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SRINAGAR: Several noted Islamic scholars, civil society members, public representatives, youths, and women from different parts of Kashmir discussed ways to counter Pakistan’s propaganda and its attempts to radicalise Kashmiri youth at a national symposium here on Wednesday. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha was the chief guest and keynote speaker at the brainstorming session […]

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday rejected “uncalled reference” to Jammu and Kashmir by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Islamabad. In response to queries by media persons, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said China had “no locus standi” to comment on matters related to “internal affairs […]

KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed his condolences to the families of eight people who were massacred in West Bengal’s Birbhum, and said that the culprits should not be forgiven. “I hope the state government will take strict action against the culprits. Those who encourage such criminals should not be forgiven,” PM Modi […]

DEHRADUN: Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath as the chief minister of Uttarakhand for the second term at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief ministers of some BJP-ruled states in Dehradun on Wednesday. Along with Dhami, a total of BJP legislators — Dhan Singh Rawat, Ganesh Joshi, Rekha Arya, Subodh Uniyal, Saurav Bahuguna, […]

  SRINAGAR: In order to encourage international investment and ensure ease of business in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has assured a group of investors on a three day visit from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that some of their concerns will be redressed in minimum possible time. Close […]