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Earthquake measuring 3.5 on Richter scale hits J-K's Katra
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Reasi (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 17 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale hit the Katra area in Reasi district in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning.
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Amid worsening humanitarian crisis, UN chief calls for more cooperation wi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 17 (ANI): Amid humanitarian crisis worsening by the day, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (local time) called for more cooperation between the world body and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on Afghanistan.
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Pulwama declared as best performing district in Kashmir valley under Distr
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 17 (ANI): Pulwama on Wednesday was declared as the best performing district of Kashmir valley under the Good Governance Index.
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Chile declares state of emergency in north due to migratory crisis
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], February 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Wednesday declared a constitutional state of emergency in four northern provinces, granting special powers to the Armed Forces to control irregular migration along the border.
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Scholz, Biden say there is no significant withdrawal of Russian troops: Ge
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden said in a phone conversation on Wednesday that there is no significant withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian borders, a spokesperson for the German cabinet told reporters.
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ASEAN to discuss Myanmar military violence, visit by special envoy
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 17 (ANI): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers will be discussing how to approach the Myanmar military as the group seeks an immediate cessation of violence and a visit by a special envoy to Myanmar on Thursday.
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NHRC cautions against sponsored bogey of unfounded criticism on country's
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New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday cautioned against the sponsored bogey of unfounded criticism against the Institutions of the country on social media platforms.
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Centre approves proposal to declare Upper Bhadra project as national proje
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chitradurga (Karnataka) [India], February 17 (ANI): The High Power Committee set up by the Central government has approved the proposal to declare the Upper Bhadra Project as a National Project.
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J-K: Baramulla Police arrests 4 drug peddlers; recovers five kgs of poppy
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 17 (ANI): Baramulla Police on Wednesday arrested four drug peddlers for dealing in illegal drugs and recovered 385 grams of Charas and five kilograms of poppy straw from them.
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Return of girls to school, access of women to work are demands of Afghan n
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Kabul [Afghanistan], February 17 (ANI): Former Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday said that the return of the girls to school and the access of women to work is the demand of the Afghan nation itself.
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Washington is not backing "organized armed opposition" to Taliban, says US
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 17 (ANI): The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West at an event denied that Washington is backing "organized armed opposition" to the Taliban.
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Hijab row handiwork of people using religion for political mobilisation: R
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The ongoing protest in Karnataka around 'hijab' are the handiwork of a few people in limited pockets who might be aiming to use religious 'identity' for political mobilisation, reported India Blooms.
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