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LG reviews security situation in Ladakh

Schools up to class 8 reopen after 9-days closure Leh: Ladakh Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta on Friday reviewed the security situation in the Union territory as all schools up to class 8 reopened in violence-hit Leh after nine-days closure, officials said. Barring prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more persons and suspension of mobile […]

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Train brings new cars directly from manufacturing plants to Valley

Srinagar: Kashmir on Friday received its first automobile rake from the Jammu Division of Northern Railway, bringing new vehicles to the Valley directly from manufacturing plants, officials said. The train, carrying 116 vehicles manufactured at Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar plant, reached the Anantnag Goods Shed in south Kashmir on Friday morning, officials added. The arrival of […]

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BJP to hold core group meeting in Jammu today to discuss RS polls

Jammu: The BJP will set the ball rolling for the elections to the four Rajya Sabha seats of Jammu and Kashmir by holding a core group meeting here on Saturday. The Election Commission (EC) announced on September 25 that the elections to the four Rajya Sabha seats in the Union Territory would be held on […]

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Climate Change- Rising temperatures push cold-adapted migratory species into smaller, fragmented habitats: Report

Climate Change- Rising temperatures push cold-adapted migratory species into smaller, fragmented habitats: Report

New Delhi: Migratory wildlife, including Himalayan species such as musk deer and snow trout, are facing increasing survival challenges, with rising temperatures forcing cold-adapted species to move higher into smaller, fragmented habitats, according to a new report. The report released on Friday by the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals […]

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Justice process made simpler: Amit Shah

Justice process made simpler: Amit Shah

Kurukshetra (Haryana): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the enactment of three new criminal laws will make the justice process simpler and time bound, while asserting that after 2026, an FIR will be disposed of in three years on an average. He stressed that the new laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), […]

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NSG to undertake mega multi-state counter-terrorist drill

New Delhi: National Security Guard (NSG), the federal commando force, will undertake a large multi-state counter-terrorist drill on Friday to test the nation’s crisis response capabilities and preparedness during terrorist attacks and hostage-like situations. Officials said the exercise named ‘Gandiv’ will be conducted simultaneously during the intervening night of October 3-4 in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), […]

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Gold prices new barometer of global uncertainty like crude oil in past: RBI Governor

Gold prices new barometer of global uncertainty like crude oil in past: RBI Governor

Says India anchor of stability in volatile world New Delhi: RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said perhaps gold price is acting as a new barometer reflecting global uncertainties as the crude oil used to be in the recent past. While mentioning that fiscally almost every country today is “quite stressed”, Malhotra also said current […]

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Crackdown on protesters in PoK

Pak must be held accountable: MEA New Delhi: India on Friday said Pakistan must be held accountable for its “horrific” human rights violations against innocent protesters in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Several areas in PoK have witnessed widespread protests with people demanding basic rights, justice and an end to what they described as systemic oppression. “We […]

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Ladakh cannot afford violence, people trying to vitiate atmosphere will not be spared: LG

Ladakh cannot afford violence, people trying to vitiate atmosphere will not be spared: LG

Jammu: Surrounded by Pakistan and China, Ladakh cannot afford violence but some people are trying to vitiate the atmosphere in the Union territory and they will not be spared, Lt Governor (LG) Kavinder Gupta said. He said a magisterial probe has been launched into the September 24 violence that left four persons dead and scores […]

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Ladakh violence: Wangchuk’s wife moves SC challenging his detention under NSA

New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J Angmo has filed a plea in the Supreme Court challenging his detention under the National Security Act and seeking his immediate release. Wangchuk was detained under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) on September 26, two days after protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for […]