Added on July 22, 2020
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Jammu: A notorious criminal was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Samba district on Tuesday, officials said. Harbans Singh alias Asla, a resident of Vijaypur town, has six criminal cases registered against him at police station Vijaypur. He had become a threat to the peaceful atmosphere forcing the authorities to detain him […]
Added on July 22, 2020
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Jammu: Two persons died when lightning struck a high-altitude meadow land in Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said. Lightning struck the Dhok Gumsar area in Surankote tehsil early Tuesday resulting in the death of two person, they said. This report was conveyed to authorities by the Chokidar of Mohra Bachai as the area is far-off […]
Added on July 21, 2020
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Signs deal for 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
London: The UK government has signed deals for access to around 90 million doses of promising coronavirus vaccines under development, Business Secretary Alok Sharma announced here on Monday. The senior Indian-origin Cabinet minister said the government has agreed significant partnerships with leading pharmaceutical and vaccine companies BioNTech/Pfizer and Valneva that are developing vaccines to protect […]
Added on July 21, 2020
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New Delhi: Top commanders of the Indian Air Force will carry out an in-depth review of the country’s air defence system at a three-day conference beginning Wednesday which will include possible deployment of the first batch of Rafale fighter jets in the Ladakh sector in view of the bitter border row with China, military sources […]
Added on July 21, 2020
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Washington: Voicing concern over the recent Chinese military aggression against India, a bipartisan group of nine influential Congressmen have introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives, urging Beijing that it should work towards de-escalating the situation at the border through existing diplomatic mechanisms and not by force. The troops of India and China […]
Added on July 21, 2020
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BJP accuses him of indulging in mudslinging
New Delhi: In a sharper attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the LAC standoff in Ladakh is not simply a border dispute but a design by China to attack his image as a “56-inch strongman”. BJP president J P Nadda hit back at Gandhi, accusing him of indulging […]
Added on July 21, 2020
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New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 case tally crossed the 11-lakh mark on Monday, while the total number of recovered patients increased to over seven lakh, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll due to the disease rose to 27,497 with 681 fatalities reported in one day. The data updated at 8 am on Monday […]
Added on July 21, 2020
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Srinagar: NC vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday reacted angrily to comments attributed to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bupesh Baghel apparently linking his release from nearly nine months’ detention to the revolt by Sachin Pilot against the Congress government in Rajasthan. Abdullah, a former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, and his National Conference (NC) have threatened […]
Added on July 21, 2020
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday decided to impose hefty fines on people violating the coronavirus management guidelines like not wearing a face mask or spitting in public places as a measure to check the rising number of infections in the union territory. It authorised deputy commissioners to implement these standard operating procedures […]
Added on July 21, 2020
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Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday summoned a senior Indian diplomat to protest against the alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control. The Foreign Office (FO) said due to “unprovoked firing in Bagsar Sector, a 20-year-old man sustained serious injuries. A senior Indian diplomat was summoned to the Foreign Ministry to register […]
