Day: March 14, 2024

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief takes dig at Modi
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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief takes dig at Modi

Kolhapur / Ratnagiri, Mar 14: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that he has been in power for last 10 years but in every election he gave the next election date for development of the country. Addressing a public rally this afternoon at Sruganrtali...

No kutcha houses in Assam under next NDA govt: Rajnath Singh
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No kutcha houses in Assam under next NDA govt: Rajnath Singh

Kokrajhar, Mar 14: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday promised that after the formation of the NDA government, there will not be a single kutcha house in Assam. A party workers’ election meeting was held here. He claimed that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would form a government with more than 400 seats. “People...

Div Com reviews arrangements for Ramadan, Navroz
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Div Com reviews arrangements for Ramadan, Navroz

Reviews progress of work on Sanatnagar, Nowgam, Bemina flyovers Srinagar, Mar 14: In view of the ongoing holy month of Ramadan, Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Thursday convened a meeting to review the arrangements orchestrated by the departments for the convenience of the general public. While reviewing the availability of ration and...

SIU Srinagar produces chargesheet against 2 accused terrorists
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SIU Srinagar produces chargesheet against 2 accused terrorists

Srinagar, Mar 14: The State Investigation Unit (SIU) Srinagar on Thursday produced a chargesheet against two accused terrorists. As per a statement issued to the news agency, police spokesman said that the duo has been chargesheeted in a case under FIR number 39/2022 in the Court of NIA Srinagar. “Today, the charge sheet bearing No....

Over 800 fire incidents in Kashmir Valley this year, 180 in Srinagar
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Over 800 fire incidents in Kashmir Valley this year, 180 in Srinagar

Srinagar, Mar 14: With over eight hundred fire incidents reported across Kashmir Valley this year till date, people are requested to be cautious and check their wiring to prevent any short-circuit that may lead to a fire incident, a top officer of the Fire & Emergency Services Department said. He said around 180 incidents have...

Narco-trade in J&K: Need to ‘dig tunnel from both ends’, it’s a big challenge, says DGP RR Swain
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Narco-trade in J&K: Need to ‘dig tunnel from both ends’, it’s a big challenge, says DGP RR Swain

‘Police strategy similar to that of terrorism, seizure of property for drug dealers, suppliers; won’t allow J&K to become Punjab, Being a border ‘State’, neighbouring country pushing Heroine, Brown Sugar into this side’ Jammu, Mar 14: Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain Thursday said that narco-trade is emerging as a...

Power woes: Is KPDCL making unreal promises about new power curtailment schedule for Ramadhan?
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Power woes: Is KPDCL making unreal promises about new power curtailment schedule for Ramadhan?

Consumers continue to reel under darkness at Suhoor, Iftar; Appeals LG led Admin to intervene to resolve the issue Srinagar, Mar 14: With the commencement of the holy month of Ramadhan, Kashmir valley continues to face unscheduled power curtailments and distress cuts—leaving the consumers to reel under darkness especially at Suhoor and fast breaking time....

ED attaches Rs 2.45 crore properties in bank loan fraud case
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ED attaches Rs 2.45 crore properties in bank loan fraud case

  Srinagar, Mar 14: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached several immovable properties worth Rs 2.45 crore in connection with an alleged Rs 233 crore money laundering scam, officials said on Thursday. ED said the immovable properties in the form of residential houses having a value amounting to Rs. 2.45 Crore, related to former...

Nearly 50% gamers on social media come from non-metro cities: Meta
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Nearly 50% gamers on social media come from non-metro cities: Meta

New Delhi, Mar 14: In an interesting finding, social platform Meta has found a rising prevalence of gaming in India in both the categories of casual and real-money gamers coming from non-metro cities. Meta (formerly known as Facebook) held its inaugural Gaming Summit in India today to mark the rising importance of the sector, which...

PM Modi distributes loans to 1 lakh street vendors
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PM Modi distributes loans to 1 lakh street vendors

New Delhi, Mar 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday distributed loans to one lakh street vendors (SVs) including 5,000 from Delhi under the SVANidhi scheme. During the event at JLN Stadium here, he handed over PM SVANidhi loan cheques to five beneficiaries. Addressing the beneficiaries, Modi said till date 62 lakh of them have...

