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• Indo-Pak forces trade gunfire along LoC in Kupwara

  Baramulla: India and Pakistan armies on Monday evening exchanged gunfire along the line of control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The firing erupted along the LoC in Tangdhar village of Kupwara in the evening. There was no report of casualty or damage to property in the area when this report was filed.

  • 13 Jul, 2020 10:29 PM
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• Pak govt lays artificial turf in Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara to facilitate pilgrims in hot weather

  Lahore:The Pakistan government has laid a 16,000 feet artificial turf in the courtyard of the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara to facilitate bare-footed pilgrims walk on the marble floor in the scorching heat, a top official said on Monday. Sikh pilgrims from Pakistan have been visiting the gurdwara after it was reopened on June 29 following its […]

  • 13 Jul, 2020 08:50 PM
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• Age limit, selection committee, all ignored in Pandita’s re-appointment to top post at JKBOSE

  Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has reappointed Veena Pandita as Chairperson of J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) in violation of rules and procedures it had itself set for the recruitment. The official advertisement notification for appointing a new Chairperson for JKBOSE was issued by the School Education Department on May 21 this year, […]

  • 13 Jul, 2020 08:42 PM
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• COVID-19: 2.13 lakh stranded JK residents brought back from rest of country, abroad

  Jammu:  The Jammu and Kashmir administration has so far brought back over 2.13 lakh residents of the Union Territory who were stranded across the country due to restrictions imposed in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as per official data. They were brought to Jammu and Kashmir on special trains and buses, and all necessary guidelines […]

  • 13 Jul, 2020 08:29 PM
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• Farooq, Omar move HC for release of 16 NC leaders detained since August 5 last year

  Srinagar:The National Conference on Monday moved the Jammu and Kashmir High Court seeking early release of 16 party members who have been detained at their houses “illegally” since August 5 last year, the day the Centre announced withdrawal of the erstwhile state’s special status. NC president and Lok Sabha member Farooq Abdullah and NC vice […]

  • 13 Jul, 2020 08:28 PM
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• Deceased CRPF man posted in Kulgam turns out COVID-19 positive

    Srinagar: A paramilitary CRPF trooper, who was posted in Kulgam, has died at a hospital on Monday after testing COVID-19 positive. The trooper’s death is the second fatality due to the virus among the paramilitary ranks in Jammu and Kashmir so far. Medical Superintendent SMHS hospital,Dr Nazir Choudhary said that the 55-year-old died at […]

  • 13 Jul, 2020 06:17 PM
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• Lt Col moves HC against Army’s decision to ban officials from using social media platforms

  New Delhi: A senior rank officer of the Indian Army Monday approached the Delhi High Court challenging a recent policy banning armed forces officials from using social networking platforms like Facebook and Instagram. The petition, likely to come up for hearing on Tuesday, sought the court’s direction to the Director General of Military Intelligence to […]

  • 13 Jul, 2020 05:21 PM
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• SC refuses to entertain plea for restrictions on Amarnath Yatra due to COVID-19

  New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking restrictions on devotees in the Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage this year due to COVID-19 pandemic, saying the issue has to be left with the local administration to look into. “We have to respect principle of separation of powers,” said a bench comprising justices D […]

  • 13 Jul, 2020 05:17 PM
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• Taliban bomber, battle kill at least 9 in north Afghanistan

  Kabul: A Taliban suicide car bomber struck on Monday in northern Afghanistan, setting off a gunbattle between insurgents and government forces that killed at least nine people and wounded dozens, officials said. The attack took place in the Samangan provincial capital of Aybak. Raz Mohamamd Khan, a provincial council member, said the nine dead included […]

  • 13 Jul, 2020 05:10 PM
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• Record 24,850 COVID-19 cases in single day in India

  New Delhi:  With 24,850 people testing positive for coronavirus infection and 613 succumbing to the disease in a day, the highest so far, India’s COVID-19 caseload soared to 6,73,165, while the death toll climbed to 19,268 on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. This is the third consecutive day that coronavirus infections have […]

  • 05 Jul, 2020 12:17 PM
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