Added on April 17, 2020
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Srinagar: Army chief General M M Naravane reviewed the security situation in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday, a defence spokesperson said here. The Army chief is on a two-day visit to the Valley, Colonel Rajesh Kalia said, adding that he was accompanied by Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Y K Joshi and Chinar Corps Commander […]
Added on April 17, 2020
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New Delhi: Six Indian companies are working on a vaccine for COVID-19, joining global efforts to find a quick preventive for the deadly infection spreading rapidly across the world, says a top Indian scientist. Nearly 70 vaccine candidates’ are being tested and at least three have moved to the human clinical trial stage, but a […]
Added on April 17, 2020
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Jammu: At least 32,00 people entering Jammu and Kashmir have been quarantined in Kathua district since March 23, officials said on Thursday. The advisor to J&K Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, reviewed the prevention and service delivery mechanism put in place by the district administration here. During a meeting with district heads of various departments, the […]
Added on April 17, 2020
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Jammu: Fourteen people, including nine medical students, who were quarantined in Punjab’s Amritsar for nearly a month after arrival from Pakistan, were sent back to their homes in Kashmir valley, officials said on Thursday. “We thank the governments of Punjab and J&K for best possible arrangements and accommodations in Amritsar. We are happy that we […]
Added on April 16, 2020
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Spitting to be a punishable offence: MHA
New Delhi: Agriculture, construction, Information Technology, industrial units in the SEZs and rural areas are among the sectors where the coronavirus-induced lockdown restrictions will be lifted from April 20 in a bid to kickstart the country’s battered economy and reduce the distress caused to millions of people. As the second phase of the national lockdown […]
Added on April 16, 2020
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Jammu: Brick kilns will resume operations in Jammu as Lt Governor G C Murmu gave orders of easing out lockdown restrictions in the division, except in areas declared as red zones’, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The move came a day after the administration constituted a committee for resumption of commercial and industrial activities in a […]
Added on April 16, 2020
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Poonch: With the threat of coronavirus looming large and intense shelling by Pakistan, villagers living along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir are stuck between the devil and the deep sea. For the last month, Pakistan has targeted villages and army posts along the LoC and IB in […]
Added on April 16, 2020
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Jammu: Two members of a family, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured in overnight shelling by the Pakistan Army along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. A mortar shell from across the border hit the house of Nazir Hussain at village Lamibari in Rajdhani area of […]
Added on April 16, 2020
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Cases climb to 11,933: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 392 with 39 fatalities reported since Tuesday evening, while the number of cases saw a jump of 1,118 to go up to 11,933 cases on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 10,197, while as […]
Added on April 16, 2020
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Paris: More than two million cases of the new coronavirus have been officially registered around the world, half of them in Europe, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1000 GMT Wednesday based on official sources. At least 2,000,576 infections, including 126,871 deaths, have been recorded. Europe is the hardest hit continent, with 1,010,858 […]
