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New Delhi: The states with a growing number of COVID-19 cases are likely to see a stricter lockdown post May 3 than those with Green Zones, sources said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Chief Ministers on Monday. The lockdown, sources said, is expected to continue in many places post May 3. However, the […]
Added on April 28, 2020
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Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked states to try to convert the COVID-19 challenge into opportunities through administrative reforms, and form their own policies on relaxing the lockdown based on ground reality, the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Office here said. In a video conference with chief ministers, Modi indicated that the coronavirus infection would […]
Added on April 28, 2020
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Srinagar: Apple farmers of Kashmir have pinned their hopes on increased consumption during Ramzan and expect the authorities to allow hassle-free sale of the premium fruit that is on the verge of becoming a white elephant for the growers due to the nationwide lockdown. The farmers of the valley had put away nearly one lakh […]
Added on April 28, 2020
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Islamabad: The Balakot airstrike and the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir are the two significant events that will have a “lasting imprint” on the geopolitical situation of South Asia, according to Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa. In an article in the ‘Green Book 2020’, a […]
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Islamabad: Pakistan’s coronavirus cases have climbed to 13,328 while the death toll from the pandemic has reached 281 with 12 more fatalities, the health ministry said on Monday. According to the Ministry of National Health Services, more than 3,000 people have recovered from the contagion. The ministry said that Punjab has reported 5,446 cases, Sindh […]
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Jammu: The Jammu district administration on Monday began a massive door-to-door survey for “COVID-19 health audit” to screen its over 15 lakh population within a week’s time, a senior official said. Hundreds of teams spread to distant areas of the city to carry out the extensive health audit to break the chain of virus. “An […]
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Srinagar: Pakistani troops violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir by resorting to unprovoked firing, officials said on Monday. The Pakistani troops targeted Indian positions by using both small and heavy firearms in Silikote, Churunda and Tilawari areas of Uri sector in Baramulla district, they said. There […]
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Srinagar: The restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease were intensified in Kashmir on Monday as the valley entered the 40th day of its lockdown, officials said. The decision to intensify the restrictions on the movement and assembly of people in most parts of the Kashmir valley was taken following a sudden […]
Added on April 28, 2020
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Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday summoned a senior diplomat from the High Commission of India and registered its protest against the alleged ceasefire violations by Indian troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in which a woman was killed. According to Pakistan Foreign Office, Director General (South Asia & SAARC) Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri summoned Indian Charge […]
Added on April 28, 2020
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Kathua: A group of 369 students, hailing from different districts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, reached here on Monday from Kota in Rajasthan onboard 15 SRTC buses, officials said. Soon after their arrival, they were screened for COVID-19 and later allowed to proceed to their home districts in the two Union Territories where they […]
