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ACB traps cop in Kathua, accused flees from spot

Kathua: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday said to have trapped a Head Constable of Police Station Kathua for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 15,000. As per a statement issued here, the anti-graft body received a complaint alleging therein that a public servant identified as HC Roshan Din, No. 432/K of Police […]

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Div Com orders June 20 deadline for works at main Amarnath Yatra base camp

Jammu: The Divisional Commissioner of Jammu has directed officials to complete all ongoing works at the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas by June 20, ahead of the commencement of the annual Amarnath Yatra, an official said on Saturday. Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bhim Sen Tuti visited the Yatri Niwas, which […]

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Waheed Para targets Omar for not expanding Cabinet

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Para on Saturday said the delay in expanding the Council of Ministers showed Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s unwillingness to share power. Para, the PDP MLA from Pulwama, in a post on X said the people of Jammu and Kashmir gave a historic one-sided mandate to […]

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PM Modi visits AI crash scene, meets injured in hospital

PM Modi visits AI crash scene, meets injured in hospital

Black box recovered from crash site Ahmedabad: Investigators on Friday recovered a Black box of the London-bound Air India plane from the rooftop of a medical college hostel here a day after it crashed and rammed into the building, as they scoured through the debris for clues to the cause of the worst air tragedy […]

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Ahmedabad Air Crash: DGCA orders enhanced inspection of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet

New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday ordered enhanced safety inspection of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet powered by GEnx engines, a day after 241 people onboard died in the plane crash in Ahmedabad. The enhanced DGCA inspection will include checks of various systems and a review of take-off parameters of the Boeing 787 […]

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Israel-Iran clash: Oil prices leap 7%, stocks weaken on worries over crude market

New York: Oil prices are leaping, and stocks are weakening Friday on worries that Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets could escalate further and damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy. The S&P 500 was down 0.7% in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down […]

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Sadhus reach Jammu ahead of commencement of Amarnath yatra on July 3

Jammu: Scores of sadhus have begun arriving in Jammu, the city of temples, for their onward pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir himalayas beginning July 3. The 32-day pilgrimage will commence from the twin tracks, the traditional 48 km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag and the 14 km shorter but steeper […]

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Farooq Abdullah urges MEA to ensure safety of Kashmiri students in Iran

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday urged the Ministry of External Affairs to ensure the safety of Kashmiri students in Iran, which was attacked by Israel. Israel carried out strikes early Friday that took out top military officers and hit nuclear and missile sites in Iran, raising the potential for an all-out war […]

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Flight data recorders hold key to aircraft crash investigations

New Delhi/ Mumbai: As thousands of commercial flights take to the skies daily, sturdy boxes painted in bright orange hues are tucked away in aircraft fuselage. Those boxes, better known as black boxes, record data during flights without interruption and hold crucial information in plane crashes like the fatal accident of an Air India aircraft […]

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54% elders link ageing with negative feelings: Study

54% elders link ageing with negative feelings: Study

Says loneliness most common emotion New Delhi: About 54 per cent of elders associate ageing with negative feelings, with loneliness (47 per cent) being the most common emotion, according to a survey report released on Friday. A study by HelpAge India, titled ‘Understanding Intergenerational Dynamics & Perceptions on Ageing’, has revealed gaps between the emotional […]