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Amar Singh College conservation project recognised with UNESCO award

Srinagar: The Srinagar-based Amar Singh College’s building, built nearly 80 years ago, is one of the seven conservation projects to be recognised with the 2020 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. The award was announced on Wednesday by a jury, comprising nine international conservation experts, and it was convened from November 20 to 22 […]

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Coronavirus tracing efforts: China says ready to cooperate with WHO

Beijing: China, which questions the view that COVID-19 emerged from Wuhan, on Thursday said it is ready to enhance its cooperation with the WHO to advance the global efforts to trace the origin of the coronavirus, as a team of experts of the UN health agency prepares to visit the central Chinese city. The 10-member […]

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COVID vaccine distribution: Health ministry, Niti Aayog officials to meet EC top brass: Source

New Delhi: Officials of the Union health ministry and the Niti Aayog are likely to meet the Election Commission top brass in the coming days to seek their help in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine given the poll panel’s robust network at the booth level, sources aware of the development said on Thursday. They said […]

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China’s spacecraft successfully brings home moon samples

Beijing: China’s Chang’e-5 probe successfully touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing home the first samples of the moon in over 40 years. The spacecraft landed in Siziwang Banner in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 1:59 AM (local time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Zhang Kejian, […]

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adakh reports 21 fresh coronavirus cases, 110 recoveries

LLeh: With 21 fresh cases, the COVID-19 tally of Ladakh has gone up to 9,238, officials said on Wednesday. The Union Territory has also recorded 110 more recoveries from the disease, they added. Ladakh has recorded a total of 123 COVID-related deaths — 80 in Leh district and 43 in Kargil district — while 8,576 […]

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DDC polls heralded new chapter in history of democracy: Jitendra Singh

Jammu: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said the District Development Council (DDC) elections happening for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir have heralded a new chapter in the history of democracy. He said that these polls have also exposed the unique inner contradictions afflicting the opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir as most […]

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Border dwellers vote for better roads, development

Samba: Braving thick fog and extreme morning chill, Geeta Kumari and her husband walked to the polling booth in Samba district on Wednesday to cast their votes in the hope that the elected candidate would meet their long-standing demand of road connectivity to their small village in Jammu and Kashmir’s border area. Not just Kumari, […]

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Valley experiences ‘Chilai Kalaan’ effect

Srinagar shivers at minus 4.8

Srinagar: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, experienced the coldest night of the season on Wednesday as the valley reeled under cold conditions with the mercury plummeting several degrees below the freezing point owing to a clear sky, MeT officials said. All the weather stations in the valley recorded the sub-zero night temperature […]

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Afghan peace talks: Afghan-Taliban delegation arrives in Pakistan

Islamabad: A high-level Afghan-Taliban delegation arrived here on Wednesday to hold talks with the top Pakistani leadership as part of efforts to push forward the reconciliation process, amid growing incidents of violence in Afghanistan The Taliban Political Commission (TPC), headed by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is on a December 16-18 visit to Pakistan, according to […]

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Uniform alimony: SC seeks Centre’s reply on PIL seeking uniform grounds of maintenance

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday sought a response from the Centre on a plea seeking laying down of “gender and religion neutral” uniform grounds of award of maintenance and alimony for all citizens in matrimonial disputes as per the spirit of Constitution and the international conventions. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A […]