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Flood declared in South Kashmir, Amarnath Yatra suspended
Incessant rains during the last two days have swollen rivers, streams and other water bodies in the Kashmir Valley while flood was declared in south Kashmir areas on Friday, an official said. The Amarnath Yatra was also suspended.
Chief…
Eight Civilians injured in clashes during ongoing J&K gunfight
Eight civilian protesters were injured on Friday in clashes with the security forces during an ongoing gunfight between holed-up militants and the security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.
A mob of…
Sushil Modi rules out bringing Petrol, Diesel under GST
GST Council Member and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi on Friday outright ruled out bringing petroleum products under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in near future, citing loss of revenue both to central and state…
22,000 Rural Agriculture Markets to be linked by 2020: Shekhawat
Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said 22,000 rural agriculture markets will be linked to make a national agricultural market by 2020.
"We will upgrade existing 22,000 rural 'haats' into Gramin…
Abu Dhabi tops ranking of smart cities in Middle East and Africa
Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has topped the list of "smart cities" in the Middle East and Africa, the city's Department of Culture and Tourism said on Friday.
Covering 50 international cities, a report by…
Google Doodle honours father of Statistical Science P.C. Mahalanobis
Google on Friday dedicated a Doodle in honour of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, regarded as the chief architect of Indian statistical system as well as father of statistical science in India.
Mahalanobis set up the Indian Statistical…
More AIIMS announced in 4 years than in past 70 years: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday claimed his government has proposed and approved more numbers of All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the past four years than there had been in the last 70 years.
Modi was speaking…
1 Militant killed in J&K gunfight
One militant was killed on Friday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's border district of Kupwara.
The terrorist was killed in the encounter near Trehgam town at 5.30 a.m., Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel…
Amit Shah tears into Trinamool, says BJP to get over 22 Bengal MPs in 2019
Virtually setting the party's campaign agenda for next year's general election in West Bengal, BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday launched an all-out attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress, and claimed his party would win more than 22 of…
Govt to include Jet fuel, Natural Gas under GST in next Council meeting on July 21
The next meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council will be held here on July 21, the government said on Thursday.
It will be the 28th meeting of the Council and a host of issues are expected to be discussed including bringing…