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144 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths reported in JK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday recorded 144 new positive cases, while five deaths took place in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 1,23,108 and the toll to 1,920, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 64 were from Jammu division and 80 from Kashmir division of the Union Territory, they said. The […]

 Press Trust of India

Surrender of militants: Four units receive COAS commendation

Awantipora: The Indian Army has changed its standard operating procedure (SOP) for anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir to now focus on ensuring surrenders during live encounters notwithstanding the threat to the lives of its personnel — a policy that has helped save the lives of 17 youths in the last six months. On the […]

 Press Trust of India

EC nod to use its data for COVID vaccination drive

Wants data to be deleted after exercise is over

New Delhi: The Election Commission will extend “full assistance” to the government in identifying targeted beneficiaries at the polling station level for the COVID-19 vaccination drive, but wants health authorities to delete the data once the inoculation exercise is over, sources privy to the development said on Friday. On December 31 last year, Union Home […]

 Press Trust of India

Finalise EPR regime within three months, NGT to Govt

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests to finalise the “Extended Producer Responsibility” (EPR) regime for plastic waste within three months saying that steps taken by it were “too slow”. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said unscientific management of plastic waste is a […]

 Press Trust of India

Govt-farmer meeting ends, will meet again on Jan 19

New Delhi: Protesting farmer unions stuck to their demand for a complete repeal of three contentious farm laws at their ninth round of talks with three central ministers but while the government asked them to be more flexible in their approach and expressed willingness for necessary amendments, as the two sides decided to meet again […]

 Press Trust of India

Capitol Hill riots: More than 100 individuals arrested: FBI

Capitol Hill riots: More than 100 individuals arrested: FBI

Washington: US security agencies have arrested more than 100 individuals for their criminal activities in last week’s siege of the Capitol and are monitoring an extensive amount of concerning online chatter ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20, FBI Director Christopher Wray said. The violence on January 6 by outgoing President Donald Trump’s […]

 Press Trust of India

At least 42 dead as Indonesia quake topples homes, buildings

Mamuju (Indonesia): A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island just after midnight, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 people. More than 600 people were injured by the magnitude 6.2 quake, which sent people fleeing their homes in the darkness on Friday. Authorities were still collecting information about the full […]

 KV Network

Covid effects

Covid effects

During the times of pandemic the handicrafts sector has been one of the worse hit as the demand for products, not only in India but worldwide decreased to an all time low. This resulted into loses worth crores and joblessness for thousands of artisan, craftsmen and small time traders. The situation not only gave rise […]

 KV Network

Need for moral education

Need for moral education

Sheikh Aatif With all the unexpected things happening in 2020 since the outbreak of corona virus the lives of people were at stake all over the world but corona was not the only cause of death for few people in Kashmir. In our valley we witnessed a number of cases where human lives were taken […]

 KV Network

ter to the Editor

LetEmpowering youth The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana in 600 districts across all states of India. This phase will be the focus on new-age and COVID-related skills with envisaged training of eight lakh candidates over a scheme period of 2020-2021 with an […]

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