Added on May 1, 2020
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New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday spoke to chief ministers of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi and asked them to organise the return of migrant labourers from Jammu and Kashmir working in their states back to their homes. Taking up the cause of thousands of Jammu & Kashmir migrant labourers stuck […]
Added on April 30, 2020
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New Delhi: Migrant workers, tourists, students and other people, who are stranded in different parts of the country, were on Wednesday allowed to move to their respective destinations with certain conditions. In an order, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said buses shall be used for transport of such groups of stranded people and these vehicles […]
Added on April 30, 2020
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Recommends 14 nations, including India as 'countries of particular concern'
Washington: A US commission mandated to monitor religious freedom globally on Tuesday asked the State Department to designate 14 nations, including India, as “countries of particular concern”, alleging that religious minorities are under increasing assault in these nations. These include nine countries that the State Department designated as CPCs in December 2019 – Myanmar, China, […]
Added on April 30, 2020
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New Delhi: India rejected its criticism by a US commission on religious freedom, terming its observations on condition of minorities and religious freedom as “biased and tendentious”. In the 2020 edition of its annual report on International Religious Freedom, the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) alleged that religious freedom in India witnessed a […]
Added on April 30, 2020
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Jammu: Books and stationery shops opened for five hours here on Wednesday as the Jammu and Kashmir administration started allowing controlled business activities in various districts after more than a month-long closure due to the lockdown aimed at preventing the coronavirus disease, officials said The shops, dealing in books and stationery items, opened at Pakka […]
Added on April 30, 2020
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Srinagar: Three militants were killed and as many security forces personnel injured in an overnight encounter between the ultras and the forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. Based on an input about the presence of militants in Melhoora area of south Kashmir’s district, a cordon and search operation was […]
Added on April 30, 2020
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Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (JKMSCL) has invited quotations for supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) kits to overcome acute shortage in various coronavirus-hit areas. It has asked the prospective bidders to respond only if they are in a position to execute the supplies of minimum 10,000 PPE kits by May 1. […]
Added on April 30, 2020
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United Nations: Ongoing lockdowns and major disruptions to health services during the COVID-19 pandemic could leave 47 million women in low and middle-income countries unable to use modern contraceptives, leading to seven million unintended pregnancies in the coming months, according to data released by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and partners. The agencies estimate that […]
Added on April 30, 2020
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Cases rise to 14,885 as Sindh govt bans religious gatherings
Islamabad: Pakistan’s coronavirus cases have climbed to 14,885 while the death toll from the pandemic has reached 327 with 26 more fatalities, the health ministry said on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of National Health Services, 3,425 people have recovered from the contagion while 129 were still in critical condition. The ministry said that Punjab […]
Added on April 30, 2020
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Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday summoned a senior diplomat from the High Commission of India and registered its protest over the alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control. The Foreign Office claimed that due to the indiscriminate and unprovoked firing” by the Indian forces in Rakhchikri sector on Tuesday, two women […]
