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Army porter injured in mine blast along LoC

Jammu: An army porter was injured in a mine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Thursday, officials said. The blast occurred in Dallan sector, leaving Tanveer Hussain injured, they said. He was admitted to the military hospital at Poonch for treatment, they said. Meanwhile, a soldier who was injured in […]

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Eastern Ladakh row: FM Jaishankar presses for early resolution of outstanding issues with China

Eastern Ladakh row: FM Jaishankar presses for early resolution of outstanding issues with China

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi the need for an early resolution of all outstanding issues along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, and asserted that bilateral ties should be based on mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest. At a one-hour meeting […]

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Govt puts curbs on wheat flour exports

New Delhi: After banning wheat exports in May, the government has imposed restrictions on outbound shipments of wheat flour or atta, maida and semolina, a move aimed at containing price rise. Exporters of these commodities would now need approval of the inter-ministerial committee on export of wheat for the shipments from July 12. “Export policy […]

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Limiting global warming- India will have to bear steep cut in fossil fuel revenues: Report

New Delhi: India will have to bear a steep fall in revenues from fossil fuels in its efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but advance planning can avoid shortfalls in total revenues, according to a new report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). India earned a revenue of USD 92.9 […]

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JK to record partly cloudy weather, light rains

Srinagar: The MeT department on Thursday forecast partly cloudy sky with light rain at scattered places in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain partly cloudy in J&K during the next 24 hours with possibility of light rain at scattered places”, said an official of the MeT department. Srinagar […]

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Hajj-2022: Saudi Arabia expecting 1 million in largest gathering since pandemic

Hajj-2022:  Saudi Arabia expecting 1 million in largest gathering since pandemic

Mecca: One million Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on Wednesday for the largest hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam’s five pillars. Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow some 850,000 Muslims from abroad to make the annual pilgrimage, which begins on Thursday, marks a major […]

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MeT predicts light to moderate rain in Jmu, occasional showers in Kmr

Srinagar: The Meteorological Department Kashmir on Wednesday said that there will be respite from heat wave for the next few days as it predicted light to moderate rainfall in Jammu and occasional showers in the Kashmir Valley. A MeT official said that light to moderate rain with isolated heavy showers is likely to occur in […]

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Govt enhances ex-gratia relief for local defence personnel

SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, Wednesday approved the enhancement of ex-gratia relief to the next-of-kin (NoK) of defence force personnel, hailing from J&K, who attain martyrdom either in or outside J&K. The Administrative Council approved the enhancement of ex-gratia relief from Rs. 5.00 […]

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Urs of Hazat Mir Syed Ali Hamdani (RA) celebrated across Kashmir

Srinagar: The 657th Urs of Hazat Mir Syed Ali Hamdani (RA), popularly known as Shah-e-Hamdani and Amir-e-Kabir (RA) was observed with religious zeal and enthusiasm at Khanqah-e-Moula in Srinagar on Wednesday. The annual Urs of Shah-e-Hamdan is observed on 6th Dhu al-Hijjah in Islamic calendar. Reports said that thousands of devotees including men, women and […]

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Admin working to build inclusive society: Lt Guv

Distributes Motorized Tricycles for the specially-abled persons

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said that various schemes have been launched by the government which aims to achieve the vision of building an inclusive society. “By empowering socially, economically marginalized sections, creation of livelihood and skilling initiatives for youth and adequate support to senior citizens, the government aims to achieve the vision of […]