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Restore railway fare concession for senior citizens: Kejriwal to PM

New Delhi Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore the railway fare concession for senior citizens, saying no...

Israel’s former envoy to India appointed Adani’s Haifa port chairman

Mumbai, New: Former ambassador of Israel to India Ron Malka Sunday said he has taken over the charge as Executive Chairman of Haifa Port...

Axis Bank launches business management solution for merchants

New Delhi: Axis Bank in partnership with Visa on Monday launched an app that will empower merchants to accept payments through various digital modes...

Shortage of electronic components likely to impact production in FY24: Maruti Suzuki

New Delhi: The country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India on Monday said its production volume could be hit in the current fiscal with...

Iran: Yoghurt attack on unveiled women goes viral, raises tensions

Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the hijab was the law in Iran after a viral video showed a man throwing yoghurt...

Finland to join NATO military alliance this week, chief says

Brussels: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Finland will become the 31st member of the military alliance on Tuesday. “From tomorrow, Finland will be a full...

Egypt’s el-Sisi visits Saudi Arabia amid financial pressure

Jeddah: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has met Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the kingdom’s Red Sea city of Jeddah as...

Russian stocks hit 7-month high as oil prices jump on output target cuts

Moscow: The rouble steadied on Monday and Russia’s benchmark stock index surged to a near seven-month high after OPEC+ oil producers announced further oil...

Prof. A Ravinder Nath assumes charge as Vice Chancellor CUK

Ganderbal: The newly appointed Vice Chancellor, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Prof. A Ravinder Nath, assumed charge of the office at varsity’s Green Campus...

Waseem Raja takes over as Joint Director Youth Services and Sports

Srinagar: Waseem Raja, a (2008) Batch JKAS officer, took over as Joint Director (Kashmir) of the Department of Youth Services and Sports on Monday. Immediately...

DEO Bandipora inaugurates cricket tournament to enhance voter awareness

BANDIPORA: District Election Officer Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad on Monday inaugurated a cricket tournament and Tug of War competition at SK Stadium Bandipora in...

Ravi Shastri’s verdict on Kohli vs Rohit viral IPL 2023 poll

New Delhi: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had contrasting outings during the IPL 2023 match on Friday between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore....

UFC, WWE combine to form $21.4B sports entertainment company

New York: WWE and the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship will combine to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. A new publicly...

Amid fresh spike in Covid-19 cases DHSK asks CMOs to increase testing rate

Srinagar: Amid fresh spike in Covid-19 cases in Kashmir, Directorate of Health Services Kashmir has directed all Chief Medical Officers of the Valley to...

Police cracks Kupwara murder case: Father first strangulated his daughter, then slit her throat with knife

Kupwara: Jammu and Kashmir police Monday cracked the murder case of a seven-year-old-girl from Khurhama, Lolab stating that the girl was first strangulated...

CBI’s key responsibility is to free India from corruption: PM Modi

New Delhi: Building a developed India is not possible without professional and efficient institutions and the CBI therefore has a huge responsibility, Prime Minister...

MeT forecasts ‘fairly widespread’ rains in J&K

Srinagar: Weather department here forecast fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorm over Jammu and Kashmir during next 24 hours. A meteorological department official...

Suspected drone dropped consignment of arms, ammo recovered in Samba village: Police

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday morning recovered a consignment of arms and ammunition from a suspected drone dropped packet in Rakh Barutia...

India is firm today, won’t accept its national flag being pulled down: EAM Jaishankar

Dharwad (K'taka: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said India was not a country that would put up with its national flag being...

Rahul Gandhi to file appeal in Surat court against conviction in defamation case

Surat: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be in Gujarat's Surat city on Monday to file an appeal in a court against his conviction in...

J&K budget utilisation 20% less in 2021-22: CAG

Srinagar: The utilisation of budget was 20 per cent less than the total amount of Rs 1.39 lakh crore grants and appropriations during the...

Another WD Hits J&K, More Rains Forecast Till April 6

Srinagar: Amid forecast for isolated to widespread light rain and thunders amid fresh Western Disturbance, the minimum temperatures recorded a fall in Jammu and...

Shooting stones disrupts traffic on highway

Army Vehicle Damaged, Officials Say 2-Way Traffic To Be Allowed Today Banihal/Jammu: An army vehicle suffered damage in shooting of stones from a hillock near...

HC Says It Cannot Came To Rescue Of ‘Lethargic’ Litigants

Dismisses Plea By SPO Challenging His Disengaging From Services Nearly 8 Years Ago Jammu: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has said that its...

LG unveils Statue of Major Tyagi In Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha unveiled the statue of Maha Vir Chakra recipient Major Asharam Tyagi at Adarsh Nagar, Nandgram, Ghaziabad on Sunday. Paying tributes...

Blast in car near Dal Lake

Srinagar: A blast took place in the back of a car near Dal Lake here on Sunday with police suspecting equipment failure to be...

J&K Reports 19 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, Mostly From Valley

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Sunday reported 19 fresh cases of Covid-19, taking the number of active cases to 148 while no death was reported...

‘Misuse’ of central probe agencies: SC to hear plea of 14 parties on April 5

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a plea filed by 14 parties, led by the Congress, alleging arbitrary use...

Record number of winged visitors visited Kashmir this winter: Official

Srinagar: A record 13 to 14 lakh birds from eastern Europe and Central Asia visited the wetlands of Kashmir this winter, a senior official...

BSF officer dies of bullet injury

Kathua/Jammu: An Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF) died of a bullet injury from his own service rifle at a forward post...

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