Added on October 22, 2021
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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Thursday hiked dearness allowance and dearness relief by 3 per cent to 31 per cent to benefit 47.14 lakh central government employees and 68.62 lakh pensioners. This was informed by Minister of Information & Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur. This decision to hike the allowance will put an annual burden […]
Added on October 22, 2021
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee (FFRC) on Thursday directed all private schools in the union territory not to charge any money under refundable or deposit heads as it was in violation of the Supreme Court guidelines. It also directed the schools not to pressure the parents to pay the tuition […]
Added on October 22, 2021
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Jammu: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday rejected as “lies” former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s charge that he and his son Omar Abdullah were beneficiaries of the Roshni scheme. In a video clip that has gone viral, Malik is purportedly seen claiming that the Abdullahs and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief […]
Added on October 22, 2021
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Jammu: Army troops recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) and later defused it in Poonch district on Thursday, a defence spokesman said. An army patrol party detected the IED fitted in the branch of a tree in the forest area of Sawalkot in Ratangir ridge, he said. The IED was destroyed later, the spokesman added. […]
Added on October 22, 2021
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Srinagar: A major tragedy was averted as security forces detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) in Baramulla district of north Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. “Security forces detected an IED planted by militants from a passenger shed at a bus stop at Saidpora in Rafiabad area of Baramulla,” they said. The officials said […]
Added on October 22, 2021
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Srinagar: Amid a spate of targeted killings by militants, a senior army officer has said the time has come for some sections in Kashmir to overcome “selective dementia” and condemn the killing of civilians so that future generations are saved and there is an end to people’s sufferings. Lt Gen K J S Dhillon, Director […]
Added on October 21, 2021
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 78 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the infection count to 3,31,299, while another death pushed the toll to 4,429, officials said. Out of the fresh coronavirus cases, 12 were from the Jammu division and 66 from the Kashmir division, they said. According to the officials, Srinagar district recorded a […]
Added on October 21, 2021
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18% decrease in numbers of new cases, reveals data
New Delhi/Geneva: India logged 14,623 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,41,08,996, while the active cases declined to 1,78,098, the lowest in 229 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 4,52,651 with 197 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at […]
Added on October 21, 2021
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New Delhi: Travellers fully vaccinated and coming from a country with which India has reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of WHO approved COVID-19 vaccines shall be allowed to leave the airport and need not undergo home quarantine and testing from October 25, according to the revised guidelines for international arrivals released on Wednesday. They will, […]
Added on October 21, 2021
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ANANTNAG: As a part of the public outreach program, Union Minister of State for Shipping, Ports and Waterways Shantanu Thakur arrived on a two day visit to Pahalgam an official spokesman said Wednesday. The minister interacted with beneficiaries and took stock of ground level implementation of various welfare schemes. Addressing a public gathering the Minister […]
