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Pak taking advantage of Corona to enhance cross-border terrorism: India

Pak taking advantage of Corona to enhance cross-border terrorism: India

Strongly hitting out at Pakistan, India has said it is taking advantage of the Corona pandemic to enhance support to cross-border terrorism and has resorted to unbridled hate speech” to try and create divisions among India’s religious communities. Addressing an interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related […]

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4 kg Heroin like substance recovered during search operation in Poonch

4 kg Heroin like substance recovered during search operation in Poonch

Joint Forces Tuesday claimed that it seized over 4 kilogram Heroin like substance in Mendhar area of district Poonch of Jammu and Kashmir. The recovery was made in Dhargloon village during a search operation by police and soldiers jointly. A police official told KNT that Heroin like substance has been recovered during a search operation […]

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Ladakh in focus

Ladakh in focus

Ladakh region has been in news for many reasons including standoff with PLA in its eastern parts. Even as the winter is coming, there is no good news from the borders of Ladakh as both the sides have decided to be ready even in winter. On the political side Ladakh region was declared as a […]

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COVID-19: Govt evacuates 7, 70,483 stranded JK residents; 6, 30,191 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 7, 70,483 stranded JK residents; 6, 30,191 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 02: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 7,70,483 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur  and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]

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13 travelers among 385 New Covid-19 Cases In J&K, total 95710

13 travelers among 385 New Covid-19 Cases In J&K, total 95710

Jammu and Kashmir reported 385 new covid-19 cases including 13 travelers in last 24 hours, taking the total case tally to 95710. Among the fresh cases, officials told GNS that 251 cases were reported in Kashmir Valley and 134 in Jammu division with 108 alone reported from the winter capital of the J&K. Giving the […]

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Under new Land Laws Agricultural land can only be sold to agriculturists from within J&K More than 90% land cannot be sold to outsiders 11 Land Laws repealed, Regressive & outdated provisions removed

Under new Land Laws Agricultural land can only be sold to agriculturists from within J&K  More than 90% land cannot be sold to outsiders  11 Land Laws repealed, Regressive & outdated provisions removed

JAMMU, NOVEMBER, 02: Government has repealed 11 Land Laws that existed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir replacing the old, regressive, intrinsically contradictory and outdated laws with a set of modern, progressive and people friendly provisions. The new land laws will not only afford protection to over 90% of the land in J&K […]

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Two hospital guards among three arrested for involvement in attack on BJP leader

Two hospital guards among three arrested for involvement in attack on BJP leader

Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have cracked the 6 October attack on Bharatiya Janta Party leader from Nunar Ganderbal in which a militant and a policeman were killed. “On 6 October, (militants) carried out an attack on the District Vice President BJP Ghulam Qadir at Nunner Ganderbal in which one (militant) involved in the […]

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Oil prices slump 4% on jitters over Europe lockdowns, US elections

Oil prices slump 4% on jitters over Europe lockdowns, US elections

Oil prices slumped more than 4% on Monday to the lowest levels since May on worries a swathe of coronavirus lockdowns across Europe will weaken fuel demand, while traders braced for turbulence during the US. Presidential election week. Brent crude for January was at $36.32 a barrel, down $1.62, or 4.3%, by 0018 GMT, while […]

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10 killed as powerful typhoon lashes Philippines

10 killed as powerful typhoon lashes Philippines

MANILA: At least 10 people were killed as Typhoon Goni pounded the Philippines on Sunday, ripping off roofs, toppling power lines and causing flooding in the hardest-hit areas where hundreds of thousands had fled their homes. The strongest typhoon of the year also triggered deadly landslides that buried a number of houses in the southern […]

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ZC chairman lauds Pakistan for restoring international cricket

ZC chairman lauds Pakistan for restoring international cricket

RAWALPINDI: Zim­ba­bwe Cricket chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani has urged the international cricket bodies to appreciate Pakistan’s efforts for restoring international cricket. “The world must understand that Pakistan has done everything possible within its capacity to make sure that international cricket comes back to the country,” Mukulani said at a news conference along with Pakistan Cricket Board […]