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LAC faceoff: Army creates ‘modern habitats’ for soldiers in Ladakh

New Delhi: As the border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh shows no signs of immediate resolution, the Indian Army has created modern habitats with all required facilities for thousands of troops deployed in the high-altitude region which is under the grip of harsh winter, government sources said on Wednesday. The habitats have been provided […]

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Covid-19: ICMR puts question mark on convalescent plasma therapy

New Delhi: The country’s apex health research body, ICMR, has issued an advisory stating that indiscriminate use of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) in coronavirus infected patients is not advisable. The COVID-19 caseload in India has mounted to over 89 lakh. In an “Evidence Based Advisory to address Inappropriate Use of Convalescent Plasma in COVID-19 Patients”, […]

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Congress is part of ‘Gupkar alliance’: BJP leader

Mumbai: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday criticised the Congress for `becoming part’ of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) in Jammu and Kashmir. Alleging that the grouping’s agenda is to restore the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution in J&K, he claimed that this has “exposed” the Congress. The Congress had asserted […]

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COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 89-lakh mark

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 89 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.52 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 89,12,907 with 38,617 infections being reported in […]

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Centre sends 250 CAPF companies for DDC polls in JK

New Delhi: Around 250 companies or 25,000 central paramilitary personnel are being sent by the Centre for providing security cover to the forthcoming eight-phase District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The units have been drawn from various Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) like the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF […]

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BJP leader seeks spl tribunal to probe ‘crimes against minorities’ Writes to Lt Guv Sinha

Jammu: Senior BJP leader Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo urged J-K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday to form a special tribunal to probe crimes against minorities, and issue an ordinance to set up a board for management and preservation of temples and shrines in Kashmir Valley. Chrungoo, in-charge of the Jammu & Kashmir BJP’s department of […]

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‘Gupkar Gang’ remark shows India in poor light: Soz

Srinagar: Congress leader Saifuddin Soz on Wednesday said by describing the alliance of mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir as a “gang”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has shown India and its democracy in poor light. In a tweet on Tuesday, Shah asserted that Jammu and Kashmir has been and will always remain an […]

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Twitter apologised for ‘Ladakh in China’ error: BJP leader

New Delhi: Social media giant Twitter has apologised in writing to a key parliamentary panel for wrongly showing Ladakh in China and has promised to correct the error by the month-end, the committee’s chairperson Meenakshi Lekhi said on Wednesday. Twitter’s deposition has come in form of an affidavit signed by Damien Karien, Chief Privacy Officer […]

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Indian national, who crossed over to Pak illegally, returns back

Lahore: An Indian national, who had illegally crossed over to Pakistan in 2016 and underwent four years of imprisonment here, was on Wednesday handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel at the Wagah Border. According to officials, Panwasi Lal, son of Kundan Lal, arrived at the Lahore railway station in August 2016 by […]

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RSS leader launches campaign for Pakistan to vacate PaK, Gilgit-Baltistan

Jammu: RSS leader Indresh Kumar launched a campaign to put pressure on Pakistan to vacate PaK as well as Gilgit-Baltistan. He also asked former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Farooq Abdullah to leave India and settle in Pakistan and China over their remarks on the tricolour and allegedly seeking China’s support for […]