Added on October 14, 2021
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Srinagar: The NIA has arrested nine militant associates during searches at 18 locations in Jammu and Kashmir after registration of a case over a conspiracy launch attacks in the union territory and other major cities including New Delhi, an official said on Wednesday. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had registered the case on October 10 […]
Added on October 14, 2021
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New Delhi: The government has withdrawn a travel advisory that added COVID-19 related additional checks and restrictions on those arriving from the UK after the British government ordered discontinuation of mandatory testing and quarantine norms for those vaccinated with Covishield travelling from India. In an official memorandum issued on October 11, the health ministry said […]
Added on October 14, 2021
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Jammu: A panchayat secretary was arrested on Wednesday after he was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 to clear payment to 10 families under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. Mohammad Sharief, posted as secretary (Rural Development Department) in Draba Khatana panchayat was held following […]
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Jammu: Four alleged drug peddlers were arrested in two separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district and 66 grams of heroin was recovered from their possession, police said on Wednesday. A police party on Wednesday intercepted a car for checking at Londi Morh on the Jammu-Pathankot highway and recovered 60 grams of heroin from […]
Added on October 14, 2021
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New Delhi: Breaking away from the tradition, President Ram Nath Kovind will celebrate Dussehra this year with jawans in Ladakh’s Drass area. Traditionally, the president has been participating in Dussehra celebrations in the national capital. According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communiqu issued on Wednesday, the president will visit Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir on October […]
Added on October 13, 2021
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Jammu: Security forces continued a massive search operation on Tuesday in a forest area connecting the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, where five soldiers including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) were killed in a gunfight the previous day, officials said. There was no fresh contact with militants during the ongoing operation in the […]
Added on October 13, 2021
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Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Tuesday that militants involved in the attack on security forces in Poonch district in which five army personnel including a JCO lost their lives were in the area for two to three months. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Rajouri-Poonch range Vivek Gupta told reporters that the militants […]
Added on October 13, 2021
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Srinagar: There is no requirement for additional troops or lessening their numbers at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and the Indian Army is vigilant and will not allow any infiltration into the valley, a senior Army officer said here on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) […]
Added on October 13, 2021
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New Delhi: Airlines can operate domestic flights without any capacity restriction from October 18 onwards, the Ministry of Civil Aviation announced on Tuesday keeping in mind the “passenger demand for air travel”. The carriers have been operating 85 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic services since September 18, according to the ministry’s order. The capacity […]
Added on October 13, 2021
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New Delhi: An expert panel of India’s Central drug authority has recommended granting emergency use authorisation to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for children and adolescents in the 2 to 18 years age group with certain conditions, sources said on Tuesday. If approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), it will be the second COVID-19 […]
