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All Yatris rejoin yatra after treatment, say officials Ramban/Jammu: At least 36 Amarnath pilgrims, hailing from different states, suffered minor injuries when five buses slammed into each other in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Saturday, officials said. The buses were part of a convoy headed for the Pahalgam base camp of the pilgrimage […]
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New Delhi: In preparation for the upcoming Census, the Registrar General of India (RGI) has organised a two-day conference of the directors of Census operations from all states and Union Territories, officials said on Saturday. The officials were given a detailed presentation about the road ahead, including about the digital interface, questionnaire, team formation and […]
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New Delhi: Inequality in India has come down significantly between 2011-12 and 2022-23, making it the fourth-most equal country globally, according to a World Bank report. This is in addition to a sharp decrease in extreme poverty, which has dropped from 16.2 per cent in 2011-12 to 2.3 per cent in 2022-23, an official release […]
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Chandigarh: Punjab Police has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with links to Pakistan and arrested four of its operatives after seizing five kg of heroin from them, a top officer said on Saturday. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the arrested hail from Amritsar and have been identified as Resham Singh and […]
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Mumbai: Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai on Saturday said the interpretation of law or the Constitution has to be “pragmatic” and in a way that suits the needs of society. Speaking at a felicitation organised for him by the Bombay High Court here, he also mentioned that recently he had received complaints about […]
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Firozabad (UP): With opposition parties accusing the Election Commission of ignoring their concerns, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday asserted that the poll panel maintains a regular dialogue with political parties and 5,000 such meetings have been held in the past four months, beginning from the assembly level. Replying to queries from reporters in […]
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Islamabad: Despite a brief military conflict and the continued closure of borders, trade between Pakistan and India persisted in May, primarily through a third country. The official data showed that imports from India reached a three-year high during July-May FY25, Dawn reported quoting the data of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). It showed that […]
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New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two key men allegedly involved in trafficking of humans to the US via the infamous ‘dunki’ route, officials said on Saturday. The arrests came after searches at a location each in Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, they said. The accused, Sunny alias Sunny Donker of Dharamshala of […]
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Jammu: Several illegally-built structures, allegedly used for cattle smuggling, were demolished during an anti-encroachment drive here on Saturday, officials said. The drive was jointly conducted by the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) and police in the Khanpura area of Nagrota on the city outskirts, they added. The officials said police have arrested three cattle smugglers — […]
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Mendhar/Jammu: Security forces on Saturday busted a terrorist hideout in Poonch district and recovered arms and ammunition, officials said. The hideout was unearthed during a joint search operation by police and Army in Surankote forests, they said. No one was arrested in the operation. The security forces recovered three hand grenades, 14 rounds of AK […]
