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Srinagar: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Monday inaugurated the upgraded Boys High School building having smart classes facility with digitalised system at Ompora in Budgam district of central Kashmir, officials said. The 10-room double-storey school building for smart classrooms also comprises of facilities including a library and a common hall, an official spokesman said. During […]
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Boston: Children who previously had COVID-19 or the inflammatory condition MIS-C are not protected against the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to a study which found vaccination, however, does afford protection. The findings of the study, published recently in the journal Nature Communications, are similar to those found in adults. “I hear parents say, ‘Oh, […]
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Two dead, trees uprooted, buildings damaged
New Delhi: Two persons were killed and several injured as heavy rains accompanied by strong winds battered the national capital on Monday evening, uprooting hundreds of trees, disrupting road and air traffic and damaging vehicles and buildings, including the iconic Jama Masjid. Waterlogging and power outages were also reported in some areas. Police and fire […]
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Jammu: An Army Major was injured in an “accidental” landmine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Monday, officials said. The incident took place when the officer was conducting routine patrolling along the LoC in Poonch sector, they said. The officer was evacuated to a military hospital for treatment, the officials […]
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Banihal/Jammu: A 28-year-old construction worker from Uttar Pradesh went missing in Ramban district, prompting police to register a case in this regard on Monday, officials said. The man, identified as Siddharth Singh of Futela village in Sultanpur district of UP, was presently working as construction worker with AFCON company and had left Nachlana camp on […]
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Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday inaugurated north India’s first industrial Biotech Park in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, saying it will act as hub for incubation of new ideas . He said the central government through the department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, has taken a number of initiatives to […]
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Srinagar: Two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Saturday, police said. Acting on specific inputs about the presence of militants in Shitipora area of Bijbehara in the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said. […]
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Banihal/Jammu: Four special police officers were removed from service after a departmental inquiry found them having links with cattle smugglers in Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. Ramban Senior Superintendent of Police Mohita Sharma ordered the disengagement of the SPOs — Fulail Singh, Ajeet Singh, Satish Singh and Mohammad Ayoub alias ‘Mundri’ — from service […]
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Jammu: Displaced Kashmiri Pandits planning to pay obeisance at the revered Kheer Bhawani temple in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district will leave on June 5, an official said. Divisional commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar on Saturday reviewed the arrangements to facilitate smooth pilgrimage, he added. The annual Kheer Bhawani mela at the famous Ragnya Devi temple, one […]
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Jammu: Ten passengers including a child were rescued by a joint party of army and police along Mughal road in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said on Saturday. A landslide had resulted in trapping of six vehicles with 10 passengers in no network zone in an area prone to shooting stones […]
