Added on May 9, 2021
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Jammu: In a major seizure, security forces have recovered 40 kilograms of high explosive material along with several improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during a joint search operation in Doda district, the Army said on Saturday. The timely recovery of the explosives thwarted the nefarious designs of terrorists and their few supporters to destabilise the security […]
Added on May 8, 2021
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New Delhi: There may not be a third wave of coronavirus in the country if strong measures are taken and effectively implemented at the state, district and city-level, the country’s top scientific officer said on Friday, two days after he warned that this wave was inevitable. K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser, said the “insidious […]
Added on May 8, 2021
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Srinagar: Three security personnel and a civilian were injured in a grenade attack by militants here on Friday, police said. About 4.45 pm, militants hurled a grenade towards security forces’ deployment at Nawa Bazar area of the city, a police official said. He said the explosion caused injuries to two CRPF personnel of 36 Battalion, […]
Added on May 8, 2021
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Says over 90 lakh COVID vaccine doses still with states
New Delhi: More than 90 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs and they will receive over 10 lakh more vaccine doses within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. The Centre has so far provided more than 17.35 crore (17,35,07,770) vaccine doses to states and […]
Added on May 8, 2021
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Srinagar: Normal life remained affected in many areas in Jammu and Kashmir on the ninth day on Friday with the imposition of the lockdown in the wake of an alarming surge in coronavirus cases, officials said. Roads across the valley continued to wear a deserted look as public transport remained off the roads and markets […]
Added on May 8, 2021
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New Delhi: There is increasing evidence to suggest that COVID-19 is not just a disease of the lungs as initially thought but can also cause dangerous blood clots which need to be immediately retrieved to save limbs in some cases, say experts. Global studies have shown that the prevalence of blood clot formation known as […]
Added on May 8, 2021
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New Delhi: WhatsApp has scrapped its May 15 deadline for users to accept its controversial privacy policy update and said not accepting the terms will not lead to deletion of accounts. WhatsApp had faced severe backlash over user concerns that data was being shared with parent company Facebook. A WhatsApp spokesperson told PTI that no […]
Added on May 8, 2021
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New Delhi: People who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a US hospital had dramatically lower symptomatic and asymptomatic infections compared with their unvaccinated peers, according to a study. The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is among the first to show an association between COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination and fewer asymptomatic […]
Added on May 8, 2021
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Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release all political detainees languishing in jails in and outside Jammu and Kashmir immediately in the wake of the worsening COVID-19 situation. Throughout the world, most countries have released prisoners on parole in view of the alarming COVID crisis. A democratic […]
Added on May 7, 2021
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One new recruit surrenders
Srinagar: Three Al-Badr militants were killed while one surrendered before security forces in an encounter in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Thursday, police said. Acting on a specific input about the presence of militants in the Kanigam area of Shopian in south Kashmir, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there during the […]
