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Take parties, country into confidence over LAC situation: Cong

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday asked the government to take all political parties and the country into confidence over restoration of the status quo ante on the border with China. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said there can be no compromise on India’s security and territorial integrity and posed a set of questions to […]

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End corruption, reliance on China will join back: Trump to WHO

End corruption, reliance on China will join back: Trump to WHO

Washington: The US will consider rejoining the World Health Organization if it ends corruption and reliance on China, the White House has said. President Donald Trump on Friday terminated America’s relationship with the WHO and accused the global health body of being hand in glove with China in sharing inaccurate information to the world about […]

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Amid Covid-19 pandemic, authorities plan reopening of schools

Srinagar: Authorities in Kashmir are planning to reopen schools, which have been closed due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, in the valley from the middle of June this year. The government schools have been asked to provide two reusable masks and a pair of hand gloves to each student while installing hand sanitisers and liquid soap […]

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Trump to designate Antifa as terror organisation

Trump to designate Antifa as terror organisation

Blames it for role in violence

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that America will designate far-left extremist group Antifa as a terrorist organisation in view of its role in violence across the country after the killing of a black man by a white police officer in Minnesota. Antifa, regarded as a militant, left-wing, anti-fascist political activist movement in the […]

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Expulsion of 2 High Commission officials

Pak summons Indian diplomat, lodges protest

Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register a strong protest over India’s decision to expel two officials of its High Commission in New Delhi on charges of espionage. India on Sunday declared two officials of the Pakistan High Commission as “persona non grata” on charges of espionage and ordered them to […]

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VDC members gun goes off accidently, kills 4 year old minor

Jammu: A four-year-old boy was killed when he was hit by a bullet from a rifle inside a house in Reasi district, police said Monday. Vansh, along with his elder brother Rohit (10), had come to his maternal home at Maslot village in Arnas on Sunday and started fiddling with .303 rifle of the grandfather […]

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SSF jawan dies in highway accident in Samba

Jammu: A Special Security Force (SSF) personnel, currently deployed at the Raj Bhavan here, was killed on Monday when his motorcycle collided with a truck in Samba, police said. The accident took place at Supwal along the Jammu-Pathankot highway around 11.30 am when the SSF personnel, Devinder Kumar, was on way to Jammu from his […]

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Woman injured in bear attack

Jammu: A woman was injured after a bear attacked her near her house close to a forested area in Doda district, officials said. Hajra Begum, a resident of Void Drubel in Chatroo, was attacked on Sunday evening. She was saved by locals and later hospitalised, they said. She has suffered critical injuries, the officials said. […]

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‘Narco Militant’ module busted, 6 JeM associates held: Police

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police Monday claimed to have busted a narco militant module working with Pakistan based prescribed outfit JeM and transporting arms, ammunition to active militants in the Kashmir valley. Officials said that a narco militant module linked with banned militant outfit Jaish e Mohammad was busted and six people involved were […]

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Lockdown restrictions extended in JK until June 8

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday extended the coronavirus lockdown until June 8 and said the Centre’s new guidelines on some relaxations require a fresh assessment of the spread of COVID-19 in the Union Territory. The Union Home Ministry has said ‘Unlock-I’ will be initiated in the country from June 8 under which […]