Added on July 17, 2020
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Washington: The US is mulling over imposing a sweeping travel ban on members of the ruling Communist Party of China and their families, a move that could further exacerbate the bilateral tensions, according to a media report. The presidential proclamation, still in its draft form, could also authorise the US government to revoke the visas […]
Added on July 17, 2020
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New Delhi: Jammu has emerged as an education hub in north India with the establishment of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and AIIMS among others, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. Referring to the abrogation of Article 370 provisions on August 5 last year, he said with the […]
Added on July 16, 2020
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Beijing: China on Wednesday said the fourth Commander-level talks between Indian and Chinese militaries to ease tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh have reached progress on promoting “further disengagement” of the border troops to de-escalate tensions. During the course of the intense and complex negotiations between senior commanders of the […]
Added on July 16, 2020
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New Delhi: The Indian military conveyed a “very clear” message to the Chinese army during a nearly 15-hour-long talks that status quo ante must be restored in eastern Ladakh and it will have to follow all mutually agreed protocols for border management to bring back peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control, government […]
Added on July 16, 2020
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to explain the basis for detaining high court’s bar leader Mian Abdul Qayoom who has challenged his detention under Public Safety Act (PSA) since August 7 last year. The top court asked it to take into consideration various aspects including Qayoom’s age, expiry […]
Added on July 16, 2020
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday asked Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) to take an urgent decision on holding the annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine, located in the higher reaches of South Kashmir, keeping in mind the threat of COVID-19. A 23-page order issued by a division bench comprising Chief Justice […]
Added on July 16, 2020
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Jammu: A 28-year-old Pakistani man was arrested on Wednesday after he crossed into this side from across the Line of Control in Poonch district, a senior police officer said. Abdul Rehman, a resident of Nakyal village of Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK), was apprehended by police in Balakote sector soon after he crossed into thej country, Poonch’s […]
Added on July 16, 2020
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain a plea challenging legal provisions which provide 100 per cent reservation to domicile of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in public employment. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat asked Ladakh-based lawyer Najum Ul Huda to move the […]
Added on July 16, 2020
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New Delhi: Scientists have predicted that the India’s population may peak to about 1.6 billion in 2048, and decline by 32 per cent to around 1.09 billion in 2100, when it is also expected to be the world’s most populous country. The analysis, published in the journal The Lancet, used data from the Global Burden […]
Added on July 16, 2020
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Srinagar/Bhopal: Bhopal-based newspaper owner, Pyare Miyan (68) who was on the run after five girls and a woman accused him of rape was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, the city police said here. Earlier in the day, the police claimed to have seized porn CDs, high-end cars, liquor bottles and bones of wild […]
