Added on June 22, 2019
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Jammu: A 26-year-old man was killed and another person injured when lightning struck their hut in Rajouri district, police said on Friday. Five goats also perished in the incident which took place in remote Bari Darhal area late Thursday night during a thunderstorm, a police official said. The deceased was identified as Abdul Razak Choudhary, […]
Added on June 22, 2019
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Jammu: A 10-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in a remote village in Reasi district, police said on Friday. The girl, Ruksana Bano, was feeding the cattle near her ‘dhok’ (mud-house) at Neeram village in Mahore area when she was attacked and taken away by the wild beast Thursday evening, a police […]
Added on June 22, 2019
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Srinagar: A massive hailstorm Friday caused extensive damage to standing crops including horticulture, besides uprooting trees and electricity poles, in many parts of Pulwama district of south Kashmir, officials said. “A massive hailstorm has wrecked havoc in horticulture and agriculture fields of Pulwama district. Joint teams will be sent for damage assessment and relief first […]
Added on June 22, 2019
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Jammu: Two alleged drug peddlers were arrested Friday with eight kg of heroin-like substance smuggled from Pakistan in Udhampur district, police said. This came a day after the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 5 kg of heroin from a forward area near the Suchetgarh Border Observation Post in a joint operation with BSF. A […]
Added on June 22, 2019
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New Delhi: The GST Council Friday extended the tenure of the anti-profiteering authority by two years till November 2021 and allowed use of Aadhaar as proof for obtaining GST registration while referring tax cut on electric vehicles and their chargers to an officers’ committee. The Council’s meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, also approved […]
Added on June 21, 2019
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Says eradication of ‘Triple Talaq’, ‘Nikah-Halala’ a must for ensuring equality
Says eradication of ‘Triple Talaq’, ‘Nikah-Halala’ a must for ensuring equality
Added on June 21, 2019
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New Delhi: A fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, which has been listed in the Lok Sabha’s agenda for Friday, will replace an ordinance issued in February by the previous BJP-led NDA […]
Added on June 21, 2019
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Srinagar: The Army on Thursday said its operations in Jammu and Kashmir are conducted in a professional and dedicated manner and the force has a code of conduct which values human dignity. “We have a very strong code of conduct which values human dignity and the values of the society. So I wish to assure […]
Added on June 21, 2019
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Haridwar: Several Hindu seers Wednesday renewed the demand for building a Ram temple in Ayodhya and abolishing Article 370 of the Constitution, saying it is the time for Modi government to honour people’s mandate to it. The seers raised the demand during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Marg Darshak Mandal meeting. The seers attending the meeting […]
Added on June 21, 2019
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New Delhi: The Congress alleged on Thursday that the BJP-led government had a record of raising high expectations by making tall promises but not delivering anything and the president’s address to a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament was the prime example of “a lot of intent founded upon sheer inaction”. Congress’s chief spokesperson […]