Russia welcomes decision
Moscow: Russia on Friday welcomed India and China’s decison to de-escalate tensions in eastern Ladakh, with foreign minister Sergei Lavrov saying he was “very happy” that he could provide his Indian and Chinese counterparts a platform for a “very well timed” meeting. India and China agreed on a five-point plan for resolving the prolonged border […]
Def Min holds high-level meeting on LAC situation
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and top military brass on Friday deliberated on the five-point agreement reached between India and China on de-escalating tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, government sources said. The deliberation was attended by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, […]
Lt Guv launches Integrated Grievance Redress and Monitoring System
SRINAGAR: In a significant step towards making the existing grievance redress mechanism more robust and efficient, the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Friday launched the Jammu & Kashmir Integrated Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (JK-IGRAMS). The Revamped System shall decentralize the handling and redressal of Public grievances by making District Collectors / Deputy Commissioners as the […]
Health insurance scheme launched for JK residents
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday announced a universal health insurance scheme, on the lines of the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat, to cover the entire population of the Union territory at an annual expenditure of Rs 123 crore. The scheme will provide health insurance cover free of cost to all residents and […]
Sgr admin fights Covid-19 through ‘micro management’
Number of containment zones came down from 93 to 32
Srinagar: The micro-management of areas with COVID-19 patients has proved beneficial for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir as the number of containment zones has come down to 32 from 93 in the last 10 days even as the administration has pro-actively carried out coronavirus tests in the affected places, said a senior official. […]
COVID-19 recoveries in India surge to 35,42,663
New Delhi: Sixty per cent of the daily new COVID-19 recoveries in India are coming from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, which also account for 57 per cent of the new cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. Total COVID-19 recoveries in the country have surged to 35,42,663 as on […]
Pak made ‘tremendous’ efforts, ‘sacrifices’ in fighting terrorism: China
Beijing: China on Friday staunchly defended Pakistan’s record in fighting terrorism, saying its all-weather ally has made “tremendous efforts and sacrifices”, countering calls by India and the US that Islamabad must ensure that its territory is not used for terror activities. India and the US in a joint statement after the 17th meeting of the […]
Terror networks spread is affecting children: India at UN
United Nations: Children are worst affected as terror networks spread their tentacles across the borders and threaten peace, India has said in a veiled reference to Pakistan, as it called on the UN member states to demonstrate a greater political will to ensure perpetrators of terrorism are held accountable for abusing child rights. Terrorist outfits […]
Pandemic’s worst impact on poverty yet to come: UN Expert
Geneva: The United Nations independent expert on poverty has warned that the worst impacts from the coronavirus pandemic on poverty are yet to come, and that measures taken by governments to protect people so far have been insufficient. The social safety nets put into place are full of holes, said Olivier De Schutter, a Belgian […]
Govt reissues SOP’s for conduct of exams amid COVID-19
New Delhi: The government has issued a revised SOP for conducting examinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, removing the provision that allowed symptomatic candidates who insist on taking an exam to do so in isolation. According to the revised document by the Health ministry, in regular course, a symptomatic candidate should be referred to the nearest […]
