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Box mistakenly dropped by cyclist creates panic in old city

Srinagar: A box that inadvertently fell from a cyclist created a panic in a locality of downtown here on Saturday when people noticed it lying unattended on the road, triggering a scare among the general public, officials said here. Police team rushed to the spot and without wasting any time requisitioned a bomb disposal squad […]

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BSF opens fire at suspected Pakistani drone along IB

Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire at a suspected Pakistani drone along the International Border (IB) here on Saturday, officials said as a massive search operation was launched to ensure no weapons or narcotics were dropped by it. A BSF spokesperson said alert troops of the force fired at the suspected flying object […]

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JK reports 47 fresh covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 47 fresh Covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said 30 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 17 Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 453214. Giving district wise details, the […]

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Jmu-Sgr highway closed, reopened after few hours

Srinagar: The 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic due to shooting stones at Panthyal area of Ramban district, traffic officials said, adding that the highway was thrown open for traffic later in the afternoon. “Jammu—Srinagar National Highway is closed for vehicular movement due to shooting stones at Panthyal area of Ramban,” a traffic […]

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Peshawar suicide attack: Thousands in Kargil stage protest against attack

Kargil: Thousands of people protested here on Saturday against the bombing of a Shia mosque in Pakistan that left 62 worshippers dead and nearly 200 others injured the previous day. A suicide bomber, belonging to the ISIS-Khorasan, blew himself up inside a mosque in Qissa Khwani bazaar in Peshawar, capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, […]

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Whole world passing through delicate period: PM Modi

Whole world passing through delicate period: PM Modi

Mirzapur (UP): Stating that the entire world is passing through a delicate period now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday asserted no matter how deep the crisis is India’s response is even bigger. Addressing an election rally here, the PM also said that thousands of students have been brought back from Ukraine safely under the ongoing […]

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PM made Kashmir ‘crown of India’ by revoking Art 370: Amit Shah

PM made Kashmir ‘crown of India’ by revoking Art 370: Amit Shah

Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made Kashmir the “crown of India” after revoking Article 370. Addressing an election rally in Jakhania, Ghazipur, Shah said, “Akhilesh Yadav said that there’ll be a bloodbath if Article 370 is revoked… We revoked it, nobody even pelted a […]

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‘Mobile Governance’: CS launches e-services on mobile platform in JK

JAMMU: Ushering an era of mobile governance in J&K, the Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Friday launched 25 e-services on the UMANG platform. The UMANG unified mobile application for new age governance is a multi-lingual mobile platform for providing ‘any time-anywhere governance’. Speaking on the occasion Chief Secretary said that in sync with the […]

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Friday prayers resume at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid

Srinagar: Congregational prayers were held at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar’s old city area on Friday for the first time in 31 weeks as the number of Covid cases in Jammu and Kashmir showed a rapid decline. Hundreds assembled at the mosque in the morning for the weekly Friday prayers after over seven months, officials […]

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Govt approves Rs 1,523 Cr for procuring weapons

Orders upgrading IT infra of CAPFs

New Delhi: The government has approved Rs 1,523 crore for procuring state-of-the-art weapons and improving the IT infrastructure of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), including the CRPF and BSF, in the next five years. The implementation of the ‘Modernisation Plan-IV for the CAPFs’ will improve the overall operational efficiency and preparedness of the forces […]