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One killed, 14 injured in IED blast in Udhampur town

One killed, 14 injured in IED blast in Udhampur town

Jammu: In a suspected militant act, one person was killed and 14 were injured when a low-intensity IED exploded outside a court complex in Udhampur district of Jammu region on Wednesday, officials said. Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said preliminary investigation suggests it to be “an act of militants but we […]

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Sarpanch shot dead by militants in Khonmoh

Srinagar: A sarpanch was shot dead by militants on the outskirts of Srinagar on Wednesday, police said. The victim has been identified as Sameer Bhat. The Resistance Front (TRF), a shadow outfit of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, has claimed responsibility for the attack in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Bhat had been provided with […]

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Russians pressure Ukrainian cities as fighting continues

Lviv: Kyiv residents awoke Wednesday to an air raid alert urging them to get to bomb shelters as quickly as possible over fears of incoming Russian missiles, while the strategic port city of Mariupol remained encircled as a humanitarian crisis grew. Kyiv regional administration head Oleksiy Kuleba issued the air raid alert saying there was […]

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After evacuation from Sumy, Indian students being taken to Poland

New Delhi: The Indian students, who were pulled out of the besieged Ukrainian city of Sumy, are being taken to Poland on a train from where they will be brought back to India on a flight. The students, numbering around 600, were brought to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv from Poltava city in central […]

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Traffic management : CS directs for traffic management on NH, decongestion of cities and towns

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to prioritize installation of crash barriers and parapets throughout the accident prone areas and black spots along the National Highway. The CS while chairing a meeting to review traffic scenario in Jammu and Kashmir expressed serious concern over the alarming […]

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Ladakh standoff : China hopes for ‘acceptable’ solution during Friday talks

Beijing: China has hoped that during this week’s high-level military talks with India, the two neighbours can “move forward”, narrow their differences and work for a solution “acceptable” to both sides on the remaining friction areas in eastern Ladakh. Confirming the 15th round of high-level military talks on March 11, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao […]

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Night temperature dwindles across JK amid cloud cover

Srinagar: With cloudy and mainly dry weather in store till the weekend, night temperature recorded a slight drop at some places and increase at others stations in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. They said that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a low of 5.2°C against last night’s 5.4°C. Qazigund, the gateway […]

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JK reports 24 fresh covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 24 fresh Covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. They said 12 of the fresh cases each were reported from Jammu Division and Kashmir Valley respectively, taking the overall tally to 453347. Giving district wise details, the […]

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Govt to spend over 150 Cr on Higher Education Infrastructure: Kansal

Chairs review meeting of RUSA Scheme

JAMMU: Over Rs. 150 crores have been planned to be spent on various infrastructural activities in higher education in the coming year. These activities include not just upgradation of physical infrastructure but other activities also such as faculty development, research centres and innovation hubs. This was revealed at a meeting at Civil Secretariat chaired by […]

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Counting of votes in five states to begin today

Counting of votes in five states to begin today

New Delhi/Lucknow/Panaji: Political parties were bracing for the assembly election results on Thursday in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and politically volatile Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, sending out feelers for possible post-poll tie-ups. On the eve of the counting of votes, the Election Commission announced the removal of three officials, including the nodal […]