Srinagar, May 23: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday said that Kashmir is no more the land of hartals, school closures and separatist activities while security agencies have succeeded to a great extent to destroy the “terror ecosystem.” He said the primary focus of the J&K administration since the past three years has […]
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France has banned domestic short-haul flights where train alternatives exist, in a bid to cut carbon emissions. The law came into force two years after lawmakers had voted to end routes where the same journey could be made by train in under two-and-a-half hours. The ban all but rules out air travel between Paris and […]
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As Srinagar is decked up to host the third Tourism Working Group Meeting of G20 members on Monday, seven countries, including Spain, Singapore, and Mauritius are discussing film tourism in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Spain, Singapore, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil and India are among seven countries to discuss the global perspective […]
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MUZAFFARABAD / SRINAGAR: In sheer violation of international laws and United Nations Security Council resolutions, a G20 meeting got under way in India-held Kashmir on Monday with at least three member countries boycotting it while several western states preferring to send their India-based diplomats instead of allowing delegates from their respective capitals to the event […]
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A group of militants attacked a gas plant in Tall Tehsil of Hangu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leaving at least four Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel and two private security guards martyred, police said on Tuesday. Police said terrorists attacked the private gas extraction plant in the mountainous region. After the incident, a heavy police contingent […]
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) will guide nations in their energy and climate policies and lay out a road map, IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol has said. Birol addressed leaders who gathered for the 49th G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, last week. “I spoke about the issues of energy security, clean energy and climate change. […]
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Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Monday he was seeking a new vote as soon as on June 25 in order to obtain a ruling majority, a day after his party won national elections that failed to produce a single-party government. The conservative New Democracy party of Mitsotakis trounced its rivals in Sunday’s vote, with […]
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Srinagar: To ensure effective communication at the G20 summit, the delegates from foreign countries attending the event at SKICC in Srinagar from May 22 to 24 will benefit from the expertise of special language translators from the University of Kashmir (KU) and various degree colleges of J&K. With the summit attracting dignitaries from across the […]
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Unfortunately, this nation is in the grips of a terminal illness: it is dysfunctional and is degenerating at a fast pace. The economy is in shambles; law and order has broken down; institutions are deadlocked and divided against themselves; leaders have lost respect. Of the three theoretic organs of state, parliament is partially filled and, […]
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An armed group has crossed from Ukraine into Russia’s Belgorod region and clashes there have injured a number of people, Russian authorities say. Local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said Russian forces were searching for “saboteurs”, who he said had attacked Grayvoronsky district by the border. Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said the Russian president had been informed. Ukraine […]
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