5 dead, 2 injured in Kargil road accident

Srinagar, Jan 14 (UNI) Five people lost their lives, and two others were critically injured in a head-on collision between two vehicles in the Kargil of Ladakh Union Territory, officials said. The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon on the Katpakachey Shilikchay road, approximately 2 km from Kargil city, when a Tipper and a Scorpio vehicle collided….

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Narayanan assumes charge as new ISRO Chairman

Chennai, Jan 14 (UNI) Dr. V. Narayanan, Distinguished Scientist (Apex Grade), assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Space, Chairman, Space Commission and Chairman, ISRO. He assumed charge yesterday afternoon from outgoing Chief S.Somanath at the ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru. In a release, the Space Agency said, prior to this, Dr Narayanan served as the Director,…

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Mufti accuses Omar Abdullah of normalizing actions of August 2019 by Delhi

Srinagar, Jan 13 (UNI) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Monday criticized Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, accusing him of “normalizing Delhi’s unilateral actions of August 2019.” Mufti accused the Chief Minister of adopting an “appeasement approach” toward Delhi. Drawing a comparison of Abdullah’s approach with her late father, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the PDP…

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Situation along LAC stable but sensitive: Army chief

New Delhi, Jan 13 (UNI) Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Monday said that the situation along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh remains “stable but sensitive” and the number of troops currently deployed there will not be reduced. Addressing a press conference at the Manekshaw Centre here, General Dwivedi said there have…

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