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Mehbooba opposes lifting of additional duties on apple, walnut, almonds imported from US
Srinagar, Sep 11 (UNI) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the central government’s decision to lift additional duties on apples, walnuts, and almonds imported from the United States would devastate local growers in Jammu and Kashmir. Last week, Union Finance Ministry, in a notification announced the removal of additional duties on…
Former AP CM Naidu lodged in Rajahmundry Central jail
Vijayawada, Sep 11 (UNI) Telugu Desam party chief and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was lodged in the Rajahmundry Central prison after midnight on Monday. The prison authorities have assigned ‘7691’ number to Chandrababu Naidu. Naidu was lodged in the ‘Sneha’ block in the prison, and the prison authorities have provided some special facilities…
Vice Chief of Army Staff declares open 3-day North Tech Symposium at IIT Jammu
Jammu, Sep 11 (UNI) Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar on Monday declared open the three-day North Tech Symposium jointly organised by Northern Command SIDM and IIT Jammu. The Symposium will conclude on September 13. The event has invited a lot of brilliant minds and state of the art defence technologies…
Morocco quake death toll reaches 2,497
Rabat, Sep 11 (UNI) The death toll from the earthquake in Morocco has risen to 2,497 people, with 2,476 others received injuries, the Hespress newspaper reported on Monday, citing the Interior Ministry. Previous reports indicated that 2,122 people were killed and 2,421 others were injured.
Terror attack averted in J&K’ Baramulla, IED defused: Army
Srinagar, Sep 11 (UNI) Security forces defused an Improvised Explosives Device (IED) along the national highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday morning, officials said. Army said a major terror attack was averted with the recovery of the IED on the busy highway. Officials said a suspect object was found in the Hanjivera…
New vision of Japan-ASEAN cooperation to be presented at Dec summit
Tokyo, Sep 11 (UNI) A new vision of cooperation between Japan and the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be presented at a bilateral summit in Tokyo in December designed to mark the 50th anniversary of the parties’ friendship, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday. “In December, I plan to organize…
China’s Xi calls for boosting Chinese armed forces’ military capacities
Beijing, Sep 11 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for boosting the capacities of the national army, the Chinese Defence Ministry said on Monday. “Xi called for improving the quality and level of combat readiness, increasing training in key and complex issues, as well as strengthening new combat abilities,” the defence ministry said in…
7 terrorists killed in clash with security forces in NW Pakistan
Islamabad, Sep 11 (UNI) At least seven terrorists were killed and six others injured in a clash between security forces and terrorists in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Sunday. An exchange of fire took place between security forces and terrorists in Ursoon area of Chitral district on Saturday, the military’s media…
Bamboo rain shield is also cultural symbol of Meghalaya
Bhopal: Under the Latest and popular online series of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya entitled Exhibit of the Week’ ‘ KNUP Bamboo rain shield collected from East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya has been displayed as the Second Exhibit of the month of September, 2023 at IGRMS. In this regard Dr. Bhuvan Vikram, Director, IGRMS said that the Knup is a shallow cone-shaped rain shield. It is made from locally available…