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India, Pakistan held secret talks on Kashmir: Reports

New Delhi: Top intelligence officers from India and Pakistan held secret talks in Dubai in January in a new effort to calm military tension over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, Al-Jazeera reported Thursday quoting news agency ‘Reuters’. Ties between the nuclear-armed rivals have been on ice since a suicide bombing of an Indian military […]

Added on April 16, 2021 Press Trust of India

US Troops withdrawal: India, Pak have stake in stable future of Afghanistan, says US President

Says US troops to withdraw from Afghanistan by Sep 11

Washington: US President Joe Biden has said India, Pakistan, Russia, China, and Turkey have a significant stake in the stable future of Afghanistan and these regional stakeholders should do more to bring peace in this war-torn country, from where he will withdraw all American troops by September 11. “We will ask other countries in the […]

Added on April 16, 2021 Press Trust of India

China signals alarm on US troop withdrawal

Says 'terrorist forces' may take advantage

Beijing: China on Thursday expressed concern over America’s decision to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by September, saying Washington should accommodate legitimate security concerns of the regional countries to prevent “terrorist forces from taking advantage of the chaos in the war-torn country. Beijing also slammed Washington for linking the withdrawal of the US troops […]

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US, NATO troops pullout will raise concerns for India: Experts

Washington: In the aftermath of the US and the NATO withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, India will have tremendous concern on the resurgence of the Taliban and its territory being used as a safe haven for terrorist, experts said. US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that all American troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan […]

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Covid surge: Admin defers Durbar move

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday deferred the biannual darbar move to Srinagar saying that the civil secretariat, which is the seat of the Union Territory administration, shall function both in Srinagar and Jammu cities. As part of the biannual darbar move and the civil secretariat’s shift, other move offices and the Raj […]

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JK reports 1141 fresh Covid-19 cases, four deaths

Srinagar, Apr 15: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1141 new covid-19 cases, second highest count so far this year, even as four more people succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that 434 of the fresh infections were reported from Jammu Division and 707 from Kashmir Valley, taking […]

Added on April 16, 2021 Press Trust of India

Foreign produced COVID-19 vaccines

Decision on emergency use applications in 3 days: Govt

New Delhi: India’s drug regulator will take a decision on applications seeking approval for restricted emergency use of foreign produced vaccines within three working days from the date of submission, the government said on Thursday. The Central Drug Authority, CDSCO, will process applications for registration certificates (registration of overseas manufacturing site and product; in this […]

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Spike in Covid: All Schools, coaching centres closed till April 30

Srinagar: The government on Thursday extended the closure of schools amid continuing upsurge in covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir till April 30. The admin also ordered closure of coaching centres and even cancelled the ongoing matriculation exams. “All schools in J&K shall continue to remain closed for imparting on-campus / in- person education to […]

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Chill returns as rains, snowfall stage comeback

Weatherman predicts erratic weather conditions till Sunday

Srinagar: The chilly weather conditions have returned to Kashmir after the higher reaches experienced a fresh snowfall and plains received light to moderate rainfall on Thursday. Meanwhile, the weatherman here has predicted more light snow or rainfall across Kashmir till April 18. Officials in the Meteorological department (MeT) said that several higher reaches in north […]

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Covid Surge: Go for vigorous testing, ramping up vaccinations: Lt Guv to officers

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha chaired a meeting with all Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendents of Police of the Jammu Division to review the developmental scenario, law and order situation, besides assessing the Covid containment and mitigation efforts across the districts, at the Civil Secretariat here today. Outlining the agenda of establishing a transparent, efficient, […]