Added on July 26, 2023
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New Delhi: The projected population of India, as on July 1, 2023, is 139 crore according to a report of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said as per the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, population […]
Added on July 26, 2023
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Leh/Jammu: Two policemen, including a sub-inspector of Ladakh Police, suffered serious injuries after they were “violently and brutally” assaulted by a group of miscreants, a senior officer said here on Monday. Senior Superintendent of Police (Leh) PD Nitya said an FIR has been registered under relevant sections, including attempt to murder, against eight absconding accused […]
Added on July 26, 2023
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Jammu: The annual Machail Mata pilgrimage commenced on Tuesday with hundreds of devotees paying their obeisance at the high-altitude temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh and Kishtwar Deputy Commissioner Devansh Yadav visited the 9705 feet high shrine in the scenic Paddar valley, also […]
Added on July 26, 2023
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Jammu: The Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU) and the J-K Kisan Tehrik on Tuesday held a protest here, demanding the restoration of peace in violence-hit Manipur. Activists of the two bodies gathered in front of the divisional commissioner’s office in the Panama Chowk area here and raised slogans against the central government’s handling of […]
Added on July 26, 2023
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Move aimed to benefit border residents
Jammu: The Army has constructed a “fruit and vegetable” sale point in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district to facilitate border residents to buy and sell their produce. The sale point was inaugurated at Hamirpur village in Bhimber Gali sector, the Army said on Tuesday. In a tweet with […]
Added on July 25, 2023
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Jammu: Two persons, including a Madhya Pradesh resident, were killed after a truck crashed into the safety barriers before landing into a ditch at a road construction site along the Jammu-Pathankot national highway here, police said. The accident took place near Kaluchak on the outskirts of Jammu city around 6.30 am when the driver of […]
Added on July 25, 2023
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Logjam persists in Parliament
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah asked the opposition on Monday to allow a debate on the Manipur issue to begin in Parliament but the deadlock persisted in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha as both sides refused to budge from their stand, with Congress and its allies insisting on a statement from Prime Minister Narendra […]
Added on July 25, 2023
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New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said both public and private banks have been instructed that harsh steps should not be taken when it comes to the process of loan repayment and that they should handle such cases with sensitivity. Sitharaman said this while making an intervention during the Question Hour in […]
Added on July 25, 2023
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Jammu: As Jammu and Kashmir recently witnessed a surge in infiltration attempts from across the border with over 20 terrorists being eliminated by Army personnel in two months, security experts point to Pakistan’s frustration with the successful G20 meeting in Kashmir. The surge in the infiltration from across the LoC gained momentum in May, around […]
Added on July 25, 2023
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Jammu: Amid tight security, the 22nd batch of 3,898 pilgrims left the base camp for the Amarnath Yatra here on Monday for the twin base camps of the cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. More than 3.25 lakh pilgrims have so far paid obeisance at the cave shrine located at a height […]
