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Published by BOOM Live By Mohammad Salman Ahead of Ramzan, several news outlets including News18, TV 9 and OpIndia have claimed that Saudi Arabia has banned the use of loudspeakers. BOOM found that the claims are misleading, and that the government of the country has merely issued guidelines to ensure the sound remains minimal. Social […]
No, Saudi Arabia Has Not Banned Loudspeakers in Mosques Read More »
The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, Mar 21: The Power Development Department will cut the electricity to households during the month of Ramadhan as the dues of some consumers run into lakhs. According to officials the dues are even pending for 10-15 years. Although the authorities launched an amnesty scheme in August 2022 to waive off interest
Published by BOOM Live By Saurav Das The central government has proposed some changes to India’s hallmark transparency law, the Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005 which has raised concerns and criticism. The changes are sought to be done via the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDP), 2022 which will bring in a privacy
Is It Going To Be More Difficult To Get Information Under RTI Act? Yes Read More »
The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, Mar 19: Jammu and Kashmir police Sunday said that providing a security cover and bullet proof vehicle to a conman from Gujrat who posed himself as a PMO official, was not an intelligence failure but a “mistake” which is being investigated. “We don’t provide security cover to anyone on verbal communique
Security cover to conman: No intelligence failure but a mistake, says ADGP Kumar Read More »
The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, Mar 19: Generally cloudy weather with light rain has been forecast at isolated to scattered places in Kashmir Valley in next 24 hours. A meteorological department official said that generally cloudy weather was expected from March 21-22. From March 23 to 25, he said, generally cloudy weather with intermittent light rain
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The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, Mar 18: The District Legal Services Authority Budgam on Saturday directed police in to lodge FIR against the persons who have uploaded the videos and pictures of the lady killed brutally in the district. The District Legal Service Authority (DLSA), District Court Complex Budgam in an order has directed Senior Superintendent
Published by BOOM Live By Hazel Gandhi Several news outlets including News18 and DNA have shared a scripted video where two men are marrying the same woman and claimed that the incident is real. BOOM found that the video is scripted and the people in it are actors. BOOM has previously debunked other instances where
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The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, Mar 18: Soon after a video went viral on social media, Kulgam Police arrested at least seven people involved in illegal mining and thrashing mining officials as well as lease holders in Khrewan area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday. Sources said that a video went viral on
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