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Eastern Ladakh situation; Our preparedness levels are of very high order: Gen Pande

Eastern Ladakh situation; Our preparedness levels are of very high order: Gen Pande

New Delhi: In the backdrop of the nearly four-year border row with China in eastern Ladakh, Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Wednesday said the Indian Army’s preparedness levels are of a “very high order” and the force is keeping a “very close watch” on developments across the border. In response to questions asked during […]

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Cyber threats : Govt orders security audit of official websites within one month

Srinagar: The government on Wednesday ordered Administrative Departments, HoDs, Deputy Commissioners, Managing Directors of various PSUS, Boards and Corporations etc to ensure security audit of their departmental websites/applications through CERT-In empanelled agencies within a period of one month. In a circular, the government said that the information Technology Department has time-and-again issued instructions to all […]

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Militarisation, weaponisation of space inevitable reality: IAF chief

New Delhi: IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Wednesday said as nations increasingly rely on space-based assets for building strategic advantage, “militarisation and weaponisation” of space have become the “inevitable reality”. He said this in his address at a seminar on “Aerospace Power in Future Conflicts” at Subroto Park here. “Through the […]

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Seven districts in Kashmir record deficient rainfall in ongoing season

Shopian only district with Large deficient rainfall, reveals MeT data Srinagar: At least seven districts of Kashmir division have recorded deficient rainfall in the ongoing season till Wednesday (March 27) while Shopian district has become the only place where large deficient precipitation has been recorded during the period. According to the data prepared by the […]

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Kashmir braces up for a wet spell

Srinagar: With overnight cloud cover amid forecast for wet spell, night temperature recorded an increase in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 9.5°C against 5.4°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 34°C for the summer capital of JK for this […]

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Tulip Garden attracts over 51,000 tourists in five days

Authorities at the famed garden offers 20 pc rebate on tickets for students Srinagar: Asia’s largest tulip garden in Kashmir Valley has seen a remarkable influx of tourists, with more than 51,000 visitors gracing its vibrant blooms since its opening on March 23, officials said. They said that despite the ongoing holy month of Ramadan, […]

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Rajnath Singh to address Army commanders’ conference on April 2

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address a conference of army commanders here on April 2, during which the senior military leadership will also assess the overall security situation, the defence ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The Army Commanders’ Conference, the first for the year 2024 will be organised in a hybrid […]

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Pandemic prevention should centre on conserving nature, biodiversity: Study

New Delhi: Pandemic prevention plans should centre around conserving nature and biodiversity which would secure the food and shelter needs of animals, limiting contact and the transfer of pathogens to humans, researchers have advocated in a new study. Pandemics, or zoonotic diseases, are considered to begin with a ‘spillover’ event, involving the transfer of disease-causing […]

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Military commander reviews counter-terror training at Corps Battle School

Jammu: General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva on Wednesday reviewed counter terror drills by trainees at the Corps Battle School in Doda district, a defence spokesperson said. Accompanied by GOC Delta Force Major General Upkar Chander, the corps commander interacted with trainees, including 989 police sub-inspectors and 62 […]

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Poonch blast: Two suspects detained for questioning

Poonch/Jammu: Two suspects were detained in connection with a blast in the vicinity of a hospital in Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. The blast triggered by a handmade crude substance took place in a lane adjacent to a religious place in the vicinity of the district hospital in Poonch town late Tuesday night, causing […]

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