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  Police today raided residences of four journalists in Srinagar after Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar last week said that action will be taken against some journalists for spreading fake news. Those whose residences were raided included Shoukat Mota, Hilal Saqi, Shah Abbas and Azhar Qadri. Three of these…

  Srinagar, Sept 08 : A delegation of United Kashmiri Sikhs Progressive Forum (a Socio- Religious body) under the Chairmanship of S. Baldev Singh Raina today called on Commission of Socially and Backward Classes in Srinagar. In a statement,  a spokesperson said that Justice G.D Sharma (Hon’ble Chairperson), Munir Khan…

Mexico City, Sep 8: A powerful earthquake struck near the Pacific resort city of Acapulco on Tuesday night, causing buildings to rock and sway in Mexico City nearly 200 miles away. The US Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 and was centred 17 kilometres (about…

  Taliban must ensure protection of human rights, follow Islamic principles, build good relation with rest of world; NC will participate in Assembly polls but Centre must restore Statehood first Srinagar, Sep 08 : National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah Wednesday said that his party will not shy away from…

Srinagar: Hardline Hurriyat Conference has elected incarcerated leader Masrat Alam as its chairman following the death of Syed Ali Shah Geelani last week.In a statement issued to media on Tuesday, the hardline faction of the Hurriyat said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir look up to the amalgam’s leadership…

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday set up a high-power committee for renaming government educational institutions and roads after martyrs and eminent personalities, officials said.A seven-member committee has been set up for making recommendations on the representation and proposals for installation of statues and memorial plaques, naming of…

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved the expansion of financial powers to the armed forces for revenue procurement to cut delays in making purchases for operational preparedness and quickly meet requirements of the field formations.The defence ministry said the delegated financial powers of vice chiefs of the…

New Delhi: The lack of framework for cooperation between military and civilian entities is preventing India from innovating and manufacturing next-generation space technology on a large scale, Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari said on Tuesday.”In our context, the Indian space eco system — at present being largely civilian in nature…

Jammu: A man allegedly shot dead two brothers reportedly over a marital dispute in the outskirts of Jammu Tuesday, officials said.Rohit Kumar (37) accompanied by his brother Amit Kumar (39), hailing from Kathua district, had come to settle a dispute with his wife who was staying with her parents at…

New Delhi:  India’s strong and decisive actions like surveillance at points of entry slowed down the spread of COVID-19 and gave enough time to the country to build public health capacities and infrastructure to effectively manage the pandemic, Union Minister Bharati Pravin Pawar said on Tuesday.The minister of state for…