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Jammu: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man here, following which the accused was arrested, police said on Saturday. The girl alleged that the accused, identified as Suraj Singh of Jourian, called her to the neighbour’s house on Friday and raped her, a police official said. Acting on the complaint of the teenager, […]
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New Delhi: India has received the highest rainfall in the month of August in the last 44 years, IMD data shows, as several parts of the country have witnessed floods. Until August 28, the month recorded a 25-per cent surplus rainfall. It has also surpassed the previous highest rainfall in August, which was recorded in […]
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New Delhi: The Devika river rejuvenation project, under which bathing places, natural water bodies and catchment areas will be developed in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, will be ready by the end of 2021, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. This was conveyed at a review meeting of the ambitious project held over […]
Added on August 30, 2020
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Leh: One more patient died of coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the death toll due to the disease in the union territory to 28, officials said on Saturday. The patient, who was suffering from various ailments, died at a hospital in Leh district on Friday, they said. This was the 10th COVID-related death in Leh district, […]
Added on August 29, 2020
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Police, all-India services and ACB come under Lt Guv’s direct command
New Delhi: The Centre has issued rules for a smooth functioning of the Jammu and Kashmir administration, specifying that the police, the all-India services and the anti-corruption bureau will be under the direct control of the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of the Union Territory. The rules, notified by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla under the Jammu […]
Added on August 29, 2020
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Srinagar: Four militants were killed on Friday in an encounter with security forces, while another surrendered in Shopian district of south Kashmir, officials said. The district commander of Al-Badr outfit and another militant involved in the abduction and killing of a panch from Khanmoh area of the city whose body was recovered from Shopian on […]
Added on August 29, 2020
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Srinagar: A 28-year-old man was on Friday arrested by security forces after he tried to snatch a CRPF jawan’s rifle in Nowhatta area of the city, police said. Tehreen Shabir Dar, a resident of Peerbagh area on the outskirts of the city, was overpowered by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) head constable Samrinder near Nowhatta […]
Added on August 29, 2020
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New Delhi: A record single-day spike of 77,266 COVID-19 cases pushed India’s virus tally to 33,87,500, while the recoveries surged to 25,83,948 on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll climbed to 61,529 with 1,057 people succumbing to the diseases in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 […]
Added on August 29, 2020
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New Delhi: MPs will be requested to get themselves tested for COVID-19 at least 72 hours before the start of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday. The Monsoon Session is likely to start from September 14 and conclude on October 1. Besides MPs, all those who are expected […]
Added on August 29, 2020
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Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that allowing former premier Nawaz Sharif to leave the country for medical treatment in the UK was a “mistake” and his government “regretted” the decision. Sharif, 70, was allowed to leave for London in November last year after the Lahore High Court granted him a four-week permission […]
