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The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, May 4: Three army personnel, including two pilots and a technician, sustained injuries after a helicopter they were on board apparently made a rough landing along the banks of Marua river in Kishtwar region this morning, army said. “At about 1115 hours on 04 May 2023, an Army Aviation ALH Dhruv
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Published by BOOM Live By Archis Chowdhury A blue tick next to your Twitter account was once considered a prized asset – a symbol of verification and authenticity – given to only those who reached a certain position of prominence. Now, conspiracy theorists, trolls, misogynists, hate-mongers, and other unverified troublemakers are also sporting a blue
Obscurity To ‘Verified’: Trolls, Hate-Mongers Now Have Twitter’s Blue Tick Read More »
Published by BOOM Live By Kaisar Andrabi Delhi — Last week, news reports said that the National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) has changed textbooks and removed entire topics related to the Mughals and references to assassination of Gandhi. The changes have sparked concerns among educationists, historians and scholars who fear that important
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Published by BOOM Live By Archis Chowdhury Social media is rife with claims suggesting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal did not clear the competitive Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for his admission into the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), and was admitted through corporate quota. Many of the posts made the claim based on a response
No, Arvind Kejriwal Did Not Get Into IIT Through Quota; He Ranked 563 In JEE Read More »
The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, Mar 29: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has highlighted lack of adequate response of the government departments to audit. “Principal Accountant General (Audit), Jammu & Kashmir, conducts audit of Government Departments to check for compliance to rules and regulations in transactions and to verify the regularity in maintenance of
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Hint at Framing of New Ruet Committee Exclusive to J&K The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, Mar 28: To alleviate the widespread confusion among the people over the upcoming important events of ongoing holy month of Ramadan, scholars of different schools of thought have reached a consensus over several issues including that of Shab-e-Qadar and unequivocally decided
The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, March 21:Â Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police in Budgam have arrested mother-son duo for drug peddling in Budgam. Police Post Mochwa received a specific information through reliable sources that one person namely Mohammad Yaqoob Khan son of Sirajudin and his mother has concealed contraband
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The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, Mar 21: The authorities have issued a notification to reorganise the Public Works Department (PWD). As per an official notification issued here, the authorities said that the sanction “is hereby accorded to the restructuring of Public Works (R&B) Department by way of re-organisation of cadre and rationalization of jurisdiction of its
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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
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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
