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Amarnath yatra routes declared ‘No Flying Zone’

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday declared the Amarnath yatra routes as ‘No Flying Zone’ as part of beefed up security measures for the annual pilgrimage. The Amarnath yatra has two routes – the traditional Pahalgam route and the shorter Baltal route. The declaration issued by Jammu and Kashmir Home Department on the orders […]

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Indian students moved out of Tehran for safety reasons: MEA

110 cross border to Armenia New Delhi: Amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, Indian students in Tehran have been moved out of the city, 110 of them crossing the border into Armenia, through arrangements made by the Embassy. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in a statement, said the Indian Embassy remains continuously in […]

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Ahmedabad plane crash: 163 victims identified, 124 bodies handed over to kin

Ahmedabad: Five days after an Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad claimed 270 lives, 163 victims have so far been identified through DNA matching and 124 bodies handed over to their families, officials said on Tuesday. Authorities are carrying out DNA tests to establish the identity of the victims as many bodies were charred beyond […]

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Pahalgam attack failed to spread fear: BJP’s leader Chugh

Says Amarnath Yatra to see record turnout Jammu: BJP national general secretary and Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Tarun Chugh on Tuesday said Pakistan’s attempt to spread fear through the “cowardly” Pahalgam terror attack has failed, and the upcoming Amarnath Yatra is expected to witness record participation. He lauded the decision of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha […]

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Speed up decision-making on mandatory sanction for probing, prosecuting officials: CBI urges banks

New Delhi: The CBI has urged banks to speed up the decision-making process on mandatory sanction needed from them for investigating and prosecuting their officials who are under suspicion in fraud cases referred to it. The issue was raised during a coordination meeting between the CBI, the Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the Union […]

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NABARD urges bankers to move towards value chain financing

NABARD urges bankers to move towards value chain financing

Asks financial institutions to stick to market-linked interventions Ranchi: NABARD’s Deputy Managing Director Ajay Kumar Sood on Tuesday urged bankers to move beyond production-centric lending towards value chain financing and market-linked interventions. NABARD is India’s apex rural development financial institution. “Move beyond traditional production-based lending towards integrated approaches like value chain financing, aggregation, and market-linked […]

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India cannot afford to be divided over languages: VP Dhankhar

Puducherry: India, an aspirational nation in the world, cannot afford to be divided on the issue of languages, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Tuesday and appealed to the people to consider the future well-being of the country and “get over this storm.” Also, he made a strong pitch for implementing the National Education Policy […]

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Arrangements finalized for upcoming Amarnath Yatra in Samba

Jammu: All arrangements, including a multi-tier security deployment, were finalized in Samba district on Tuesday for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, an official said. The arrangements were finalized at a meeting chaired by Samba Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Sharma and among others attended by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Virender Singh Manhas to ensure a seamless and […]

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Four inter-state drug peddlers held with contraband substance in Jammu

Jammu: Four inter-state drug peddlers including a juvenile were arrested along with narcotic substances in three districts of the Jammu region on Tuesday, police said. The raids took place in Samba, Kathua and Udhampur districts. Amarish Kumar, a resident of Piparpanti Koila Khagaria in Bihar, was nabbed after 1.6 kg of ganja was recovered from […]

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Criminal detained under PSA in Samba

Jammu: An alleged criminal was on Tuesday detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Samba district, police said. Ayoub Ahmed, the man detained, is named in 16 FIRs registered at different police stations in Rajbagh, Kathua in Kathua district, Bahu Fort, Gangyal, Arnia, Nagrota in Jammu and Bari Brahmana in Samba district, said […]