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Zojila tunnel to be completed by September 2026: Nitin Gadkari

Says as on date over 52% work completed on the project Srinagar: The union minister for road, transport and highways Nitin Gadkari Thursday said that the Zojila tunnel will be completed by September 2026, with a total project cost of Rs 6,809.69 crore. In a written reply, in the Lok Sabha, the minister said that […]

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Lt Guv inspects progress of Balidan Stambh at Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday reviewed the progress of the ‘Balidan Stambh’ at Pratap Park, Srinagar. The Lt Governor made an inspectional visit to the prestigious project site and directed the Officials for accelerating the pace of works and timely completion of the project. The Lt Governor was accompanied by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; […]

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Any step of reduction in pay scale, recovery from govt employee has evil consequences: SC

New Delhi: Any step of reduction in the pay scale and recovery from a government employee would tantamount to punitive action as the same has drastic civil and “evil consequences”, the Supreme Court said on Thursday. The apex court observed that a decision taken by a state government to reduce an employee’s pay scale and […]

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Experts warn people against social media recipes for liver detoxifiers

Kochi: People should not rely on social media recipes for liver detoxifiers and should take early preventive lifestyle measures rather than relying on shortcuts, experts said. Participating at the 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Indian National Association for the Study of the Liver (INASL-2024) on the theme, ‘Liver Facts and Myths – Transforming Liver […]

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Entities found misusing bulk connections for spam calls to face disconnection, blacklisting: TRAI

New Delhi: In a major crackdown against pesky calls by spammers, TRAI on Thursday said telcos will disconnect the telecom resources of entities that are found misusing bulk connections for making spam calls, and such entities would face blacklisting by all operators for up to two years. Sending out a strong message to erring entities […]

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EC team’s visit shows Centre ready to hold assembly polls in JK: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said the visit of an Election Commission team to Jammu and Kashmir shows the Centre’s willingness to hold assembly elections in the Union Territory. The three-member EC team led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar arrived here this morning to review preparedness for assembly polls, weeks before […]

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Assembly Polls: Election Commission to meet JK political parties today, seek feedback

Assembly Polls: Election Commission to meet JK political parties today, seek feedback

Srinagar: A high-level team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) is arriving here Thursday morning to review preparedness for the much-awaited assembly polls in Jammu & Kashmir, which is without an elected government for over six years now. The full commission comprising chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar and election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Dr […]

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Govt has strived for employment, simplification of tax laws: Sitharaman

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Finance Bill 2024-25 with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating that the government has strived for greater simplification of tax laws and procedures to enable growth and employment in the country. The Finance (No.2) Bill, 2024 was passed after a reply by Sitharaman with the House rejecting the […]

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 RR Swain appointed as DGP of Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar: The Ministry of Home Affairs has appointed RR Swain as Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir, till September 30, 2024. Swain has been holding the additional charge of the post of Director General of Police, Jammu & Kashmir “With the approval of the Competent Authority, Shri R. R. Swain, IPS (AGMUT: 1991), currently […]

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Srinagar  records 2nd hottest July month in history

Hailstorm in south Kashmir areas; Temp settles above normal in Kashmir, Jammu areas Srinagar: With no major wet spell in sight, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has recorded the second hottest July month this year in the history with average temperatures settling at 26.6 degree Celsius. However, the temperatures across Kashmir and […]