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PUNE: India will be a developed nation by 2047, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday while laying emphasis on the advancement of technology amid a rise in cyberspace threats in the defence sector. The country is now becoming…
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KOCHI: Two days after the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had announced the seizure of over 2,500 kilograms of methamphetamine from a vessel in Indian waters in a joint operation with the Navy, the anti-drug agency on Monday said the actual…
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NEW DELHI: Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday launched a campaign -- "Meri LiFE, Mera Swachh Shehar" -- to promote reuse and recycle of old items such as clothes, shoes, toys and books, according to an…
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CHANDIGARH: Electricity rates are set to go up in Punjab with the power regulator PSERC announcing an increase in power tariff by 25 to 80 paise per unit for different categories of consumers. Opposition parties Congress and Shiromani…
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STATE TIMES NEWS Rajouri/Jammu: A 41-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh has been found dead in a stream in Rajouri district, police said on Sunday. Prem Pal, an ice-cream vendor hailing from Aligarh, was reported missing on Friday by his…
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STATE TIMES NEWS SAMBA: The Department of Tourism, in collaboration with the District Administration Samba and the Jammu Heritage Walk, on Sunday organized a mega event -the Purmandal Utterbeni Heritage Walk, to connect the youth…
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STATE TIMES NEWS Rajouri: Taking a cue from the Poonch administration, the district magistrate of Rajouri on Friday banned the storage, sale and use of firecrackers in view of the present security scenario in the region.District…
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STATE TIMES NEWS Jammu: A Navy commando, who lost his life when his parachute got entangled in high-tension wire and caught fire during a training exercise in Uttar Pradesh, was cremated with full military honours in Samba district…
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STATE TIMES NEWS Kathua: Family members of a 20-year-old college student, who died by suicide, staged a protest and blocked the Jammu-Pathankot highway for nearly two hours on Saturday, demanding an inquiry into the circumstances…
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NEW DELHI: A high-level committee to select the CBI director that comprises the prime minister, chief justice of India and the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha is likely to meet on Saturday evening, sources said. The committee may…
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