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Article 370 prevented progressive laws from being extended to J&K and Ladakh: Jaishankar

Article 370 prevented progressive laws from being extended to J&K and Ladakh: Jaishankar

Singapore: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that Article 370 was a temporary measure and it prevented very progressive laws from being extended to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Addressing the Indian community members in Singapore, Jaishankar said that the benefits of the change are now visible. The minister said that Article 370 […]

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Rajnath Singh celebrates Holi with soldiers in Leh, says Ladakh India’s ‘capital of bravery’

Rajnath Singh celebrates Holi with soldiers in Leh, says Ladakh India’s ‘capital of bravery’

Leh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday celebrated Holi with Army jawans in Leh and lauded them for protecting the country from enemies while braving extreme weather conditions. Singh was earlier supposed to celebrate Holi with soldiers in Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield, but his visit was cancelled due to inclement weather. The minister was […]

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Drug peddlers’ properties worth crores of rupees attached in Jammu

Jammu:  Two residential houses worth crores of rupees, belonging to a couple and a woman, were attached Sunday after the properties were identified as illegally acquired from the proceeds of drug trafficking, police said. The properties one three-storey house of Reena and another two-storey residential house of Pal Singh and his wife Seema were attached […]

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Four evading police for several years arrested in Baramulla

Srinagar:  Four persons, who were evading police for several years in different cases, were arrested from the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. They have been identified as Manzoor Ahmad Shah, who is a resident of Eidgah in Srinagar; Mohammad Rafiq Khatana, Mohammad Yousuf Sheikh and Babar Bashir Pala, all from the Baramulla […]

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J-K LS candidates to be announced by BJP parliamentary board, says party leader

Srinagar: Candidates for the three Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir will be announced by the party’s parliamentary board, a BJP leader said here on Sunday. “The decision on candidates is taken by the parliamentary board which is headed by Prime Minister Modi. The elections in Kashmir are scheduled in later phases, so we […]

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Ex-Rajya Sabha member Mir Mohammad Fayaz back in PDP after three years

Srinagar: Former Rajya Sabha member from Jammu and Kashmir Mir Mohammad Fayaz on Sunday returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after three years. Fayaz joined the PDP here in the presence of party president Mehbooba Mufti. In a post on X, the PDP said, “Former MP @FayazMiroffice rejoins PDP today. Party President @MehboobaMufti welcomed […]

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Congress fields Lal Singh from Udhampur, Bhalla from Jammu Lok Sabha seats

Jaipur: The BJP on Sunday declared seven more candidates from Rajasthan for the Lok Sabha elections. The party has retained two sitting MPs — Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria of Tonk-Sawai Madhopur and Bhagirath Chaudhary from Ajmer. Chaudhary was fielded in the assembly elections in December last year but he lost the polls. Rao Rajendra Singh has […]

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143 killed in terror attack in Russia, dozens injured

143 killed in terror attack in Russia, dozens injured

Islamic State group claims responsibility Moscow: Assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing 143 people, injuring more than 100 and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated […]

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Russia detains 11 in attack on Moscow concert hall

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that authorities have detained 11 people in the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 143 people and left the sprawling venue a smoldering ruin. In an address to the nation, Putin called it “a bloody, barbaric terrorist act” and said all four people […]

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New curriculum, books for grades 3-6 from 2024-25

No change in syllabus for other classes: CBSE New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will release a new syllabus and textbooks for Classes 3 to 6 while there will be no change in the curriculum and textbooks for other grades for the academic year 2024-25 commencing from April 1, according […]