Amarnath Yatra: J&K Police conducts mock drill exercise

Jammu, June 17 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday carried out a comprehensive mock drill exercise at Yatri Niwas Bhagwati Nagar base camp here. The exercise involved the first responder team of Sub Division Headquarters, including all territorial police officers from the Sub Divisions. This year, the 52-day Shri Amarnath Yatra will start from…

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Cong demands complete rollback of Agnipath scheme

New Delhi, June 17 (UNI) The Congress on Monday demanded a complete rollback of the Agnipath scheme saying it was neither in the interest of the country nor the defence forces. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda, while referring to certain reports that the Centre was considering…

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Railways Minister visits accident sites

Siliguri, June 17 (UNI) Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Monday visited the accident site at Ranidanga and interacted with the injured in the hospital. As per the latest report, nine people were killed and 41 injured after a goods train hit the Sealdah bound Kanchanjunga Exp from Agartala (Tripura) at Ranidanga near Phansidewa in Darjeeling…

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Brief power cut at Delhi airport hits operations

New Delhi, June 17 (UNI) In a rare occurrence, the Delhi airport on Monday afternoon witnessed a brief power outage which affected check-in and boarding operations. Many flyers took to micro-blogging site ‘X’ to air their frustrations over power failure. “Around 2 PM today, Delhi Airport’s Main Receiving Sub-station (MRSS) detected a significant voltage spike…

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