Added on December 28, 2020
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Srinagar: The cold wave intensified in Kashmir with the minimum temperature dropping across the valley to stay several notches below the freezing point on Sunday. The weather has remained dry and cold across Kashmir since the snowfall on December 12, with the night temperature staying several degrees below the freezing point, the officials of Meteorological […]
Added on December 28, 2020
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Leh: Thirty-nine more people tested positive for the coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the infection count in the Union Territory to 9,394, officials said on Sunday. Ladakh has so far recorded 126 COVID-related deaths — 83 in Leh and 43 in Kargil — while 9,050 patients or 96 per cent of the total cases have recovered […]
Added on December 28, 2020
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Srinagar: With the onset of winter, the likelihood of Pakistan making desperate attempts to raise tensions along the Line of Control to divert attention from its internal issues can’t be ruled out, according to a top Army commander here. In an interaction, Lt Gen B S Raju, who heads the strategically-located XV Corps of the […]
Added on December 28, 2020
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New Delhi: It is going to get very cold in north India, and drinking alcohol at home or year-end parties won’t be a good idea, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). In its latest impact-based advisory, the IMD said “severe” cold wave is expected over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and northern Rajasthan from […]
Added on December 27, 2020
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Saturday that free and transparent DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir coupled with voters’ keen participation are a “moment of pride” for India, while hitting back at his rivals for giving him “lessons in democracy”. In a swipe at Rahul Gandhi, who alleged recently that there is […]
Added on December 27, 2020
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often chosen to dress in the traditional attire of a region while attending an event related to it, and it was a Kashmiri ‘pheran’ on Saturday as he launched the Ayushman Bharat scheme to extend health insurance benefits to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir. Sources close to […]
Added on December 27, 2020
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Jammu: The six-year rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from 2014 will be remembered as the most peaceful period in the history of Jammu and Kashmir since 1990, Union Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. Shah also lauded Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and his administration for conducting peaceful and transparent District Development Council (DDC) polls […]
Added on December 27, 2020
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Alleges that independents coerced to join Apni Party
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the BJP, its allies and the administration in Jammu and Kashmir should accept the verdict of the District Development Council elections and stop indulging in horse-trading which will only discredit democracy and the institutions. He accused the Apni Party, led by former PDP leader Altaf Bukhari, […]
Added on December 27, 2020
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London: Scientists in the UK have begun trials of innovative antibody drug treatments that they hope could provide instant protection against COVID-19. The University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UCLH) said that the researchers in the Storm Chase study believe a Long Acting AntiBody (LAAB) known as AZD7442, developed by AstraZeneca, may offer immediate and […]
Added on December 27, 2020
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Chandigarh: Carrying ration and other essential items with them, several batches of farmers from Punjab headed towards Delhi borders on Saturday to join the peasants protesting against the Centre’s new agriculture-related laws for a month now. According to farmer union leaders, peasants from various places including Sangrur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur and Bathinda districts were […]
