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ZOJI LA (MINAMARG): Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari pressed Tuesday a button triggering the final “breakthrough” blast in Zoji La Tunnel, removing last three metres of rock and linking two ends of the nearly 14km corridor that will provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh.With J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah, lieutenant governor…

JAMMU: Army personnel detained a 14-year-old boy from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) who had allegedly crossed over the Line of Control (LoC) and entered Indian territory in J&K’s Poonch district on Tuesday evening.“Around 7pm, Javed Ali from Tetrinote in PoK, was detained near the LoC in Gulpur sector, Poonch,” an official said. Preliminary investigations indicated that…

JAMMU: Army troops opened fire at a suspected Pakistani drone hovering over Indian territory along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Poonch district late Monday. The unmanned aerial vehicle returned towards Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after some time, officials said.“Around 10pm, alert personnel spotted the drone above some forward Indian posts along the LoC in the…

NEW DELHI: Speculation is rife over a possible reshuffle in Union Cabinet after a rejig in BJP’s state units and Rajya Sabha ticket allotments.With the completion of 12 years of the BJP-led NDA government and the second year of its third term, Prime Minister Modi may effect a reshuffle in his ministry sometime soon, news…

NEW DELHI: The area in the National Capital Region (NCR) is unlikely to be reduced. The NCR Planning Board, which is scheduled to meet on June 16, will take decisions on this and other issues.As per the agenda circulated to NCR state, “There will be no change in the current NCR area (55,083 sqkm). Hence,…

NEW DELHI: A political storm erupted on Tuesday after the nomination of Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan from Madhya Pradesh was rejected, triggering protests by senior party leaders and a confrontation outside the Election Commission office in Delhi.Also read: Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination rejectedCongress leaders, including Jairam Ramesh, KC Venugopal, Bhupesh Baghel and…

NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday criticised the Centre over rising LPG prices and reductions in subsidies under the Ujjwala scheme, alleging that government policies were placing an increasing financial burden on poor and middle-class families.Rahul alleged that 12 years of what he termed “anti-poor economic…

AI-generated representative image The Centre on Tuesday identified 197 districts across the country as the most vulnerable to the impact of El Niño and has prepared contingency plans to deal with any adverse effects on agriculture.Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on said that the ministry of agriculture and farmers’ welfare is implementing “Khet…

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir remains tense after deadly clashes between protesters and security forces, drawing international attention and concern over reported communication restrictions. West Bengal CID investigators have reached Mamata Banerjee’s residence as part of a probe into allegations of forged signatures on a letter submitted to the Assembly. Delhi Police say the murder of a Delhi…

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday condemned reports of violence against protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Responding to the situation, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi had observed “a pattern of fake news and videos emanating from Pakistan” in connection with the protests. “It is a desperate attempt by Pakistan to…