Added on November 1, 2020
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London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a month-long nationwide lockdown amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country, according to reports quoting government sources. 10 Downing Street has scheduled a news conference later on Saturday, when more details on the plans are expected to be laid out by the UK PM, […]
Added on November 1, 2020
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Srinagar: Normal life in the Kashmir valley was affected on Saturday due to a shutdown called by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat Conference to protest the new land laws notified by the Centre for Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Earlier this week, the Centre cleared the decks for people from across the country to buy land […]
Added on October 31, 2020
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Bengaluru: Kerala was adjudged the best governed state in the country while Uttar Pradesh ended at the bottom in the large states category, according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre here on Friday. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir emerged as the least performing UT. In its annual report released on Friday, […]
Added on October 31, 2020
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Srinagar: K K Sharma, an advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, resigned from his post on Friday and was appointed the State Election Commissioner, an official said. “K K Sharma resigns as Advisor to Lieutenant Governor of J&K; appointed State Election Commissioner,” government spokesman Rohit Kansal said in a tweet. Sharma, a […]
Added on October 31, 2020
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JK parties condemn 'violation' of rights
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration prevented former chief minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah from leaving his residence to offer prayers at the Hazratbal shrine here on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi on Friday, his party said. Abdullah had informed about his visit to the Hazratbal shrine but the authorities stationed a truck outside […]
Added on October 31, 2020
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Srinagar: The people of Drass in Ladakh have “endorsed” the agenda of the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah said on Friday. The delegation, led by Omar Abdullah, is now in Kargil to begin consultations with the people “on the road ahead” for Jammu and Kashmir. Seven mainstream parties […]
Added on October 31, 2020
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Srinagar: Militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was behind the killing of three BJP leaders in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Thursday, Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said and appealed to the protected persons in the valley not to move around without their security. Three BJP workers — Fida Hussain, Umer Hajam and Umer Rashid […]
Added on October 31, 2020
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London: A global study by an international team of archeologists has found that there were five different types of dogs more than 11,000 years ago in the period immediately following the Ice Age, a discovery which sheds light on the origin of the many different lineages of humanity’s best friend. The research, published in the […]
Added on October 31, 2020
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New Delhi: The Centre has asked states to constitute committees for coordination and overseeing COVID-19 vaccination drive while ensuring minimal disruptions in other routine healthcare services, and stressed early tracking of social media to dispel rumours which could impact the community acceptance of coronavirus inoculation Stating that COVID-19 vaccine introduction will span over a year […]
Added on October 31, 2020
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New Delhi: The active caseload of coronavirus infection in the country dropped below 6 lakh for the first time in nearly three months and comprises only 7.35 per cent of the total cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday, asserting India has achieved a significant milestone in its fight against COVID-19. There are 5,94,386 […]
