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New Delhi: The armed forces will test the capabilities of some of its drones and counter-drone systems during an exercise by the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) in the first week of October, a senior official said on Tuesday. The exercise will see the participation of all three services, and will take place five […]
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Jammu: A vital road connecting Rajouri, Reasi and Ramban districts in Jammu and Kashmir was restored by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) after nearly month-long closure owing to major damage in the aftermath of heavy rainfall, a defence spokesperson said on Tuesday. The restoration of the Budhal-Mahore-Gul (BMG) road, a strategically important surface link for […]
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Jammu: The 130th birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh, the last Dogra ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, was observed on Tuesday across Jammu region, as leaders and civil society group used the occasion to renew their demand for the restoration of statehood to the Union Territory. While tributes were paid at various functions to recall […]
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Srinagar: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday said the elected government in the Union territory is facing several challenges but continues to strive for the rights of the people with its “limited powers”. “There are some people who want us to resign. But we are not among those who run away. We are […]
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United Nations: With global peace and progress under siege, the United Nations chief challenged world leaders Tuesday to choose a future where the rule of law triumphs over raw power and where nations come together rather than scramble for self-interests. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the UN’s founders faced the same questions 80 years ago, but […]
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Leh: The 91-kilometre strategic road connecting Hanle to the border village of Chumar in Ladakh has been thrown open to public, Army said on Tuesday. The route traverses extreme high altitudes ranging from 14,500 feet to 17,200 feet, including the high Salsa La Pass. “A 91 km road connecting Hanle to the border village of […]
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Jammu: A soldier died from a bullet fired from his service rifle outside a military hospital in Udhampur district on Tuesday, officials said. Police have started inquest proceedings to ascertain whether the soldier died of accidental firing or committed suicide, they said. The soldier-driver was waiting in a parked medicine supply vehicle in the main […]
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Jammu: The officers of the wildlife department and Police on Tuesday captured a python weighing nearly 55 kilograms in Rajouri district, officials said. Acting on information from locals, teams of police and the wildlife department rushed to Manpur village in Nowshera tehsil and launched an operation to capture a giant python in the forest area, […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has observed that the time has come to decriminalise the defamation law, while agreeing to examine a plea by the Foundation for Independent Journalism seeking to quash the summons issued to it in a criminal defamation case. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice […]
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Srinagar: BJP leader Baijayant Panda called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here on Tuesday. “Mr. @PandaJay, Member of Parliament and Chairperson of the Committee on Public Undertakings, called on Chief Minister at Srinagar today,” the office of the chief minister posted on X. The meeting took place at the residence of CM Abdullah on Gupkar […]
