Added on April 20, 2022
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JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday released the 2nd Edition of IAS Officers Wives Association’s (IASOWA), Udaan Magazine here at Golf Course Sidhra. Besides the Chief Secretary the function was attended by Principal Secretary, Higher Education and Information Departments, Rohit Kansal; President IASOWA, Dr. Amita Mehta and other members of the association. Dr […]
Added on April 20, 2022
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: People infected with Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 remain susceptible to Omicron which proves the latter’s immune evasion potential post natural infection and vaccination, a new ICMR study has shown. In the study done on a healthcare professional infected during all three Covid waves, ICMR scientists stressed that although vaccine boosters augment the immune […]
Added on April 20, 2022
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: Indian and foreign higher educational institutions may soon be able to offer joint or dual degrees and twinning programmes with the University Grants Commission (UGC) approving the regulations for these programmes, according to its Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar. The decision was taken at a meeting of the higher education regulator on Tuesday. “Any […]
Added on April 20, 2022
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Washington: The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday projected a “fairly robust” growth of 8.2 per cent for India in 2022, making it the fastest-growing major economy in the world, almost twice faster than China’s 4.4 per cent. The global growth has been projected at 3.6 per cent in 2022, down from 6.1 per cent in […]
Added on April 20, 2022
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir registered nine new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said that five of the cases were reported from Jammu—all from the winter capital and four from Kashmir region—two each from Srinagar and Baramulla. The fresh cases […]
Added on April 19, 2022
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Says stronger safety features needed
Srinagar: With terror groups misusing Aadhaar card to camouflage the identity of their Pakistani cadres, the Jammu and Kashmir Police will request the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to strengthen safety features of the biometric ID, officials have said. The police force will also pitch for devising a mechanism for getting real-time information on […]
Added on April 19, 2022
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New Delhi: The presence of a large number of iridium satellite phones has become a major cause of worry for the central security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources in the security set up, quoting intelligence inputs, said that the presence of satellite phones has gone up significantly in J&K, and it has been noticed […]
Added on April 19, 2022
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: Top commanders of the Army on Monday began deliberating on India’s national security challenges along the borders with China and Pakistan as well as the implications of the Russia-Ukraine war for regional security at a five-day conclave. Army Chief Gen MM Naravane is chairing the conclave in the national capital. It will conclude […]
Added on April 19, 2022
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New Delhi: NSA Ajit Doval on Monday highlighted the need for safeguarding India’s cyberspace saying any threat to it directly impacts social, economic and national security. He was speaking after inaugurating the national cyber security incident response exercise. A government statement said the national cyber exercise (NCX) will be conducted as a hybrid exercise over […]
Added on April 19, 2022
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New Delhi: India’s tally of daily COVID-19 cases nearly doubled in the past 24 hours to more than 2,000, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The country logged 2,183 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,44,280, while the active cases declined to 11,542, the data updated […]
