Added on March 14, 2021
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Jammu: A group of former legislators belonging to different political parties held a meeting on Saturday here, terming the situation in Jammu and Kashmir as chaotic and demanded early resumption of a democratic political process. The legislators including former ministers, MLAs and MLCs affiliated with National Conference, PDP and Congress also expressed serious concern over […]
Added on March 13, 2021
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Srinagar: Parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall while the rest of the valley witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall for the third consecutive day on Friday, officials said. Higher reaches of Kashmir including Gulmarg, Keran and Macchil have received snowfall since Thursday night, they said. The officials said Karnah and Keran areas received two-and-half feet of […]
Added on March 13, 2021
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Srinagar: The Hurriyat Conference, led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, hit out at the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday for arresting a youngster in the old city here, saying suppression is no guarantee to peace. “Authorities in downtown Srinagar are conducting nocturnal raids, arresting young boys and booking them under the PSA (Public Safety Act) […]
Added on March 13, 2021
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New Delhi: Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continue to report a surge in daily COVID-19 cases, accounting for 85.6 per cent of the new cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. India’s total COVID-19 active caseload has reached 1,97,237 and now comprises 1.74 per cent of India’s total infections. “Five states […]
Added on March 13, 2021
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Brussels: A total of 65 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2020 while doing their jobs, according to the International Federation of Journalists. That is 17 more than in 2019, and the death toll is around the same level as in the 1990s, the federation said Friday as it published details of its […]
Added on March 13, 2021
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Beijing: Ahead of the Quad summit on Friday, China said exchanges and cooperation between countries should contribute to mutual understanding rather than targeting a third party and refrain from pursuing exclusive blocs . US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will attend the virtual […]
Added on March 12, 2021
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Govt says don't lower guard, pandemic not yet over
New Delhi: India recorded its highest daily figure of COVID-19 cases this year with 22,854 new infections, prompting the Centre to ask people not to lower guard as the pandemic was not yet over and also embrace vaccines. The total number of cases went up to 1,12,85,561 while the death toll increased to 1,58,189 with […]
Added on March 12, 2021
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Granted restricted emergency use authorization
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday said Bharat Biotech’s indigenously developed Covaxin is out of the “clinical trial mode” and that it has now been granted the regular restricted emergency use authorisation just like Covishield manufactured by Serum Institute. Addressing a weekly press conference, NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul said Covaxin and […]
Added on March 12, 2021
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New Delhi: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said he has noted the suggestions put forward by the Digital News Publishers’ Association (DNPA) after holding a meeting with them in the backdrop of new digital media rules. The minister said he held an interaction through video-conference with the representatives of the […]
Added on March 12, 2021
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Srinagar: Two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, police said on Thursday. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Kandipora in Bijbehara area of the district on Wednesday following information about presence of militants there, a police official said. “During […]
