Added on January 2, 2021  Press Trust of India

India set to begin two-year tenure at UNSC

United Nations: India, which has been at the forefront of the years-long efforts to reform the UN Security Council, will begin its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the powerful organ of the world body on Friday. India will sit in the 15-nation United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2021-22 term as a […]

 Added on January 2, 2021  Press Trust of India

JCO killed in cross LoC firing at Nowshera

Gunfire rattles Rajouri areas

Jammu: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of army was killed as intense cross LoC shelling rattled Nowshera sector of Jammu region, officials said Friday. They said that due to intense shelling, people have confined themselves to four walls of their houses. “A Naib Subedar sustained injuries and later succumbed,” an official said. He said that […]

 Added on January 2, 2021  Press Trust of India

Temple vandalisation : India lodges protest with Pak authorities, seeks action

Temple vandalisation : India lodges protest with Pak authorities, seeks action

New Delhi: India has lodged a protest with Pakistan over the vandalisation of a Hindu temple in Karak district in the northwest Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, sources said on Friday. The protest was conveyed to Pakistan through diplomatic channels, they said. On Wednesday, the temple was vandalised by a mob, protesting against its expansion […]

 Added on January 2, 2021  Press Trust of India

CBI concluded investigation in around 800 cases in 2020: Agency Chief

New Delhi: The CBI has wrapped up probe in about 800 cases in 2020 in spite of the lockdown, sanitation protocols and social-distancing norms announced by the government to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director RK Shukla, who will relinquish his charge in February, gave this information in his […]

 Added on January 2, 2021  Press Trust of India

Eradicating poverty: Pak wants to learn from China’s development model, says Imran Khan

Islamabad: Praising the Chinese development model, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said his government wants to learn from China’s industrial development to accelerate economic growth and eradicate poverty. “If we can learn from any one country in the world, it is China. Their development model suits Pakistan the best,” Khan said while speaking […]

 Added on January 2, 2021  Press Trust of India

No value limitation for import, export of COVID-19 vaccine

New Delhi: The government has allowed import and export of COVID-19 vaccines without any value limitation, in order to ensure speedy clearance and distribution. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has amended the regulations to facilitate the import/export of COVID-19 vaccines through courier, at locations where the Express Cargo Clearance System (ECCS) […]

 Added on January 2, 2021  Press Trust of India

Year 2021 brings hope for tourism in Kashmir

Kashmir again abuzz with tourists Srinagar: After a lull of nearly one-and-a-half years, Kashmir was again abuzz with tourists as thousands of people from different parts of the country descended on the picturesque Gulmarg, Pahalgam and other areas of the valley for the New Year. As tourist arrivals spiked, the region witnessed huge traffic jams. […]

 Added on January 2, 2021  Press Trust of India

WHO clears coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

Geneva: The World Health Organization says it has cleared the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, meaning poorer countries may soon get access to the shot already available in Europe and North America. Every country that has a drug regulatory agency will have to issue its own approval for any COVID-19 vaccine, but countries with […]

 Added on January 2, 2021  Press Trust of India

Will take firm steps if talks with govt fail again: Farmer Unions

New Delhi: Resolute in their demands for the repeal of three new farm laws and a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) for crops, protesting farmer unions on Friday said they will have to take firm steps if the government does not take a decision in their favour in the next meeting scheduled for […]

 Added on January 1, 2021  Press Trust of India

Intense cold wave conditions return to Kashmir

Intense cold wave conditions return to Kashmir

North India too feels the chill

Srinagar/ New Delhi: The cold wave sweeping Kashmir intensified on Thursday as the mercury fell several notches to settle well below the freezing point across the valley, officials said here. Srinagar city — the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir — recorded a low of minus 5.9 degrees Celsius, which was over three degrees below […]

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