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Earthquake of magnitude 4 on Richter scale hits Delhi-NCR. Strong tremors felt in several parts of north India.

EditorFebruary 17, 2025February 17, 2025

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hit New Delhi and several parts of northern India early this morning. According to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS), the origin time was...

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Punjab. BSF in collaboration with ANTF arrest two suspected smugglers.

ION correspondentFebruary 16, 2025

In Punjab, Border Security Force (BSF) in coordination with the Anti-Narcotics Task Force of Punjab Police, apprehended two smugglers along with over 2 kilograms of narcotics consignments in two...

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Punjab. BSF in collaboration with ANTF arrest two suspected smugglers.

ION correspondentFebruary 16, 2025February 16, 2025

In Punjab, Border Security Force (BSF) in coordination with the Anti-Narcotics Task Force of Punjab Police, apprehended two smugglers along with over 2 kilograms of narcotics consignments in two...

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Inner Line Permit Process Goes Digital in Chamoli.

ION correspondentFebruary 16, 2025August 13, 2025

In Uttarakhand, tourists visiting the India-Tibet border areas in Chamoli can now easily obtain an online Inner Line Permit. The district administration has launched pass(dot) Chamoli (dot)org, wherein travellers...

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Kashmir Observes Shab e Baraat. Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid shut.

ION correspondentFebruary 14, 2025February 14, 2025

Thousands of faithful thronged mosques and shrines to observe Shab-e-Baraat, , one of the holiest nights in the Islamic calendar, with the Hazratbal shrine hosting the largest gathering on...

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Punjab govt announces financial assistance hike for acid attack victims.

ION correspondentFebruary 14, 2025February 14, 2025

Punjab government has made the scheme of financial assistance to Acid attack victims gender neutral and has also increased the monthly financial assistance to the victims from Rs. 8000...

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurates an orientation programme in Chandigarh.

ION correspondentFebruary 14, 2025February 14, 2025

In Chandigarh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today inaugurated an orientation programme organised in collaboration with the Parliamentary Democracy Research and Training Institute for the members of the Haryana...

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President’s rule imposed in Manipur.

ION correspondentFebruary 14, 2025February 14, 2025

February 13, 2025 9:10 PM. President’s rule has been imposed in Manipur, days after the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh. The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued...

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Punjab Govt promotes fisheries to empower youth, women.

ION correspondentFebruary 13, 2025

The Punjab government is encouraging the youth and women of the state to adopt fisheries as an occupation to financially empower themselves. Elementary training in fish and shrimp farming...

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Hartal shuts down Wayanad as UDF protests rising human-animal conflict in Kerala.

ION correspondentFebruary 13, 2025February 13, 2025

In Kerala, a dawn-to-dusk hartal is being observed in Wayanad today, in protest against the state government’s failure to address the rising incidents of human-animal conflict in the region....