Amit Shah rules out dialogue with Pakistan, says JK poll after electoral rolls published

Samaan Lateef Srinagar, October 5 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday lashed out at those advocating dialogue with Pakistan, saying, “I don’t want to talk to Pakistan, but I want to talk to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.” Addressing a rally in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, Shah…

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Gazette notified, JK delimitation final: EC tells Supreme Court

New Delhi, October 5 The delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir has attained finality after the publication of the Delimitation Orders in Gazette Notifications on May 5 in terms of the Delimitation Act, the Election Commission has told the Supreme Court. Before publication of the final order, a number of…

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Cough syrups by India’s Maiden Pharma potentially tied to deaths in Gambia: WHO

October 5 The World Health Organization on Wednesday said that four cough and cold syrups made by India’s Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd could be potentially linked with serious kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children in Gambia. New Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals declined to comment on the matter. WHO issued a medical…

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‘Contaminated’ Indian medicines linked to deaths of 66 children in Gambia: WHO

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, October 5 The World Health Organization on Wednesday issued a medical product alert for four “contaminated” Indian pediatric medicines, manufactured by a firm in Haryana’s Sonepat, saying these drugs identified in Gambia had been potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children in…

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Stamp of traitor will remain forever: Uddhav Thackeray tells Eknath Shinde at Dussehra rally

Mumbai, October 5In a scathing attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his supporters, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said their reputation as “traitors” will never be washed away.Addressing the annual Dussehra rally at the iconic Shivaji Park ground here, Thackeray lashed out at Shinde, whose rebellion…

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Stamp of traitor will always remain, Uddhav Thackeray tells Eknath Shinde at Dussehra rally; slams BJP

Mumbai, October 5 In a scathing attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other rebel party leaders, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said their reputation as “traitors” will never go away. Thackeray, who stepped down as chief minister in June following Shinde’s rebellion, addressed the party’s annual…

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Donald Blome second US official to visit Pakistan-occupied Kashmir since April

New Delhi, October 5 The Foreign Office here has not reacted so far to US ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome’s visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) this week, with the US embassy in Islamabad highlighting it with a series of tweets over the three days that he was in the disputed…

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Several people injured as Ravan effigy falls on them at Dussehra event in Haryana’s Yamunanagar

Yamunanagar (Haryana), October 5 Several people were injured on Wednesday evening when a burning effigy of Ravan fell on them at a ground here on the occasion of Dussehra festival. Kamaldeep Singh, SHO, City Police Station, said that no person sustained serious injuries in the incident. According to information, the…

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Alt News co-founders Pratik Sinha, Mohammed Zubair among Nobel Prize nominees: Survey

New Delhi, October 5 A couple of days before the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 is to be announced, a US magazine has reported that the co-founders of Indian fact-checking website Alt News, Pratik Sinha and Mohammed Zubair, are among the 343 candidates. The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize…

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Civilian killed in ‘accidental’ firing in J-K’s Pulwama, cop arrested

Srinagar, October 5A civilian was killed on Wednesday in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir in alleged accidental firing by a policeman who has been arrested, officials said.Political parties, including the National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party, condemned the incident and demanded a “credible probe”.Asif Ahmad Padroo (25), was hit…

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Elon Musk, Twitter yet to reach deal to end litigation: Sources

Wilmington, Del., October 5 Elon Musk and Twitter Inc have not yet reached an agreement to end the litigation and clear the way for the world’s richest person to close his $44 billion deal for the social media platform, two sources familiar with the litigation told Reuters on Wednesday. Reuters…

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Uttarakhand avalanche: 10 bodies retrieved, 27 mountaineers missing; rescue operation under way

Dehradun/Uttarkashi, October 5 Twenty-seven mountaineers remained missing on Wednesday after rescue workers brought 14 injured members of their team to safety, a day after an avalanche claimed 10 lives in Uttarkashi. The Uttarakhand Police said on Facebook that 10 bodies have been retrieved so far as a multi-agency search and…

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14 rescued as search operations resume to trace mountaineers in avalanche-hit Uttarakhand peak

Dehradun/Uttarkashi, October 5 Fourteen members of a mountaineering team which had gone missing after being hit by an avalanche at Draupadi Ka Danda peak in Uttarakashi district were rescued on Wednesday as a multi-agency rescue operation aided by IAF helicopters was underway to find the several others missing. Principal…

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No talks with Pakistan; Modi govt won’t tolerate terrorism, Amit Shah says in J-K’s Baramulla

Baramulla, October 5 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday ruled out holding any dialogue with Pakistan and asserted that the Modi government would wipe out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir and make it the most peaceful place in the country. Addressing a rally here, Shah asked whether terrorism had…

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