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DNA test identifies last victim of Ahmedabad plane crash

Death toll stands at 260 Ahmedabad: More than two weeks after the Ahmedabad plane crash, the DNA test has ascertained the identity of the last victim, and the death toll in the tragedy now stands at 260, officials said on Saturday. The mortal remains of the last victim were handed over to the family, they […]

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3.6 magnitude earthquake hits JK

Srinagar: An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, but there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property, officials said. The quake hit Jammu and Kashmir at 7:36 pm at a latitude of 32.96 degrees north and a longitude of 74.71 degrees east […]

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Two killed as truck falls into gorge in Ramban

Banihal/Jammu: Two persons were killed when a truck skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Saturday, officials said. The truck was en route to Srinagar from Jammu when the driver lost control of the vehicle and it rolled down into a deep […]

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Northern Army commander reviews operational readiness of Strike One Corps

Jammu: The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, on Saturday reviewed the operational readiness of Mathura-based Strike One Corps, the Army said. “Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, Army Commander Northern Command, visited Strategic Strikers and reviewed the operational preparedness,” Northern Command said on X. The Army commander complimented the formation for its […]

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Amarnath Yatra: Administration to house 50,000 pilgrims in lodgement centres

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has made arrangements to house over 50,000 pilgrims in various lodgement centres across the Jammu region for their comfortable pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas beginning July 3, officials said. The 38-day-long Amarnath Yatra is scheduled to start on July 3 from […]

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India rejects Arbitration Court’s ruling on JK hydroelectric projects

MEA says tribunal has no legal authority to intervene Srinagar: Rejecting the ruling by a Court of Arbitration that issued a ‘supplemental award’ regarding the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir, India on Friday said that the tribunal has no legal authority to intervene. Both the hydel projects are situated on tributaries […]

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PM Modi to undertake 5-nation visit from July 2-9

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a five-nation tour beginning July 2 to participate in the BRICS Summit in Brazil and expand India’s ties with several key nations of the Global South. Besides Brazil, Modi will visit Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia during the eight-day trip, according to the […]

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Special court grants NIA 10-day remand of two Pahalgam terror accused

Jammu: A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday granted a 10-day remand of the two accused who were arrested for harbouring Pakistani terrorists behind the deadly Pahalgam terror attack in April, officials said. A local court had earlier granted the NIA a five-day remand of the two accused on Monday, which […]

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Any right-thinking citizen will endorse call to review ‘socialist’, ‘secular’ in Preamble: Minister

Any right-thinking citizen will endorse call to review ‘socialist’, ‘secular’ in Preamble: Minister

Jammu: In an indirect support to the RSS’ call to review the words “socialist” and “secular” in the Preamble of the Constitution, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said any right-thinking citizen will endorse it because everybody knows that these words were not part of the original Constitution written by Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The […]

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Army carrying out trials for solutions to counter drone attacks: Defence expert

New Delhi: The Indian Army is carrying out trials for solutions to counter drone attacks, which were used extensively by Islamabad in its response to Operation Sindoor launched against terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, a top defence expert said on Friday. Pakistan had sent swarms of drones and loitering munitions to counter India’s […]