With radicals out of J&K, stone-pelting steeply drops

Srinagar (IANS) As security agencies rounded up separatist and radical trouble makers from the Kashmir Valley, incidents of stone pelting have drastically fallen despite escalating tensions between India and Pakistan over the axing of Article 370.…

Restrictions to ease in phased manner in Valley: Govt

Srinagar (IANS) The government on Tuesday announced that it will ease restrictions on the movement of people in the Valley in a phased manner while claiming that normalcy has been restored in the Jammu division.

Government spokesperson Rohit…

Urban India to be 100% Open Defecation Free by Oct 2: Puri

New Delhi (IANS) Urban India will be totally Open Defecation Free by October 2, 2019, exactly five years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat campaign, Minister of State Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday.

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Internet suspended following communal clash in Jaipur

Jaipur (IANS) Mobile internet services have been suspended in Jaipur for 24 hours after two groups clashed over an attack on a bus carrying pilgrims, police said on Tuesday.

On Monday night, a communal clash erupted between two communities…

J&K celebrates Eid after revocation of special status

Srinagar (IANS) Amid massive security arrangements, Jammu and Kashmir on Monday marked its first Eid after the revocation of its special status, even as the state administration held a meeting with local clerics to oversee prayer arrangements and…

Kashmir to figure in talks as Jaishankar in Beijing

Beijing (IANS) India's revocation of the special status for Jammu and Kashmir is set to figure in talks between visiting Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi here on Monday, days after New Delhi firmly…

World's largest water pump house begins operation in Telangana

Hyderabad (IANS) Lakshmipur pump house, a key component of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) and claimed to be the world's largest pump house, has successfully commenced operations in Telangana, it was announced on Monday.
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Eid celebrated peacefully in Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Amid massive security arrangements and restrictions, Eid prayers concluded peacefully in all parts of Jammu & Kashmir on Monday, after the revocation of Article 370 that granted the state a special status.

The prayers began…

Fire on Coast Guard vessel, one missing, 28 rescued

Visakhapatnam (IANS) One crew member of Coast Guard was missing while 28 were rescued after a major fire broke out on an offshore support vessel off Visakhapatnam coast on Monday.

According to a spokesperson of Eastern Naval Command, crew of…

J&K Police writes to service providers on malicious social media campaign on Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) A week after lockdown of Kashmir Valley post-Centre's announcement about scrapping Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir Police has claimed that malicious campaign was spread on social media. The state police have written to…