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Afghanistan's neighbours must keep borders open : Afghan women at Austrian
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], October 1 (ANI): At least 15 Afghan-Austrian women have visited the Austrian Parliament and put forward various demands including opening borders of neighbouring countries of the war-ravaged country.
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Russia urges calm between Tajikistan, Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] October 1 (ANI): Russia on Thursday urged Tajikistan and Afghanistan to maintain calm after reports of tension at their common border.
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Govt to roll out "customised visa" policy
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): With India set to open up its border for international tourists, the government has decided on 'reciprocal treatment' to the applicants under new visa conditions. The visa facilitation will depend on the applicant's home country's policy for the Indian tou
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Govt extends AFSPA in 3 districts of Arunachal Pradesh, lifts restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): The Centre has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh and the areas falling within the jurisdiction of two police stations bordering Assam by another six months and declared them as a disturbed area in vie
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Australian PM Morrison announces reopening of international travel, easing
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], October 1 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday announced the reopening of international travel and easing of border restrictions.
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Pak orders elimination of gate pass at Tokhram border with Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 1 (ANI): Pakistan has ordered the elimination of the gate pass at its Tokhram border with Afghanistan after mass complaints about extortion at the passing point. The smooth crossing is allowed only through permission letters and valid visas, a media report said.
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ITBP completes Lahaul-Spiti trekkers rescue mission, 2 dead, 15 rescued
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 30 (ANI): Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel on Thursday carried two bodies on stretchers for 27 Kilometers and brought them down from 18,000 feet from Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.
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J-K: MoS Home Nityanand Rai reviews security during visit to BSF headquart
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 30 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai was on Wednesday briefed about the present security scenario and duties being performing by the BSF troops on the Line of Control (LoC) as well as hinterland to assist civil admini
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US in talks to use Russian bases for Afghan counterterrorism ops: Report
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): During the classified hearing with Senators on Wednesday, the top Pentagon officials said that the US is in talks with countries that border Afghanistan about housing "over the horizon" counterterrorism operations that would allow the US military to more
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ITBP rescues 11 people stranded in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul-Spiti
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 29 (ANI): Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), along with the army and civil administration, has rescued 11 people stranded at the high mountain range at approximately 18,000 feet in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.
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20 additional companies of CAPF deployed for Bhabanipur bypolls
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhabanipur (West Bengal) [India], September 29 (ANI): More than 20 additional companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have been deployed for the upcoming bypolls in Bhabanipur which will take place on Thursday, as per sources from the central government.
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Manish Tewari expresses 'extreme distress' over Punjab Cong crisis
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Expressing concerns over another round of crisis in the Punjab unit of Congress, Anandpur Sahib MP Manish Tewari said that he is "extremely distressed" after Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation as party's state unit chief and claimed that the only peopl
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