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The dead body of Javed Ahmad Dar, who was kidnapped from Kashmir’s Shopian district, was found on Friday in Kulgam. Dar, 27, was kidnapped from a drug store on Thursday evening. Locals told that they found the body of 27-year-old Javed Ahmad Dar in Pariwan Kulgam on Friday. However, officials said that they are currently confirming this news. Official sources ...

In a landmark verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court today unanimously held that Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal does not have independent decision making powers, and is bound to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers. The judgement pronounced in the court by Chief ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A bunch of handwritten notes found in a couple of registers have given fresh direction to the investigation into the deaths of a family of 11 in north Delhi’s Burari. The notes – which talk of strange religious beliefs — provide a motive in the case, say the police, who initially thought it was mass suicide and ...

The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on both Pahalgam and Baltal routes today due to inclement weather, officials said. The yatra has been suspended on both the routes as the tracks are slippery because of rain, a spokesperson of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said here. While no pilgrim is allowed to proceed towards the cave shrine on foot, some ...

The Delhi University has issued its third cut-off list with many prominent colleges not releasing any cut-offs for some courses. The list was issued yesterday. Over 33,000 admissions have taken place to over 56,000 seats in the varsity. Shri Ram College of Commerce has not issued cut-offs for its courses in the general category. A dozen colleges have closed admissions ...

Delhiites breathed the cleanest air this week, with monsoon winds washing away the dust and bringing the air quality in the satisfactory level for the first time in nearly an year, authorities said. The south-west monsoon hit the city this week with light rain on Monday and heavy showers yesterday, bringing respite not only from the scorching heat but also ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In a meeting organized by the Union Ministry of Rural Development on the occasion of second anniversary of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, Uttarakhand was conferred an award under ‘DISHA’ for doing commendable work by the Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. On behalf of the State Government, ...

Delhi’s metro service, which is often referred to as its ‘Life Line’, can be stalled in the next 24 hours. The reason behind this is that 9000 non-executive employees of Delhi Metro have announced an indefinite hunger strike since June 29. If the staff’s hunger commences, then the Delhi Metro service is in danger of being stalled. Millions of passengers ...

Amid tight security, the first batch of nearly 3000 pilgrims today left the base camp here for the annual 60-day pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas. Advisors to the Governor K Vijay Kumar and B B Vyas flagged off a fleet of 107 vehicles and four motorcycles carrying the pilgrims from the heavily-guarded Bhagwati base ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A Delhi court has rejected a man’s plea to set aside an order directing him to pay Rs 15,000 as monthly maintenance to his estranged wife and son in a domestic violence case, saying a man is duty bound to maintain his family. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Kumar II upheld a magisterial court order directing the man ...