Islamabad mall sealed following brawl between Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif, Imran Khan’s party leader \
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Islamabad mall sealed following brawl between Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif, Imran Khan’s party leader

08-Dec-2022
Pakistani authorities in Islamabad sealed Jinnah Avenue and the Centaurus Mall after the verbal altercation between Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Sardar Tanveer Ilyas.
08-Dec-2022 World
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Nagaland set to get first woman Rajya Sabha MP \
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Nagaland set to get first woman Rajya Sabha MP

21-Mar-2022
Kohima Mar 21 PTI BJPs S Phangnon Konyak is all set to become the first woman Rajya Sabha member from Nagaland as no other candidate filed nomination for the March 31 election to the lone seat from the state on Monday which was the last dayKonyak the consensus candidate of the ruling United Democratic Alliance UDA will also be the first BJP member from Nagaland to be sent to Parliament Naga Peoples Front NPF which had expressed strong determination to field a candidate despite being a part of the UDA -- which runs an opposition-less government in the state backed out at the last momentIn the 60-member assembly NDPP has 21 MLAs NPF 25 BJP 12 and there are two Independent MLAs all of whom joined hands in September 2021 to form UDA for facilitating an early solution to the vexed Naga political dialogueOn Saturday NPF president Shurhozelie Liezietsu had written to its legislature party to consider nominating its working president and former home minister Thenucho Tunyi for the electionHowever the working committee and the legislative wing of the NPF failed to come to a conclusion till Sunday party sources saidOn the letter by Liezietsu NPFs legislature party secretary Chumben Murry said The UDA government was formed on the understanding of pursuing Naga political issue for a negotiated solution at the earliest Consequent upon which one of the NPF MLA was inducted in the Cabinet along with chairman UDAUnder the given situation the NPF cannot file nomination to the Rajya Sabha election which will tantamount to withdrawal from the coalition government of UDA As NPF refrained from filing nomination Konyak -- the BJP womens wings state president -- was the only candidate to have filed nomination thus securing her seat without a contestShe will also be the second Naga woman parliamentarianSince statehood in 1963 Nagaland got only one woman parliamentarian Rano M Shaiza who was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1977 The state never had a woman MLAThe tenure of the incumbent Rajya Sabha member from Nagaland KG Kenye of NPF ends on April 2Speaking to reporters an elated Konyak expressed gratitude to the BJP for nominating her BJP is a party which believes in women empowerment and there is a lot of hope in the party she saidAsked about her priorities as the first woman Rajya Sabha member from the state she said she would decide on it after deliberating with the elected representatives of the stateWomen comprise 50 percent of the electorate While Naga women have been very actively involved in politics but were not forthcoming to contest the elections she said urging them to come forward to fight electionsBJP Nagaland president Temjen Imna Along said that his party got the Rajya Sabha seat as part of an agreement with NDPP ahead of the 2018 assembly electionsWe look forward to working more for women empowerment in the days to come said Along adding that there were nine ticket hopefuls but only the woman candidate was selected by the partys central leadership PTI NBS SOM SOM
21-Mar-2022 National
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J-K admin modifies previous order, orders restoration of govt accommodation for its employees in Jammu \
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J-K admin modifies previous order, orders restoration of govt accommodation for its employees in Jammu

05-Nov-2021
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 5 (ANI): Months after cancelling the biannual tradition of shifting capitals between Srinagar and Jammu, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday modified its General Administration Department (GAD) order and restored the accommodation for its employees at Jammu.
05-Nov-2021 National
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Navies of India Australia ink document laying framework for deeper cooperation \
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Navies of India Australia ink document laying framework for deeper cooperation

29-Sep-2021
New Delhi Sep 29 PTI The Indian and Australian navies on Wednesday inked a document that lays the framework for talks between the two sides for further expanding cooperation to promote peace security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region It comes two-and-half weeks after India and Australia held the first two-plus-two foreign and defence ministerial dialogue during which they vowed to further expand strategic and defence cooperation The two navies had on August 18 inked a document titled Joint Guidance to expand cooperation Consequent to the signing of Joint Guidance for the India-Australia Navy to Navy Relationship document by the Chiefs of the Indian Navy and the Royal Australian Navy on August 18 the terms of reference for the conduct of Navy-to-Navy Talks between the Indian Navy and the Royal Australian Navy was signed on September 29 the defence ministry said in a statement It said the document would be pivotal in consolidating the shared commitment to promote peace security stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region The inaugural Navy-to-Navy talks between the two sides were held in 2005 Since then the two nations and their navies have continued to grow closer at all levels with over a decade of bilateral talks the ministry said The document underpins the broad objective of deeper mutual understanding trust and transparency improved goodwill and understanding of each others concerns and future directions and provides detailed guidance for the conduct of Indian Navy-Royal Australian Navy talks the ministry said It also provides flexibility for implementation of separate agreements based on the specific outcomes of the talks it added The defence and strategic ties between the two countries have been on an upswing In June last year India and Australia elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and signed a landmark deal for reciprocal access to military bases for logistics support during an online summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison The Mutual Logistics Support Agreement MLSA allows militaries of the two countries to use each others bases for repair and replenishment of supplies besides facilitating scaling up of overall defence cooperation The Australian Navy was part of the Malabar naval exercise hosted by India in November last year The navies of the US and Japan were also part of it Australia was part of the Malabar exercise this year as well PTI MPB RT RT
29-Sep-2021 National
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