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Bird Flu: Unusual mortality reported in Jharkhand, JK

Bird Flu: Unusual mortality reported in Jharkhand, JK

New Delhi: Bird flu has been confirmed in 9 states and 1 Union Territory so far while cases of unusual mortality have been reported in some districts of Jharkhand and Jammu & Kashmir, the Centre on Wednesday said, and asked the state governments not to ban supply of poultry products. Till Monday, bird flu outbreak […]

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Bone chilling cold: Srinagar shivers at minus 7.8 degrees Celsius

Bone chilling cold: Srinagar shivers at minus 7.8 degrees Celsius

Srinagar: The Kashmir Valley reeled under severe cold, with Srinagar city — the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir — recording its lowest minimum temperature in eight years, the Meteorological Department said here on Wednesday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 7.8 degrees Celsius, which was the lowest temperature recorded in the city in eight […]

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1.46 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine reach JK

1.46 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine reach JK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday received the first consignment of 1.46 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine from Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), officials said. While 79,000 doses were received here for vaccination of nearly 60,000 healthcare workers in the Kashmir valley, 67,500 vaccines have been received in the Jammu division, they said. The […]

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Bank fraud: CBI books JK Bank’s executive manager, six others

New Delhi: Over four years after the demonetisation exercise, the CBI has booked the executive manager of a bank, three firm proprietors and two persons for depositing Rs 12.84 crore in banned currency which was later transferred to different accounts through net banking as legitimate money, officials said. Based on “source information” received on December […]

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Terror financing: Pak court sentences Hafiz Saeed’s two close aides to 15 years in jail

Terror financing: Pak court sentences Hafiz Saeed’s two close aides to 15 years in jail

Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has handed down more than 15 years jail term each to two close aides of Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, including the outfit’s media face Yahya Mujahid, in a terror financing case. The anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Tuesday also sentenced Saeed’s […]

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BSF detects 150-m cross-border tunnel along IB

Jammu: A 150-m tunnel constructed along the International Border (IB) to facilitate infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan was detected by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district on Wednesday, officials said. This is the third tunnel unearthed by alert border guards along the IB in the twin […]

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Petrol prices touch new high: Costs Rs 84.45 in Delhi, Rs 91 in Mumbai

Petrol prices touch new high: Costs Rs 84.45 in Delhi, Rs 91 in Mumbai

New Delhi: Petrol price on Wednesday touched a new high of Rs 84.45 per litre in the national capital after state-owned fuel retailers hiked prices after a five-day hiatus. Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 25 paise per litre each, according to a price notification from oil marketing companies. In Delhi, petrol now costs […]

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National polio immunisation programme deferred

New Delhi: The National Polio immunisation programme, as part of which children in the age group of 0-5 years are administered polio drops, has been deferred “till further notice” by the Centre citing “unforeseen activities”. The National Immunisation Day (NID), commonly known as Pulse Polio Immunisation programme, was scheduled for January 17 across India. The […]

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Cyber police busts fake call centres in Kashmir, 23 held

Srinagar: The Cyber Police in Kashmir busted several fake call centres on Wednesday and arrested 23 people for allegedly duping people by posing as executives of multinational companies on phone. Acting on information that some fake call centres were operating in the city, Cyber Police Station, Kashmir Zone launched an investigation, a police spokesperson said. […]

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Farmers burn copies of new agri laws in UP

Banda/Mahoba (UP): Story PageIndiGo plane gets stuck in snow accumulated adjacent to taxiway at Srinagar airport1(114 Words) Download Download PrintPrint 1/13/2021 7:05:00 PM New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI) An IndiGo plane heading to take off for Delhi got stuck in snow that was accumulated near the taxiway at the Srinagar airport on Wednesday. In a […]