Added on July 4, 2023
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Chandigarh: Punjab Special Director General of Police Arpit Shukla on Monday held a meeting with officials from the police, Army, security agencies and the civil administration to take stock of security arrangements for Amarnath pilgrims. According to an official release, the meeting in Pathankot focused on strategic preparations for the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, encompassing aspects […]
Added on July 4, 2023
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New Delhi: Nearly four years after the government abrogated Article 370 that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will take up for hearing on July 11 a batch of pleas challenging the contentious decision. According to a notice […]
Added on July 4, 2023
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Jammu: Unregistered Amarnath pilgrims from various parts of the country on Monday flooded Tatkal counters in Jammu for on-spot registrations, standing in long queues for their permits to visit the holy cave shrine. Five Tatkal counters have been set up for on-spot registrations. The annual Amarnath pilgrimage has attracted a large number of unregistered pilgrims […]
Added on July 4, 2023
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Jammu: A fresh batch of 4,758 pilgrims left the base camp here on Monday for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. Over 20,000 pilgrims have paid their obeisance at the 3,880-metre high cave shrine till early Monday. The fourth batch of pilgrims left in two back-to-back convoys and were escorted by eight […]
Added on July 4, 2023
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Banihal/Jammu: A landslide hit the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Monday, disrupting traffic movement in one lane of the strategic road, officials said. The landslide occurred in the Kunfer area of Chanderkote, they said. The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway is the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country. Traffic […]
Added on July 4, 2023
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Jammu: A 23-year-old Special Police Officer (SPO) of the Jammu Kashmir Police allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle in Kathua district on Monday, an official said. SPO Avinash Sharma was on sentry duty at border police post Sanyal in the Hiranagar sector when he shot himself in the neck around 1.45 pm, the […]
Added on July 4, 2023
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on Monday at the newly built convention centre at the Pragati Maidan, which will host the G20 summit in September. “A fruitful meeting with the Council of Ministers, where we exchanged views on diverse policy related issues,” Modi tweeted. In […]
Added on July 4, 2023
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Kargil: The first batch of four electric buses was rolled out here with the authorities terming the initiative a move to transform Ladakh into a carbon-neutral Union Territory and make Leh and Kargil smart cities, an official said on Monday. The 100 per cent zero emission buses have been provided by SIDCO Transport, Ladakh, he […]
Added on July 3, 2023
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on Monday amid a heightened buzz about the likelihood of a Cabinet reshuffle following a series of meetings of the ruling BJP’s top brass. The Monday meeting is expected to be held at the newly built convention centre at […]
Added on July 3, 2023
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New Delhi: The southwest monsoon on Sunday covered the entire country six days before the normal date, as it advanced in the remaining parts of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. On Friday, the IMD had said the monsoon is expected to be normal in July across the country, barring parts […]
