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2020 saw 39 lakh people in India displaced
New Delhi: As many as 39 lakh people in India were displaced in 2020 due to climate disasters and conflicts, making it the fourth worst-hit country in the world to have such a high number of internal displacements, a new report said on Friday. The top three countries with high internal displacements last year were […]
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Srinagar: Security forces here on Saturday detected and later defused a suspected improvised explosive device (IED), police said. A suspicious IED planted in a steel container weighing approximately 10 kg was detected near the government quarters in Chanpora, an official said. He said a bomb disposal squad later defused the explosive device without causing any […]
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Jammu: A rape accused was arrested on Saturday after a two-year hunt from Reasi district, police said. Ravinder Kumar alias Rahul went underground after a case under section 376 (punishment for rape) was registered against him at Domana police station here in 2019, a police official said. “An input was received about the presence of […]
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Jammu: Two suspected interstate drug-peddlers were arrested along with 5.5 kg Ganga here on Saturday, police said. Shiva Srivastava and Sanjay Chouhan, both residents of Chattisgarh, were signalled to stop by a police patrol party after they were spotted moving in a suspicious manner in the Bahu Fort area, a police official said. He said […]
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Jammu: Union minister Jitendra Singh Saturday contributed Rs 10 lakh, raised from voluntary and personal sources, for the Covid-affected children of his Lok Sabha constituency of Udhampur-Kathua-Doda in Jammu and Kashmir, according to an official statement. Kathua Deputy Commissioner Rahul Yadav received the cheque for the amount in his capacity as the nodal authority for […]
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Leh: The Union Territory of Ladakh on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Convergence Energy Services Ltd for setting up of 5-MW Solar Power Plant at Zanskar in Kargil, an official spokesman said. The signing ceremony coinciding with World Environment Day was held digitally between Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil and CESL […]
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New Delhi: The crisis of plastic and biomedical waste is deepening with each Covid case as millions of people use and throw face shields, surgical masks, gloves and PPE suits, once used primarily in hospitals and now an indispensable part of everyday life. The movement against plastic has taken a battering in the pandemic with […]
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London: The UK’s medicines regulator on Friday approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds, saying it is “safe and effective” in this age group and the benefits outweigh any risks. Until now, COVID-19 vaccines being administered in the UK have been approved for adults aged 16 and over. The Medicines and […]
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Srinagar: A four-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in Budgam district of central Kashmir, officials said. Adha Shakil went missing from the lawn of her house in Ompora Housing Colony on Thursday evening, they said, adding remains of her body were found in a nearby forest area during a search operation on […]
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New Delhi: India has to buy time to ensure that high coverage of vaccination against COVID-19 is achieved, the government said on Friday. If the containment measures, COVID-19 appropriate behaviour or vaccination pace slackens, cases can rise again, it said. Data sharing is going on with the WHO to give recognition to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, […]
