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Amarnath yatra: Repair work on Sonamarg-Baltal road, Pahalgam route taken up

Srinagar, May 30 (UNI) Repair and renovation work on Sonamarg-Baltal road has been taken up while up-gradation on the traditional Pahalgam route to the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalaya has also been started to facilitate 44-day long Amarnath yatra, commencing from July 2, 2016.
An official spokesperson here tonight said Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon convened a meeting earlier in the day to review and discuss arrangements for smooth conduct of upcoming annual Yatra and directed the concerned officials to make necessary arrangements well in time in this regard.
He said the meeting discussed various issues including registration of ponywalas, labourers, accommodation, medicare and transport facilities, ration, boarding and lodging facilities, drinking water and power supply, sanitation and cleanliness,besides establishment of control rooms at all halting stations. The ATM and communication facilities for pilgrims were also reviewed in the meeting.
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Balasore, Apr 25 (UNI) Special Judge POCSO Ranjan Kumar Sutar on Thursday convicted a rape accused and sentenced him to 20 years of Rigorous Imprisonment with a penalty of Rs 5,000.

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Lok Sabha polls: Voting for 8 seats in UP tomorrow

25 Apr 2024 | 6:15 PM

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Thunderstorm with lighting very likely at isolated places over Vidarbha

25 Apr 2024 | 6:11 PM

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Set of pleas with Cal HC to take suo-motu cognisance of

25 Apr 2024 | 6:11 PM

remarks of Mamata against judiciary
Kolkata, Apr 25 (UNI) Calcutta High Court on Thursday admitted a
set of appeals by the lawyers urging the court to take suo motu
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Day temp above normal at many places over Sub-Himalayan

25 Apr 2024 | 6:09 PM

Pune, April 25 (UNI) Day temperatures were markedly above normal(5.1°C or more) at many places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim; at isolated places over Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal and Assam and Meghalaya; appreciably above normal (3.1°C to 5.0°C) at isolated places over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Jharkhand; above normal (1.6°C to 3.0°C) at many places over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Rayalaseema, south interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal and Kerala and Mahe; at isolated places over east Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Telangana. These were below normal (-1.6°C to -3.0°C) at isolated places over Vidarbha and east Madhya Pradesh and near normal over rest parts of the country. Yesterday, the highest maximum temperature of 43.7°C was reported at Anantapur
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