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Operation Trashi-I: Gunfight breaks out in J&K’s Kishtwar; 8 Army personnel injured | India News

Security operations following an exchange of fires between security forces and terrorists. (ANI) NEW DELHI: Eight Army personnel were injured on Sunday in a prolonged gunfight with terrorists in a remote forested area of the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.The encounter, which lasted for several hours, erupted when security forces came in…

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TMC taunts PM Modi over Singur silence | India News

KOLKATA: Bengal industries minister Shashi Panja mocked PM Modi for skipping any project announcement for Singur at a rally on Sunday, saying it left state BJP functionaries “disappointed and frustrated”. “We hoped the PM would announce projects for Singur. There was none,” she said, accusing Modi of speaking “on multiple topics” while avoiding specifics.TMC also…

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When winter burns: Uttarakhand to Kashmir, Himalayan forests are catching fire out of season | India News

DEHRADUN/KULLU/SRINAGAR: For decades, forest fires in the Himalayas followed a predictable calendar. They started simmering in late spring and early summer, when rising temperatures, dry winds and accumulated leaf litter turned forests combustible. Winter, by contrast, was the season of snow, moisture and relative calm. That rhythm has been breaking for the past few years.This…

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Final green light for India’s 1st PPP Earth imaging Sat project likely this week | India News

BENGALURU: More than four months after India’s space regulator-cum-promoter Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) announced the winners of India’s first EO Satellite System (EOSS) under PPP, a concession agreement is expected to be signed as early as this week, allowing the winning consortium to finally begin work on ground. “It has taken…

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Highway builders write to FM, road ministry; seek review of new arbitration norms | India News

NEW DELHI: The apex body of highway builders, NHBF, has opposed the road transport ministry’s move to end arbitration in disputes with claims of over Rs 10 crore even for ongoing and contracted projects where arbitration has not been invoked yet. It has also requested finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to issue sector-specific clarification or guidance…

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