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New Delhi: Rains accompanied by gusty winds brought some respite to the national capital on Saturday, even as some north Indian states reeled under searing temperatures despite the meteorological department saying that the heat wave sweeping through the region has abated. The downpour in parts of Delhi may have brought the mercury down by a […]
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United Nations/Geneva: The world is in a very “dangerous period” of the COVID-19 pandemic compounded by more transmissible variants like Delta, which is continuing to evolve and mutate, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned. He said in countries with low vaccination coverage, terrible scenes of hospitals overflowing are again becoming the norm. […]
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Srinagar: The process of recruitment for an exclusive border battalion of Kashmir began on Saturday as hundreds of youth turned up for the physical test in Baramulla district, police said. The government has announced two battalions each for the regions of Jammu and Kashmir. There are 1,350 posts 675 for each battalion, officials said, adding […]
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New Delhi: Population explosion is the ‘root cause’ of many problems in the country but the Centre has not taken appropriate steps to enact a stringent law till date to curb the menace, a plea filed in the Supreme Court said. In a rejoinder to the Centre’s response to a PIL, BJP leader and lawyer […]
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Jammu: Security forces on Saturday arrested a Pakistani intruder along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said here. The troops picked up a suspected movement along the LoC in the forward area of Gulpur and intercepted the intruder, they said. He was arrested and is being questioned, the officials said. The man […]
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Jammu: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district imposed restrictions on the use of drones and other flying objects, amid heightened security following a recent drone attack on an Air Force station here. The move comes after a similar ban was imposed in Rajouri. An order issued by District Magistrate, Kathua, Rahul Yadav stated it […]
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New Delhi: The second Covid wave in India was slightly different than the first one, with higher mortality being reported in all age groups except those below 20 years, and more people developing acute shortness of breath and requiring supplemental oxygen and mechanical ventilation, a new study said on Saturday. The study – Clinical profile […]
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New Delhi: Breakthrough cases and COVID-19 recovered individuals with one or two doses of vaccine have relatively higher protection against Delta variant in comparison to those administered either one or two doses of Covishield, a study stated. Prior vaccination results in less severe disease against subsequent infection provide evidence that both humoral and cellular immune […]
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Saturday said the party will vigorously fight for restoring statehood with constitutional guarantees that was the milestone to a democratic process in the Union Territory. The JKPCC held a meeting of its senior party leaders and former legislators in the summer capital here to debate […]
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Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday termed the ending of 149-year-old practice of ‘darbar move’ as an insensitive decision, adding that its economic and social benefits outnumbered the expenses incurred for moving of the offices during summer and winter. GOIs recent decision to stop Darbar move is penny wise & pound foolish. Its economic […]
