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Amritsar: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Friday demanded from the Pakistan government the safety and security of Sikhs living there. SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur raised the demand raising concern over reports of threats to members of the Sikh community in Pakistan. In a statement issued by the SGPC, Kaur said since Thursday it is […]
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New Delhi: The GST Council on Friday left taxes on COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies unchanged but exempted duty on import of a medicine used for treatment of black fungus. A group of ministers will deliberate on tax structure on the vaccine and medical supplies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters after a meeting of […]
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Berlin: The European Medicines Agency on Friday recommended that the use of the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech be expanded to children ages 12 to 15, a decision that offers younger and less at-risk populations across the continent access to a COVID-19 shot for the first time during the pandemic. Marco Cavaleri, who […]
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Leh: The COVID-19 death toll in Ladakh rose to 185 with four more fatalities, while 141 new cases pushed the infection count to 18,186, officials said on Friday. Of the total deaths, 135 were recorded in Leh and 50 were from Kargil, they said. Officials said three fresh fatalities were reported in Leh while one […]
Added on May 28, 2021
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Islamabad: The peace, stability and prosperity in South Asia hinged on normalisation of relations between Pakistan and India, a top UN official said here on Thursday as he urged the two neighbours to work for a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue. UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir, a former Turkish diplomat and politician who […]
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RAW, IB heads get one-year extension
New Delhi: BVR Subrahmanyam was on Thursday transferred from Jammu and Kashmir and A K Mehta was appointed in his place as the new chief secretary of the union territory by the government which also granted one-year extension to the heads of RAW and Intelligence Bureau, the country’s premier intelligence agencies. According to official orders […]
Added on May 28, 2021
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Says action against militants will be stepped up
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Thursday said that while the Covid pandemic has affected the fight against militancy in the valley, security forces are focussed and the operations against the ultras will be stepped up in the coming time. Talking to reporters in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district after […]
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Srinagar: Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General C P Mohanty on Thursday reviewed the prevailing security situation and operational preparedness of the force in the Union Territory of Ladakh, Defence Spokesperson Lt Colonel Emron Musavi said. The Vice Chief of Army Staff visited the headquarters of the Fire and Fury Corps where he was […]
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New Delhi: Any significant adverse effect is unlikely if the second dose of a different COVID-19 vaccine is administered, but reaching a firm opinion on this will need more scrutiny and understanding, the Centre said on Thursday. It, however, clarified that both doses administered to an individual should be of the same vaccine as per […]
Added on May 28, 2021
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New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday approved financial assistance to families of 26 more journalists who succumbed to COVID-19. In the financial year 2020-21, the central government provided assistance to families of 41 journalists who died due to the infection. Such aid has now been extended to the kin of a total of 67 media […]
