Srinagar-Jammu National Highway blocked as truck turns turtle near Ramban
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Srinagar-Jammu National Highway blocked as truck turns turtle near Ramban

The traffic along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has been suspended after a truck turned turtle at Mompassi between Ramban and Banihal, reports said Wednesday. Traffic police has advised commuters to maintain patience and cooperate with traffic police even as they asked the commuters to contact Traffic Control Unit (TCU) Ramban for the latest status of…

Team doctor on Vinesh Phogat disqualification: If we had a few hours more…
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Team doctor on Vinesh Phogat disqualification: If we had a few hours more…

Indian contingent’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala said ‘drastic measures’ were taken to reduce Vinesh Phogat’s weight after she gained 2 kilograms before the weigh-in ahead of her gold medal bout at the Paris Olympics. Dinshaw Pardiwala, who takes care of the medical requirements for the Indian contingent, conceded Vinesh was not able to…

MHA appoints DGP RR Swain as permanent police chief of J&K UT
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MHA appoints DGP RR Swain as permanent police chief of J&K UT

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Wednesday appointed the Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain, who was holding additional charge of DGP J&K as the full-time DGP of the UT. “With the approval of the competent authority Shri RR Swain currently holding the additional charge of DGP J&K, is hereby appointed to the…

Vinesh Phogat Disqualified from Olympic Wrestling Final Due to Overweight
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Vinesh Phogat Disqualified from Olympic Wrestling Final Due to Overweight

Vinesh Phogat Disqualified from Olympic Wrestling Final for Being Overweight In a major setback for India’s Olympic hopes, Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the women’s 50kg wrestling final at the Paris Olympics. The 29-year-old wrestler was found 100 grams overweight during the weigh-in on the day of the final, rendering her ineligible to compete….

Not ‘Khota Sikka’, Gold Standard Vinesh Phogat Fights Her Way to Olympic Glory
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Not ‘Khota Sikka’, Gold Standard Vinesh Phogat Fights Her Way to Olympic Glory

“The talk of the wrestling world,” was how Vinesh Phogat was introduced when she walked into the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris for her Olympic semi-final bout. Vinesh reached a milestone no other Indian female wrestler has achieved: a final at the Olympic Games. She accomplished this feat by defeating Yui Susaki, who had remained unbeaten…

Indian Bank Jammu Organizes Padyatra to Celebrate 118th Foundation Year and Promote New Deposit Schemes

Indian Bank Jammu Organizes Padyatra to Celebrate 118th Foundation Year and Promote New Deposit Schemes

Indian Bank, the country’s leading public sector bank, is celebrating its 118th foundation year. In this series, today the officials of Indian Bank Jammu took out a padyatra from Maharaja Hari Singh Park. The aim of the padyatra was to make people aware about the new deposit schemes of Indian Bank, in which special interest…

29 Bodies of Sheikh Hasina’s Party Leaders Found in Violence-Hit Bangladesh
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29 Bodies of Sheikh Hasina’s Party Leaders Found in Violence-Hit Bangladesh

Bodies of 29 leaders of the Awami League and their family members were recovered across violence-hit Bangladesh on Tuesday after Sheikh Hasina quit as Prime Minister and left for India amid protests by students over a controversial quota system that spiralled into widespread calls for the 76-year-old leader’s resignation. At least 10 people were killed…

Air India Special Flight Evacuates 205 from Dhaka to Delhi
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Air India Special Flight Evacuates 205 from Dhaka to Delhi

A special Air India flight brought 205 people, including six infants, from Dhaka to New Delhi on Wednesday morning, an official said. The chartered flight, which took off for the Bangladesh capital late Tuesday, was operated with an A321 neo aircraft. The flight brought back 205 people — 199 adults and six infants — from…

Police arrest 2 drug peddlers in Kulgam
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Police arrest 2 drug peddlers in Kulgam

Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police in Kulgam have arrested 2 drug peddlers and recovered contraband substances from their possession. A police party headed by In-charge Police Post Mirbazar during patrolling at village Nipora intercepted a vehicle bearing registration number JK03B-5292 with 2 persons onboard. During the search,…

First Batch Of Budha Amarnath Yatra Left From Jammu Under Tight Security
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First Batch Of Budha Amarnath Yatra Left From Jammu Under Tight Security

JAMMU, Aug 7: The first batch of pilgrims left for the Budha Amarnath Yatra on Tuesday. The Yatra was flagged off by Divisional Commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar and ADGP Jammu Anand Jain from Yatra Niwas in Jammu. A pilgrim who hails from Madhya Pradesh said “We are happy and there is no tension among us,…