Four Twitter handles suspended for spreading 'rumours' about J&K

New Delhi (IANS) Four Twitter handles have been suspended after the government told Twitter to remove certain accounts linked to people from outside Jammu and Kashmir which are spreading rumours on the platform, said sources on Monday.

At least…

Massive fire at Delhi market

New Delhi (IANS) A massive fire broke out at the Gandhi Nagar market in the national capital on Tuesday. A total of 21 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. There were no reports of any injury yet, fire officials said.

According to a senior…

Ladakh UT involves Chinese territory, Wang told Jaishankar

Beijing (IANS) China, whose forces regularly intrude into Ladakh, stuck to its opposition to the creation of Ladakh Union Territory, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi telling his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar that the move "involves Chinese…

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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