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Srinagar: Although the government has put a blanket ban on conversion of agricultural land for other purposes, thousands of acres of such land in Kashmir have turned into residential areas. According to officials, vast swaths of fertile land have been filled up to construct houses, malls, shopping complexes, hospitals and educational institutions. Director, Department of […]
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Kargil/Jammu: A voter turnout of 77.61 was recorded in the high-stakes electoral battle of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil on Wednesday. Officials said that 74026 votes were polled in the election today in which NC- Congress combine are locked in a direct fight with the Bharatiya Janata Party. The highest voter turnout was recorded in […]
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Srinagar: Two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. The encounter started earlier in the day when security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Kujjar following information about the presence of ultras there. Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir, […]
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Gangtok: At least eight people died and 49 others, including 23 army personnel, went missing on Wednesday after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta River basin, officials said. Three of the dead were washed up in north Bengal, they said. The flood in Sikkim that started […]
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New Delhi: Scientists have uncovered biological reasons behind why men are more likely to experience severe cases of COVID-19 than women, offering a promising new strategy to prevent the viral disease. The pre-clinical research in mice, published in the journal iScience, has yet to be replicated in humans, but points to the ACE2 protein as […]
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New Delhi: The government on Wednesday raised the subsidy provided to poor women, who got free cooking gas connections under the Ujjwala Yojana, to Rs 300 per cylinder as it looked to blunt opposition criticism of high fuel prices. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs raised the subsidy from Rs 200 per 14.2-kg cylinders for […]
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Jammu: Slamming the opposition alliance for calling a dharna on October 10, Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina on Wednesday questioned why they did not protest against the bloodshed in J-K when it was reeling under terrorism. He alleged that National Conference, Congress and PDP leaders under the Gupkar alliance were hatching conspiracies against […]
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Jammu: A cordon and search operation to track down terrorists suspected to be hiding in the forest area of Kalakote in Rajouri district entered the third day on Wednesday. The operation started after two Army personnel were injured in a gunfight with terrorists on Monday. “The search operation is going on in the area by […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will examine whether the immunity granted to lawmakers from prosecution for taking bribe to make a speech or vote in Parliament and state legislatures extends to them even if criminality is attached to their actions, as it began reconsideration of its 1998 judgement in the JMM […]
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Riyadh (Saudi Arabia): Saudi Arabia on Wednesday confirmed that it will maintain a production cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day through the end of the year. The announcement could further prop up oil prices, which are hovering around USD 90 a barrel. Production cuts first announced by Saudi Arabia and Russia in […]
