Added on May 21, 2021
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Jammu: Security forces rescued two people from drowning when their vehicle was washed away by strong river currents in Kishtwar district, officials said on Thursday. Driver Sajid Ahmad Mir, resident of Anantnag and Mushtaq Ahmad, resident of Ramban were in the JCB vehicle on work near the bank of river Maria in Nawapachi when their […]
Added on May 20, 2021
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New Delhi: Those suffering from COVID-19 as well as those who have contracted it after taking the first vaccine dose should go for the jabs three months after fully recovering from the disease, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. Also, COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all lactating women and an individual can donate blood […]
Added on May 20, 2021
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Jammu: Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh on Wednesday reviewed the security scenario and the response of his force to the second wave of COVID-19 here, a police spokesman said. He also dedicated operations command vehicles, equipped with modern technology, to his men and said providing additional mobility and safety gear would […]
Added on May 20, 2021
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Jammu: Senior IAS officer Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, who was recently deployed to oversee COVID containment measures in Jammu zone, was hospitalised here early on Wednesday following a minor heart attack, officials said. Choudhary, a 2009 batch IAS officer, is presently posted as the administrative secretary, Tribal Affairs Department. In view of a surge in COVID-19 […]
Added on May 20, 2021
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Jammu: A Pakistani national was arrested in injured condition after the BSF foiled an infiltration bid along the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday night, officials said. This is the second infiltration attempt in the Samba sector in the past fortnight. Earlier, an intruder was shot dead by BSF along […]
Added on May 20, 2021
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New Delhi: A six-month programme on rehabilitation of differently-abled people was launched by the government on Wednesday. The Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) programme aims to create a pool of grassroot rehabilitation workers at the community level, who can work alongside the ASHA and anganwadi workers to handle cross-disability issues and facilitate the inclusion of […]
Added on May 20, 2021
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Jammu: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district have registered a case against miscreants after an inquiry revealed that the cows inside a hospital were deliberately huddled inside to malign the image of the administration, officials said on Wednesday. A 20-second video purportedly of Out Patient Department of district hospital Ramban was circulated on the […]
Added on May 20, 2021
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Washington: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday escalated pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the fighting with Hamas militants, saying that he expects a “significant de-escalation” in the Gaza conflict and wanted a “path to ceasefire”. Biden telephoned Netanyahu and the two leaders had a detailed discussion on the state of events […]
Added on May 20, 2021
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Gaza City: Suzy Ishkontana hardly speaks or eats. It’s been two days since the 7-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble of what was once her family’s home, destroyed amid a barrage of Israeli airstrikes. She spent hours buried in the wreckage as her siblings and mother died around her. Children are being subjected to […]
Added on May 20, 2021
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Ramallah (West Bank): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Israel is carrying out organised state terrorism and war crimes in Gaza that are punishable under international law. In a televised address Wednesday, he said the Palestinians will not hesitate to pursue those who commit such crimes in front of international courts. Abbas is the head of […]
