Added on September 22, 2020
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New Delhi: Congress party on Monday said it will launch a nationwide agitation against the farm bills passed by Parliament and also initiate a campaign for collecting two crore signatures of farmers and the poor against these proposed legislations. At a press conference after a meeting of the party’s senior leaders, K C Venugopal said […]
Added on September 22, 2020
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Says Print, electronic media rarely cross line
New Delhi: The print and electronic media rarely cross the line by the very nature of their composition but the digital media is completely uncontrolled and remains unregulated by and large, the Centre has told the Supreme Court. The government said if the apex court considers it necessary to lay down guidelines for mainstream electronic […]
Added on September 22, 2020
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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the Centre over Union Minister Harsh Vardhan’s remarks that people’s “irresponsible behaviour” has resulted in a surge in COVID-19 spread, saying the Modi government’s “blind arrogance” sometimes blames God, sometimes people, but not its own “misrule”. Gandhi’s attack on the government came a day after Health […]
Added on September 22, 2020
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New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally reached 54.88 lakh with 86,961 people being infected in the past 24 hours, while 43,96,399 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 80.12 per cent on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 54,87,580, while the death toll climbed […]
Added on September 22, 2020
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Islamabad: Demanding Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s immediate resignation, the country’s major Opposition parties have launched an alliance to hold a countrywide protest movement to oust his government. A 26-point joint resolution was adopted on Sunday by the All Parties Conference (APC), which was hosted by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and attended by Pakistan […]
Added on September 22, 2020
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Srinagar: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday held a meeting of its senior leaders here for the first time since Jammu and Kashmir’s special status was revoked by the Centre in August last year, the party said. The meeting was chaired by party’s vice president Abdul Rehman Veeri in the absence of party president […]
Added on September 22, 2020
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Jammu: Pakistani troops shelled forward areas along the Line of Control in Poonch and Rajouri districts on Monday, prompting strong retaliation by the Indian Army, a defence spokesperson said. The shelling from across the border at Shahpur, Kirni and Qasba sectors in Poonch and Sunderbani in Rajouri was “unprovoked” and in violation of the ceasefire […]
Added on September 22, 2020
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Leh: Ladakh Lt Governor R K Mathur on Monday said the objective of his administration is to make every government official IT trained within a year and to introduce e-offices in government and panchayats in coming years that will ensure work efficiency and transparency. Mathur launched the five-day Information Communication Technology (ICT) training programme for […]
Added on September 21, 2020
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Leh: The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 73 new coronavirus cases and one more death on Saturday, taking the cumulative figures to 3,708 infections and 49 fatalities, according to an official bulletin. There are 993 active coronavirus cases in the union territory now, out of which 549 are in Leh and 444 in Kargil, it […]
Added on September 21, 2020
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New Delhi: As many as 16.79 lakh people in Jammu and Kashmir have been given domicile certificates so far, the Lok Sabha was informed on Sunday. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said as per the information provided by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, a total of 21,13,879 people have applied for […]
