Added on August 1, 2020
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London: Scientists at Imperial College London say they are immunizing hundreds of people with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an early trial after seeing no worrying safety problems in a small number vaccinated so far. Dr Robin Shattock, a professor at the college, told The Associated Press that he and colleagues had just finished a […]
Added on July 31, 2020
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New Delhi: Given the size of India’s population, herd immunity “cannot be a strategic choice or option”, the health ministry said on Thursday as it urged people to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour till a vaccine is developed. At a press briefing, when asked whether India was approaching herd immunity against the coronavirus infection, Officer on Special […]
Added on July 31, 2020
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Dubai: Masked pilgrims arrived Thursday at Mount Arafat, a desert hill near Islam’s holiest site, to pray and repent on the most important day of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage in Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The global coronavirus pandemic has cast a shadow over every aspect of this year’s pilgrimage, which last year drew 2.5 […]
Added on July 31, 2020
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New Delhi: COVID-19 cases in India crossed the 50,000 mark in a single day for the first time, pushing the virus tally to 15,83,792, while the recoveries went past 10 lakh on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country registered a record increase of 52,123 infections in a span of 24-hours, while […]
Added on July 31, 2020
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Decades old struggle for citizenship ends
R S Pura (Jammu): Tears welled up in 64-year-old Garo Ram’s eyes when he received a ‘domicile certificate’ that declared him a ‘bonafide citizen’ of Jammu and Kashmir, giving him the right to vote, the right to property and the right to a government job in the union territory. A divisional level officer said that […]
Added on July 31, 2020
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Rahul Gandhi demands his immediate release
Srinagar: Senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz continued to be under house arrest on Thursday, in spite of the Jammu and Kashmir administration informing the Supreme Court that there are no curbs on the movement of the former Union minister. Talking briefly to reporters from behind the walls of his residence, Soz said he will approach […]
Added on July 31, 2020
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has appointed five senior IAS officers to coordinate visits of media teams from various parts of the country over the next two weeks as the country’s youngest union territory prepares for its first anniversary. “Sanction is here accorded to the nomination of following officers as nodal officers and joint […]
Added on July 31, 2020
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New Delhi: India on Thursday said the process for disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh has not yet been completed though some progress was made, an assertion that came two days after China claimed frontline troops of the two countries have “completed” this exercise at most locations along their border. China had also said that […]
Added on July 30, 2020
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Dubai: Pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving to Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Wednesday for the start of a historically unique and scaled-down hajj experience reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic. The Hajj is one of Islam’s most important and profound requirements, performed once in a […]
Added on July 30, 2020
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Lockdowns due to rising COVID-19 cases affecting businesses in Kashmir
Srinagar: The back-to-back lockdowns due to rising COVID-19 cases in Kashmir have had their effect on businesses in the valley as the hustle and bustle associated with Eid al-Adha was missing from markets with only two days left for the Muslim festival. Shops in some areas of the city and elsewhere in the valley opened […]
