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Jammu: Two people were booked by the police for destroying polling materials in Poonch district, officials said on Tuesday. The presiding officer of the Keri polling station in the Balakot District Development Council constituency informed the Gursai police station about the destruction of polling materials at a booth on Sunday, they said. The application said […]
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded ten deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 1,812 while as 346 positive cases were reported taking the tally of positive cases to 116,600. Of the exact number of 116,600 cases, 68,840 are from Kashmir and 47,760 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 346 new […]
Added on December 16, 2020
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New Delhi: COVID-19 cases and deaths are declining in India which is very reassuring, the Centre said on Tuesday but cautioned against any laxity saying an overwhelming proportion of the country’s population is still “very very susceptible” to the virus and the situation may escalate unexpectedly. While there is a continuous increasing trend in COVID-19 […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Tuesday to consider granting break to doctors engaged in COVID-19 duty for the last seven-eight months. The top court said that continuous work might be affecting mental health of doctors. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R S Reddy and M R Shah, which is hearing […]
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Jammu: The Northern Railway will be completing the most difficult 111-kilometre long section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link by December 2022 that would connect Kashmir to the rest of India through the railway network, a senior official said on Tuesday. “The work is going on in full swing. The prestigious project will be completed by […]
Added on December 16, 2020
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Govt forms panel for setting up OSCs
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has constituted a committee to finalise arrangements for implementation of guidelines to set up one stop centres (OSCs) in every district for prevention and protection of women from sexual abuse at public places or workplaces in the Union Territory. In an order issued by the general administration department, the […]
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JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Tuesday visited Purmandal- Utterbehani area and Mansar-Surinsar twin lakes to review the progress on Comprehensive plans being put in place for the development of these religious and tourist destinations and issued on spot instructions for speedy development of the area. He was accompanied by Principal Secretary to Lt Governor Nitishwar […]
Added on December 16, 2020
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Dhordo (Guj): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said a conspiracy is afoot to confuse farmers over the new agri laws and accused the opposition of using farmers’ shoulders to fire their guns. As the protest by farmers outside Delhi entered the 20th day, Modi made a strong pitch for the agri laws enacted in […]
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New Delhi: As a standoff continues between the government and groups of protesting farmers over three new farm laws, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said the Acts have been welcomed in various states across the country but the Centre is willing to continue its talks with “genuine farm unions” to find a solution […]
Added on December 16, 2020
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Cong slams move
New Delhi: The winter session of Parliament will not be held this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Budget session will be convened in January 2021, the government has conveyed to the opposition, a move slammed by the Congress as the “decimation of parliamentary democracy”. In a letter to leader of Congress in […]
