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Corona spike: Beijing goes on high alert to curb COVID clusters

Corona spike: Beijing goes on high alert to curb COVID clusters

Beijing: China’s capital Beijing has gone on high alert as the situation turned grim following the emergence of clusters of COVID-19, while the country’s financial hub Shanghai reported 39 more deaths due to the virus, the highest in a day so far during the current outbreak since last month. The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported […]

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Active COVID-19 cases in India rise to 15,873

New Delhi: With 2,593 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,57,545, while the active cases increased to 15,873, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,22,193 with 44 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]

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PM to inaugurate, lay foundation stone of projects worth 20K Cr

PM to inaugurate, lay foundation stone of projects worth 20K Cr

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday inaugurate and lay foundation stone of development projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore in Jammu and Kashmir, including the opening of the Banihal-Qazigund road tunnel to establish all-weather connectivity between the two regions of the union territory. Modi is travelling to Jammu to participate in the […]

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Prime Minister’s visit: Security at maximum alert across JK

Jammu: A day after a fierce gunfight between two newly infiltrated Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) suicide bombers and security forces here, a thick security blanket has been thrown across Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Palli Panchayat in Samba district on Sunday, officials said. A red alert has been sounded […]

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Terrorists target India from outside: Rajnath

Says won’t hesitate to cross border to defend ourselves

Guwahati: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asserted that India would not hesitate to act against terrorists who target the country from across the border. Speaking at a programme, where Assam-based veterans of 1971 India-Pakistan War were felicitated, Singh said the government was working to wipe out terrorism from the country. “India has been successful […]

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Sunjwan encounter case: Police arrests two suspects, says slain terrorists were Pashtuns

Jammu: Two Kashmiri residents were nabbed in connection with the Sunjwan encounter that left two suicide bombers of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit dead here, a senior police officer said on Saturday. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Mukesh Singh said the police were looking for two more conspirators involved in the planning and transportation […]

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Jammu terror attack: NIA chief visits Jammu encounter site, reviews security at venue of PM’s rally

Jammu: NIA chief Kuldiep Singh on Saturday visited Jammu’s Sunjwan area where two suicide bombers of banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces ahead of the prime minister’s visit, officials said. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) chief, who reached Jammu on Friday evening, was accompanied by Inspector General of CRPF, […]

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Railway police ASI injured in terror attack dies

Srinagar: An assistant sub-inspector of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), who was injured in an attack by terrorists, died at a hospital here on Saturday, officials said. The terrorists had opened fire on two RPF personnel at Kakpora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday, killing head constable Surinder Kumar then. ASI Devraj succumbed to […]

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Govt to sell 3.5% stake in LIC, IPO to fetch Rs 21,000 cr

Govt to sell 3.5% stake in LIC, IPO to fetch Rs 21,000 cr

New Delhi: The government is likely to sell a 3.5 per cent stake in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) through an initial public offering which will hit the markets in the first week of the next month, an official said. The issue size is expected to be worth Rs 21,000 crore, valuing the country’s largest insurer […]

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Rape of minor in Samba: SHO among three cops suspended for dereliction of duty

Jammu: Three policemen have been suspended and a deputy superintendent of police has been removed for alleged delay in registration of a rape case in Samba district, officials said. On the orders of Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh, they will also face a departmental inquiry for dereliction of duty in the matter related […]