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Have to eat rats to survive, claim locals in flood-affected Bihar village

Have to eat rats to survive, claim locals in flood-affected Bihar village

Katihar: Locals in Dangi Tola village of Katihar district in Bihar claimed they have no option but to eat rats as floods have wreaked havoc and destroyed houses in the region. Around 300 families have been affected by floods in the area. Speaking to ANI, Talla Murmur, a local, said, “We have to eat rats […]

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Well prepared for a Kargil-like conflict again: Dhanoa

Well prepared for a Kargil-like conflict again: Dhanoa

New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa on Tuesday said that the Indian Air Force (IAF) is well prepared to fight a Kargil-like war again. “Like all good generals, we are prepared to fight the last war. If Kargil comes again, we are very well prepared,” he said at an event to commemorate the […]

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Pakistan legal team in Hague for Kulbushan Jadhav verdict

Pakistan legal team in Hague for Kulbushan Jadhav verdict

The Hague: Pakistan legal team on Tuesday reached The Hague in the Netherlands, a day before International Court of Justice (ICJ) is expected to announce its verdict in Kulbushan Jadhav case. The team, led by Attorney General for Pakistan Anwar Mansoor Khan, also included Foreign Office Spokesperson Muhammad Faisal, reported Express Tribune. The 48-year-old former […]

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PCB Cricket Committee to take decision on splitting Pakistan’s captaincy

PCB Cricket Committee to take decision on splitting Pakistan’s captaincy

Karachi: Splitting the captaincy and inviting fresh applications for the national team coach and other support staff will be on the agenda when the PCB’s Cricket Committee meets later this month to review Pakistan’s debacle in the World Cup. Though the Pakistan Cricket Board is tight-lipped on the dates for the Cricket Committee meeting, sources […]

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Let all KPs comeback and live they previously used to live with Muslims: Hurriyat (g)

Let all KPs comeback and live they previously used to live with Muslims: Hurriyat (g)

Srinagar;Commenting on the debate over the return of Kashmiri Pandits, Hurriyat (g) Conference said that we always welcome their homecoming and encourage every move which helps their return. Let them come back, live as they previously used to, along with their Muslim brothers. Hurriyat in a statement said that they have wholeheartedly and sincerely wanted […]

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Remove all bottlenecks in Semi-Ring Road project: Div Com to DDCs

Remove all bottlenecks in Semi-Ring Road project: Div Com to DDCs

Srinagar:Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, on Thursday directed the concerned District Development Commissioners (DDCs) to remove all bottlenecks coming in the way of construction of Semi-Ring road project so that execution of the prestigious project is started at an earliest. Div Com Kashmir chairing a meeting to review the progress made on the work […]

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Er Rasheed walks barefoot to secretariat in solidarity with people of Karnah, Gurez

Er Rasheed walks barefoot to secretariat in solidarity with people of Karnah, Gurez

Srinagar:Concluding three day sit-in, seeking tunnel for Karnah and Gurez, in a first of its kind, AIP President and PUF leader Er Rasheed visited civil secretariat barefooted from the site of a sit-in to Chief Secretary’s office to express solidarity with the people of Karnah and Gurez and protest against silence of the government over […]

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India, Pak should start meaningful dialogue: Dr Farooq

India, Pak should start meaningful dialogue: Dr Farooq

Srinagar:Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah led the party in paying glowing tributes to Madre Maharban on her 19th death anniversary.Party president and vice president on Thursday participated in the congregational Fatiha Khawani at Qaid Mazar, Naseem Bagh. The congregational Fateha Khawani saw huge participation of party […]

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3-day workshop on ‘climate change reporting’ concludes

3-day workshop on ‘climate change reporting’ concludes

Srinagar:The three-day media workshop on climate change, jointly organised by the Centre for Media Studies (CMS), the Indian Himalayas Climate Adaptation Programme (IHCAP) and the state Department of Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing, concluded here on Thursday. Experts called for evidence-based reporting of climate change vulnerability, adaptation, mitigation and impacts, the statement said. Delivering the […]

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Governor reviews Yatra arrangements at Nunwan Base Camp

Governor reviews Yatra arrangements at Nunwan Base Camp

Srinagar:Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chairman of the Amarnathji Shrine Board on Thursday visited Nunwan Base Camp in Anantnag district and chaired a high-level meeting to review the arrangements in place for the ongoing Amarnath Ji Yatra 2019. The spokesman said that meeting was attended by Khalid Jahangir, Deputy Commissioner Anantnag; AK Goel DIG South Kashmir; […]