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New Delhi: India on Tuesday urged Pakistan to expedite the release and repatriation of 159 Indian fishermen and civilian prisoners in view of completion of their jail terms. In addition, Pakistan has been asked to provide immediate consular access to the 26 civilian prisoners and fishermen in Pakistan’s custody, who are believed to be Indian, […]
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Srinagar: It is ‘Hollandse Schoonmaak’ (Dutch cleaning) in Kashmir as a 69-year-old woman from the Netherlands has made it a mission to clean the waters of the famous tourist attraction Dal Lake of plastic waste. Armed with her love for nature, Ellis Hubertina Spaaanderman can often be seen rowing her boat quietly in the waters […]
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New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said very heavy rainfall is expected in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan over some of the next six to seven days. It said the monsoon will remain active in many parts of northwest, central and east India during this period. Heavy rain […]
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Move aimed to create 3.5 Cr jobs in two years New Delhi: The central government on Tuesday approved an Employment Linked Incentive scheme with an outlay of Rs 1.07 lakh crore to create 3.5 crore jobs over the next two years through social security schemes run by the retirement fund body EPFO. The ELI […]
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Srinagar: Police on Tuesday registered a case against a man for using a fake identity card to gain access to the Amarnath yatra in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir. The man has been identified as Shivam Mittal, a resident of Dwarka Puri in Haryana. “J&K Police have apprehended an individual at Baltal for using a […]
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Jammu: Railway authorities have collected Rs 3.4 crore from fines imposed on violators and illegal passengers travelling on trains in the Jammu Division during June, officials said. The Jammu Division of the Northern Railway launched a campaign against irregular travel, illegal vending, littering and smoking on trains. “During the ticket checking campaign in June by […]
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Srinagar: A District Development Council member was caught red-handed by the Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, an official spokesperson said. The accused District Development Council (DDC) member was identified as Mohammad Shaban Chopan, a resident of Dara Harwan here. The ACB spokesperson said the anti-graft […]
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Leh/Jammu: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan has reviewed the overall development of Ladakh and underscored the need to promote tourism, particularly winter tourism, to boost the local economy and generate employment, an official said on Tuesday. Mohan, who is on a two-day visit to the Union Territory of Ladakh, chaired a high-level review meeting with […]
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Says it is ready to discuss delimitation BEIJING: China on Monday said that the boundary dispute with India is complicated and will take time to settle but at the same time, it expressed its readiness to hold discussions on the delimitation of the border and keep it peaceful. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in his meeting […]
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Say they don’t fear terrorists Jammu: Defying apprehensions of the horrific April 22 terror Pahalgam attack casting a shadow on the Amarnath Yatra this year, hundreds of pilgrims from various parts of the country lined up at the registration centre here on the first day. “Bullets and bombs cannot stop us from having Baba Barfani’s […]
