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NPP activists stages protest, demands restoration of 4G mobile internet services

NPP activists stages protest, demands restoration of 4G mobile internet services

Jammu: The JKNPP on Monday staged a protest here demanding restoration of 4G mobile internet services in Jammu and Kashmir and claimed people, especially students, are suffering due to the lack of access to it during the coronavirus crisis. Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party chairman and former minister Harsh Dev Singh led the protest. […]

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Roll back JK Media policy: Apni Party, CPI (M) to govt

Srinagar: Apni Party leader Ghulam Hassan Mir on Monday demanded immediate rollback of the new media policy in Jammu and Kashmir. Mir, a former minister, urged the Union territory administration to review the new media policy in consultation with representatives of the print, online and electronic media outlets in Jammu and Kashmir. The new policy […]

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Over 60 cattle rescued in Samba

Jammu: Over sixty cattle being smuggled into Jammu and Kashmir were rescued and seven suspected smugglers arrested in Samba district, police said on Monday. A police team intercepted three trucks at Mansar on Sunday night and found total 64 cattle in the cargo vehicles, they said. There were no valid documents with the drivers of […]

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Record single-day spike of 24,850 coronavirus cases, 613 fatalities in India: Health ministry

New Delhi: With a record single-day surge of 24,850 coronavirus infections and 613 fatalities, India’s COVID-19 caseload zoomed to 6,73,165, while the death toll due to the disease climbed to 19,268 on Sunday, according to the Union health ministry. With this, the country has recorded over 20,000 cases of the infection for the third consecutive […]

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WHO ending hydroxycholorquine trial for COVID

Berlin: The World Health Organization says it is ending a trial into whether anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine helps patients hospitalised with COVID-19. WHO said Saturday it has accepted the recommendation from the committee overseeing the trial to discontinue testing of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir, a drug combination used to treat HIV/AIDS. The drugs were being compared with […]

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Trump blames China’s ‘secrecy, cover-up’ for spread of COVID-19

Trump blames China’s ‘secrecy, cover-up’ for spread of COVID-19

Washington: China must be held fully accountable for its “secrecy, deception and cover-up” that allowed it to spread the coronavirus all over the world, US President Donald Trump has said, upping the ante on Beijing over its handling of the COVID-19 outbreak. Addressing the nation for a second time in as many days on the […]

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Modi’s Ladakh visit underscored India’s resolve to beat back Chinese aggression: Brahma Chellaney

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ladakh underscored India’s resolve to beat back Chinese aggression and he delivered a clear message there to the neighbouring country with his reference to expansionism , strategic affairs expert Brahma Chellaney said on Sunday. Modi’s visit and the speech were morale boosters for the troops and his […]

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IAF ramping up deployment in key bases along border with China

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is significantly enhancing deployment of its frontline jets, attack helicopters and transport fleet in all its key bases guarding the airspace along the Line of Actual Control in view of heightened border tension with China in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the development said on Saturday. The IAF has […]

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Morale of armed forces very high, ready to sacrifice lives for country: ITBP DG

New Delhi: The morale of the Indian armed forces is “very high” and the troops are ready to sacrifice their lives for the nation like in the past, ITBP chief S S Deswal said on Sunday as the military standoff with China continued in Ladakh. The ITBP Director General (DG) said the recent visit of […]

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Unlock 2: Religious places to remain closed in JK

Jammu: Fresh guidelines under the “unlock 2” phase came into effect in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday with the Union Territory administration deciding against opening religious places and educational institutions, but allowing hotels to operate with full capacity. There will be no inter-state and inter-district movement except for those carrying valid passes, while the night […]