JU plays pivotal role in offering multidisciplinary education: J&K Chief Secy
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JU plays pivotal role in offering multidisciplinary education: J&K Chief Secy

  Jammu, Mar 14 : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo on Thursday said that as a hub for higher education institutions in the region, the University of Jammu plays a pivotal role in offering multidisciplinary education, fostering research-oriented undergraduate training, and introducing innovative programmes such as the “Design Your Degree” initiative. He was...

J&K LG led admin provides financial support to 350 youth from displaced families to start business venture
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J&K LG led admin provides financial support to 350 youth from displaced families to start business venture

  Jammu, Mar 14: In a major step towards economic empowerment of displaced and migrant communities, Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday provided financial support to 350 youth belonging to displaced families of PoJK, West Pakistan Refugees and Kashmiri Migrant families, to start their own business venture. The event was presided over by Lieutenant Governor...

Mamata suffers major head injury, hospitalised
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Mamata suffers major head injury, hospitalised

  Kolkata, Mar 14 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday sustained a major head injury and was admitted to a hospital, according to the ruling All India Trinamool Congress. The AITC in a media release showed Banerjee lying on a bed, probably in a hospital, and blood oozing from her head. The...

ACB registers Disproportionate Assets case, conducts searches in 3 districts
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ACB registers Disproportionate Assets case, conducts searches in 3 districts

Srinagar, Mar 14: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday said to have registered a Disproportionate Assets case against the then Superintendent Engineer PMGSY Circle Baramulla and also conducted searches at Srinagar, Pulwama and Jammu. A statement issued to the news agency, said that ACB registers FIR into the allegations of acquisition of Disproportionate...

4 dead, 1 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Kishtwar
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4 dead, 1 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Kishtwar

Kishtwar, Mar 14: Four persons died after a vehicle fell into deep gorge in Bandarkoot area of Kishtwar district on Thursday, officials said. Station House Officer Kishtwar told the news agency, that the vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge near Bandarkoot. He said four person died in the incident, while...

High level committee submits report on ‘one nation one election’ to Prez Murmu
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High level committee submits report on ‘one nation one election’ to Prez Murmu

New Delhi, Mar 14 : The high-level committee on ‘one nation one election’, headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind submitted its report on simultaneous polls to President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, former leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Finance Commission...

‘CAA does not aim to grant citizenship to persecutors, but persecuted’: BJP
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‘CAA does not aim to grant citizenship to persecutors, but persecuted’: BJP

  Bengaluru, March 14 : BJP leader CT Ravi on Thursday said that the ‘CAA aims to grant citizenship to the persecuted minorities, not persecutors’ in India’s neighbouring Islamic countries. “CAA only provides citizenship to religious minorities, those who have faced atrocities in countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh,” he told a section of media...

BSF jawan shoots self dead in Shopian
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BSF jawan shoots self dead in Shopian

Srinagar, Mar 14: A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Thursday shot himself dead with his service rifle in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. An official told the news agency, that the jawan shot himself at a rare santry post at DC Shopian’s residence Police have registered a case and started investigation into the matter—(KNO)

Avalanche warning issued in 8 districts of J&K
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Avalanche warning issued in 8 districts of J&K

Srinagar, Mar 14: The authorities on Thursday issued avalanche warning in 8 districts of Jammu and Kashmir for the next 24 hours. An official told the news agency, that avalanche with medium danger level is likely to occur in Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban, Kupwara, Bandipora, Ganderbal and Baramulla. He said that people living in these...

Man dies in Kulgam accident
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Man dies in Kulgam accident

Kulgam, Mar 14 : An elderly man died after an auto he was travelling in turned turtle at Damhal Hanjipora belt of South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Thursday, an official said. An official told the news agency, an Auto load carrier bearing registration number JK18A-7544 turned turtle near Adijen bridge at Damhal Hanjipora in which a...