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Over 96,000 persons have been rescued so far by the Armed Forces and NDRF from different parts of Jammu & Kashmir in the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the flood ravaged State. Eighty four transport aircraft and…
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Panama City :  The first of a series of four 2014 FIFA World Cup technical conferences is being held Sep 10-11 here with member associations from CONCACAF, CONMEBOL participating in the seminar. The conference is being attended by the…
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Bhubaneswar :  India Thursday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said. The missile, which can strike a target 700 km…
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Srinagar : Over four lakh people are still marooned here as the flood waters continued to recede in river Jhelum and its tributaries, bringing relief to the flood-ravaged Kashmir Valley. "There has been a nearly four feet drop in the…
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Over 1,000 army personnel and their families are stranded in various camps in Kashmir without food and water even as army personnel work on a war footing to evacuate civilians from their marooned homes. "Many camps of army located in South…
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NEW DELHI: Aiming to boost infrastructure development in the remote Ladakh region, the Centre on Wednesday cleared projects worth Rs 438 crore for construction of 349 km of roads there under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY). Rural…
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SRINAGAR: Flood waters started receding in Kashmir Valley today giving a chance to civil and military rescue teams to reach lakhs of stranded people but anger mounted over the pace of relief efforts and concerns grew over potential spread…
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JAMMU: Conducting an aerial survey of flood affected areas, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reportedly announced that free ration will be provided for six months to the people in the most affected areas. Omar, who dropped relief…
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JAMMU: Train services have been resumed to the base camp of Mata Vaishnodevi cave shrine, where the old holy cave has been reopened for 'Darhsan'. "Train services to Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishnodevi shrine, have been resumed. All…
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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Wednesday put off its proposed visit to Jammu and Kashmir for review of election preparedness following the flood situation in the state. The full commission was to visit Jammu and Srinagar today for…
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