Added on January 19, 2021
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New Delhi: Petrol price in the national capital neared the Rs 85 a litre mark while diesel rates in Mumbai were close to Rs 82 as fuel prices were raised by 25 paise per litre each on Monday. Petrol now costs a lifetime high of Rs 84.95 per litre in Delhi while diesel comes for […]
Added on January 19, 2021
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Srinagar: The three youths killed in a gunfight with security forces in Lawaypora last month were involved in militancy, Inspector General of Police-Kashmir Vijay Kumar said on Monday and added that police will soon convince their parents of it with concrete evidence. “Their involvement has been — almost 60 per cent — proved. We are […]
Added on January 19, 2021
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Srinagar: An Army officer allegedly shot himself dead at a forward post in Tangdhar sector along the Line of Control in north Kashmir, officials said on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Major Fayazullah Khan, a company commander of 6 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, they said. The officials said the reason behind the officer […]
Added on January 19, 2021
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Srinagar: Two minor children of a nomad died due to severe cold after the family refused to shift to a temporary shelter from their tent in Kulgam south Kashmir, officials said on Monday. Sahil (10) and Shazia (6), children of Zubair Ahmad, died due to severe cold as the family was staying in tented accommodation […]
Added on January 19, 2021
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Jammu: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday recommended a compensation of Rs 3 lakh each to the families of 11 children who died due to consumption of spurious medicines in Udhampur district between December 2019 and January last year. The NHRC ordered the compensation in favour of the victim families, observing that there […]
Added on January 19, 2021
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Jammu: Two Kashmir-based operatives of the militant outfit JeM were arrested on Monday along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition that were dropped by their handlers from across the border using drones, a senior police officer said on Monday. They had travelled from Kashmir to the International Border at Vijaypur in Samba and […]
Added on January 19, 2021
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 82 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, bringing the infection tally to 1,23,425, while another death raised the toll to 1,922, officials said. Thirty-six of the fresh COVID-19 cases were from Jammu division and 46 from Kashmir division, they said. The officials said Jammu district recorded a maximum of […]
Added on January 19, 2021
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New Delhi: India and France will carry out a five-day mega air exercise near Jodhpur beginning Wednesday that is expected to see Rafale jets of the two countries engaging in complex maneuvers to enhance operational coordination, official sources said. The exercise –‘Ex-Desert Knight 21’– is taking place at a time when the Indian Air Force […]
Added on January 18, 2021
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Srinagar: Intense cold wave conditions persisted in Kashmir on Sunday, even as the minimum temperatures increased marginally across the valley. The meteorological department here said a western disturbance is likely to affect Jammu and Kashmir for a few days starting January 22, bringing snowfall and rain to the union territory. The night temperature in Kashmir […]
Added on January 18, 2021
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Srinagar: An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hit Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, but there was no report of any damage, officials said. At 10:01 pm, the earthquake struck at a latitude of 33.03 degrees north and a longitude of 75.93 degrees east — 93 kms east of Katra, they added. The depth of the earthquake […]
