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Cop martyred, CRPF personnel injured in militant attack in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pulwama

Pulwama, 2/10: A policeman was killed and a CRPF personnel injured when militants attacked a security forces team in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said.   The attack took place in Pinglana area of the south Kashmir district.   “Terrorists fired upon a joint Naka party of CRPF & Police at…

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Petrol, diesel sales jump in September as festival season approaches

New Delhi, 2/10: Petrol and diesel sales in India jumped in September as economic activity picked up with the nearing festival season and the ending of the monsoon raised the demand, preliminary industry data showed. Petrol sales soared 13.2 per cent to 2.65 million tonnes in September when compared to 2.34 million tonnes of consumption…

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Cong president poll: K N Tripathi’s nomination rejected, Kharge & Tharoor in direct fight

New Delhi, 1/10: Former Jharkhand Minister K N Tripathi is out of the Congress presidential race after party’s election authority on Saturday rejected his nomination paper for irregularities. This has set the stage for a direct contest between senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor on October 17, if one of them do not withdraw…

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