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Srinagar: Amid overnight cloud cover, the minimum temperatures rose considerably across Kashmir Valley with mercury crawling to above sub-zero level in Srinagar, officials said on Thursday. However, the respite from the severe cold seems short-lived as the meteorological department has forecast dry weather for the next one week with 2-3 degrees Celsius drop in the […]
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New Delhi: The government on Thursday termed as “absolutely baseless narrative” the allegations that it rushed to certify that the COVID-19 vaccination was not the cause of death of 19 health workers, saying no evidence suggests such a link so far and all details of these fatalities will be made public after deliberations by experts. […]
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New Delhi: The Chinese military’s attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh have seriously disturbed peace and tranquillity in the region, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said the attempts have been responded to “appropriately” […]
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Backs govt steps to improve efficiency of Indian markets
New Delhi/Washington: In its first reaction to the ongoing farmers’ agitation, the new US administration on Thursday said it encourages that any differences between the parties be resolved through dialogue even as it backed steps that can improve the efficiency of India’s markets and attract greater investment. The US also said peaceful protests and unhindered […]
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Rampur: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday met family members of a man who died during the January 26 protests in Delhi and said the government should repeal the new agri laws, instead of branding farmers “terrorists” and their agitation a “political conspiracy”. She met Navreet Singh’s family and also attended a prayer ceremony […]
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JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Thursday called for executing the ambitious Smart City projects in Jammu and Kashmir expeditiously. The Lt Governor was chairing a high level meeting of Administrative Secretaries, experts on Smart City Projects and other stakeholders here at Civil Secretariat. Stressing on timely completion of the Smart City Projects, the Lt Governor […]
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New Delhi: The government on Thursday said the issue of “wrong depiction” of India’s map on the website of the World Health Organisation (WHO) was raised strongly with the global body following which it put a disclaimer on the portal. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan provided the information in Rajya Sabha in […]
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Srinagar: The COVID-19 death toll in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 1,943 on Thursday with two more fatalities, while 60 new cases pushed the infection tally to 1,24,719, officials said. Of the new cases, 18 were from the Jammu division and 42 from the Kashmir division, they said. Srinagar district recorded the highest 22 cases, […]
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New Delhi: India’s cumulative COVID-19 positivity rate has declined to 5.42 per cent while the weekly positivity rate (last week) was recorded at 1.82 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. Eight states and union territories, which have a weekly positivity rate more than the national average of 1.82 per cent are Kerala […]
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New Delhi: A total of 43,515 children were reported missing by the Track Child portal in the last one year, the Women and Child Ministry said on Thursday. Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani shared the details of lost and found children reported on the portal in the last five years while responding to […]
