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UN rights experts decry war crimes by Russia in Ukraine

Demands to look into genocide allegations

Geneva: Independent UN-backed human rights experts said Monday they have turned up continued evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces in their war against Ukraine, including torture some of it with such “brutality” that it led to death and rape of women aged up to 83 years old. Members of the UN Independent Commission […]

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Chief Secretary reviews progress of IT initiatives

Lauds Team J&K for securing top spot amongst UT/States

SRINAGAR: With an aim to further ease the life of common citizens through the medium of e-initiatives for greater transparency and door-step delivery of various government services, Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a detailed review of the IT Department on Monday. At the sidelines of the review, he also launched various IT initiatives […]

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NEET-PG 2023: SC refuses to entertain plea against reduction of qualifying percentile to zero

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition against reduction of cut off qualifying percentile to zero for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG), 2023 counselling. The move will enable all those who appeared for the test to go for the counselling. The decision has drawn criticism as many […]

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Protecting depositor money sacred duty for a banker: RBI Guv

Mumbai: Protecting depositors’ hard-earned money is a sacred duty for a banker, and more important than visiting a religious place, according to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. He said the task is more important because the entire banking system runs on deposits, which are accumulated from small savers, middle class and retirees. “Protection of depositors’ money […]

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India-Middle East-Europe corridor will become basis of world trade for centuries: PM Modi

India-Middle East-Europe corridor will become basis of world trade for centuries: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Sunday that the India-Middle East-Europe corridor will become a basis of world trade for the coming hundreds of years and history will remember that it was envisioned in India. In his monthly Mann ki Baat broadcast, Modi recalled the “Silk route”, an ancient trade corridor used by […]

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Affordable, accessible healthcare road map for healthy India’, says Jitendra Singh

Affordable, accessible healthcare road map for healthy India’, says Jitendra Singh

Kathua/Jammu: Asserting that India has taken a lead in the production of vaccines for the prevention of malignancies like Cervavac, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said affordable and accessible healthcare is the road map for a “healthy India”. He said India has moved from a sectoral and segmented approach to health service delivery to […]

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Stranded German tourist rescued by police in Ladakh

Leh: A tourist from Germany was rescued from a remote area in southern Ladakh after he fell sick during a trekking expedition and made a distress call, police said on Sunday. A police team safely evacuated Cristo, a German national, from Nurbo Sumdo in Nyoma subdivision, 75 km from Korzok, near the Himachal Pradesh border […]

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Village Defence Guard shoots himself dead in Udhampur

Jammu: A 53-year-old Village Defence Guard (VDG) allegedly shot himself dead with his rifle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said on Sunday. Babu Ram was at his residence in the remote Roun village of Dudu when he took the step on Saturday, the officials said. A police party rushed to the spot and […]

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J&K on forefront of e-Governance service delivery, has 1,028 online services

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has achieved a “significant milestone” in e-governance by providing over 1,028 services in online mode to citizens, institutions and business establishments, according to an official release issued on Sunday. In the National e-services Delivery Assessment (NeSDA) report released by the Union Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Jammu and […]

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Security forces bust 2 terror modules in J-K, arrest 5 ‘hybrid’ terrorists

Srinagar: Security forces on Sunday busted two terror modules in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district and arrested five “hybrid” terrorists, police said. Two pistols, three hand grenades, one UBGL and some ammunition were seized from them, a police official said. The arrested persons have been identified as Aadil Hussain Wani, Suhail Ahmad Dar, Aitmad Ahmad […]