Added on November 18, 2020
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported six more covid-19 related deaths in last 24 hours, taking the fatality count past 1600 mark. Official sources said that three deaths each were reported in Kashmir Valley and Jammu which took the total number of those who succumbed to the virus to 1604. While seven deaths were reported in […]
Added on November 18, 2020
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Leh: Ladakh’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 7,493 on Tuesday with 97 fresh cases, while the death toll mounted to 93 as four more people succumbed to the disease, officials said. All deaths and fresh cases were reported from Leh district, they said. Of the total 93 deaths recorded so far in the union territory, 53 […]
Added on November 18, 2020
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Jammu: A suspected drug peddler was arrested after 7.5 kg of poppy was allegedly recovered from him in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said. A tractor-trailer was intercepted during a checking on a highway in Mansar. A total of 7.5 kg of poppy was recovered, according to police. The driver, Jagsir Singh, has been […]
Added on November 17, 2020
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New Delhi/Srinagar: Several high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand received heavy snowfall on Monday that affected normal life and forced closure of the key Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. In Kashmir, authorities issued an avalanche warning for four districts as the higher reaches of the Union Territory received moderate to heavy snowfall. The avalanche warning […]
Added on November 17, 2020
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday warned the government against evicting members of the Gujjar-Bakerwal community from forest areas in the union territory, saying if they are harassed, the consequences would be dangerous. Mehbooba visited the upper reaches of Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday and […]
Added on November 17, 2020
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Calls for effective security for CPEC
Beijing: China on Monday evaded a direct response to Pakistan’s allegations that India was behind some of the terror attacks in that country, as Beijing put the onus of providing effective security for the USD 60 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Islamabad. It also called for restrain by India and Pakistan along the […]
Added on November 17, 2020
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Hyderabad: Relentless efforts by India helped in keeping the spotlight on cross-border terrorism it faced and the world was gradually becoming aware of the global nature of international terror, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. Without naming Pakistan, he said one of India’s immediate neighbours was indulging in state-sponsored cross-border terrorism. We have […]
Added on November 17, 2020
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a virtual summit of the influential grouping BRICS on Tuesday which will focus on cooperation in counter-terrorism, trade, health, energy and ways to offset impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to attend the […]
Added on November 17, 2020
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New Delhi: The media has been doing exceptional service by spreading awareness against COVID-19 and has acted as a valuable stakeholder in helping the government in its initiatives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on the occasion of National Press Day on Monday. Be it positive criticism or highlighting success stories, the media has been continuously […]
Added on November 17, 2020
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New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh asked the Congress and the National Conference (NC) on Monday to explain to the people of the Jammu region whether they endorsed the Gupkar resolution to restore Article 370 of the Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) will spell the doom […]
