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Indian troops did not trespass LAC: MEA

New Delhi: India on Thursday rejected China’s allegations that Indian troops crossed over to the Chinese side of the frontier in Ladakh and Sikkim, asserting that New Delhi has been taking responsible approach towards border management. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said it was the Chinese side that recently undertakook activities hindering India’s normal […]

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Our ties with Pakistan remains ‘firm as a rock’: China

Our ties with Pakistan remains ‘firm as a rock’: China

Beijing: China said on Thursday that its relationship with Pakistan stood the test of the changing international landscape and remained “firm as a rock” as the all-weather allies celebrated the 69th year of the establishment of their diplomatic relations. Pakistan recognised China in 1951, a year after India established diplomatic ties with Beijing. India became […]

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Pak summons Indian diplomat for ‘ceasefire violations’

Islamabad: Pakistan summoned a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission on Thursday, the third time this week, to protest over the alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control. The Foreign Office claimed that the indiscriminate and unprovoked firing”by the Indian forces on Wednesday in Chirikot Sector resulted in serious […]

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Coronascare: Over 50 million Indians lack hand washing access: Study

Says all these people are high COVID-19 risks

New Delhi: More than 50 million people in India do not have access to effective handwashing, putting them at a greater risk of acquiring and transmitting the novel coronavirus, according to a study. Researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington in the US found that without access […]

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People should learn to live with COVID-19: Pak PM

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that people should have to learn to live with the coronavirus until a vaccine is developed to treat the disease as the number of infected cases in the country soared up to 45,898 with 985 deaths. Khan was speaking at the inauguration of the COVID-19 Telehealth […]

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Pandach shootout: BSF jawans were killed while buying bread, says officials

Srinagar: It was minutes before iftaar when terrorists on a motorcycle drove past a bakery in a busy market area firing bullets, instantly killing BSF constables Jia-ul-Haq and Rana Mondal while they were buying bread to break their Ramzan fast, officials said on Thursday. The attack took place on Wednesday evening, just days before Eid, […]

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Anantnag emerging COVID-19 hotspot

Srinagar: Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir is emerging as a COVID-19 hotspot, with nearly one-third of the cases detected from the District Police Lines (DPL). As many as 78 police personnel posted at the Anantnag DPL have tested positive for COVID-19 so far, officials said. The authorities in the district have undertaken a massive […]

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Life starts limping back to normal in parts of Jammu division amid 4.0 lockdown

Jammu: Life has started limping back to normal in various green and orange zones of Jammu division as most of the shops and business establishments reopened amid certain restrictions on Wednesday after nearly two months of the coronavirus-induced lockdown. The Jammu and Kashmir administration had permitted resumption of many activities, including opening of markets, private […]

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2 BSF personnel killed in Ganderbal militant attack

Srinagar: Two BSF personnel were killed when militants fired upon them in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. Motorcycle-borne militants fired upon the BSF personnels at a picket in Pandach area, 17 km from here in the outskirts of the city, the officials said. They said two BSF personnel were injured […]

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Northern Command chief Lt Gen Joshi briefs JK Guv on security situation along LoC

Jammu: General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen Y K Joshi on Wednesday briefed Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor G C Murmu on the overall security situation along the Line of Control (LoC), a Raj Bhavan spokesman said. They also discussed several other issues related to security management and challenges in the Union Territory, he […]