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Ladakh reports 28 new Covid cases

Leh: Ladakh recorded 28 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday that pushed the infection tally to 20,730, officials said. There are 134 active cases — 131 in Leh and three in Kargil district, they said. Ladakh has recorded 207 Covid-related deaths — 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since the outbreak of the pandemic […]

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Govt committed to return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits: LG Sinha

Govt committed to return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits: LG Sinha

Srinagar: The government is committed to the return and rehabilitation of the Kashmiri Pandit community in the Valley to restore the rich social fabric of the land, the union territory’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said Sunday. The LG was speaking in this month’s episode of Awaam ki Awaaz’ radio programme, aired on all local & […]

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PM Modi accords special priority to JK: Jitendra Singh

Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi accords special priority to Jammu and Kashmir due to which its pristine glory is being restored, Union minister Jitendra Singh said Sunday. Singh said this while interacting with representatives of trade, commerce, industry, tourism, hotels, houseboats, shikaras, transport and other stakeholders at SKICC here. The interaction was a part of […]

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JK reports 168 new Covid cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 168 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the tally to 3,27,941, while no fresh deaths was reported from the union territory in the past 24 hours, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 15 were from the Jammu Division and 153 from the Kashmir Division of the union territory, they […]

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Search operation underway along LoC in Uri sector after Army detects suspicious movement

Srinagar: A search operation was launched along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir after the Army detected suspicious movement in the area, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday. “Suspicious movement was detected along the LoC in Uri sector last night,” PRO Defence Col Emron Musavi said. Searches in the […]

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Mandaviya e-inaugurates addiction treatment facility centres in Kashmir

Srinagar: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday e-inaugurated five addiction treatment facility (ATF) centres in Kashmir which would strengthen the existing drug de-addiction mechanism across the Valley, an official spokesman said. He said these ATFs — one each for Budgam, Bandipora, Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts — will strengthen the existing drug de-addiction mechanism […]

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Delhi Police arrests man from Jammu in connection with NC leader’s murder

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested a 61-year-old man in connection with the killing of National Conference leader Trilochan Singh Wazir whose highly-decomposed body was found at a flat in west Delhi’s Moti Nagar area, officials said on Sunday. Harmeet Singh, a property dealer by profession who was on the run, shot Wazir dead, […]

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Army fully prepared to meet any challenge: Army Commander

Jammu: The Army is fully prepared to meet any challenge, like the use of drones and social media, by adversaries to safeguard the country, Commandant of Chennai-based Officers Training Academy (OTA) Lieutenant General M K Das said on Saturday. Lt Gen Das, who is also the colonel of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) regiment, […]

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Schools closed in Leh after covid-19 cases surge

Jammu: All schools in Leh district were closed for 15 days from Saturday after Ladakh reported 71 fresh cases of COVID-19, the highest single-day rise in the past over two months, taking the overall infection tally to 20,702, officials said. A majority of the new cases were detected from Druk Padma Karpo School Shey, prompting […]

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No need for Covid booster doses in India at this stage: Experts

No need for Covid booster doses in India at this stage: Experts

New Delhi: Will a booster shot provide the turbocharge for Covid immunity that India is looking for? Maybe in an ideal situation where most people are fully vaccinated but not when less than a quarter of the adult population has received both doses, say experts. As the global debate on booster shots gathers momentum, several […]