. Imran Khan took to Twitter to respond to Indian media […]

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JK records 113 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 113 new coronavirus cases that raised its tally to 1,23,538, while one more fatality pushed the death count to 1,923, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 53 were recorded from the Jammu division and 60 from the Kashmir division of the union territory, they said. The officials said […]

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Indo-French air exercise: IAF to deploy Rafale, Sukhoi, Mirage 2000 jets

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force will deploy its Rafale, Sukhoi and Mirage 2000 combat jets besides other key assets in a five-day mega air exercise with French air and space force that begins near Jodhpur on Wednesday. The Indian Air Force (IAF) said its deployment at the ‘Ex-Desert Knight 21’ will also include IL-78 […]

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Looking into WhatsApp privacy policy changes: Union Minister

Looking into WhatsApp privacy policy changes: Union Minister

New Delhi: Amid a user backlash over a new privacy policy of WhatsApp, the Indian government on Tuesday said it is looking into the changes made by the popular messaging app, and asserted that sanctity of personal communication needs to be maintained. Speaking at the 15th India Digital Summit, Communications, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi […]

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Kashmiri Pandits protest outside UNMOG Jammu office

Jammu: Kashmiri Pandits staged a protest outside the office of the United Nations Military Observers Group (UNMOG) here on Tuesday against the exodus of the community from the Kashmir Valley 31 years ago. The displaced KPs held the protest in support of demands for their return, rehabilitation and one place for their settlement in the […]

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Another wet spell from Jan 22: MeT

Another wet spell from Jan 22: MeT

Little respite from cold in Kashmir

Srinagar: There was a slight improvement in the minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir on Sunday, but there was little respite from the cold wave as mercury remained several degrees below the freezing point across the valley. Meanwhile, the MET Office said a Western Disturbance is most likely to affect the union territory for […]

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Biden swearing-in: Washington DC converted into garrison city

Biden swearing-in: Washington DC converted into garrison city

Washington: Ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Wednesday, the American capital has been virtually turned into a garrison city, amidst multiple reports of threats and more armed violence by pro-Trump supporters to disrupt the so In the aftermath of last week’s Capitol riots, Washington D.C. is preparing […]