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 Press Trust of India

Indus Water Treaty: Officials from India, Pakistan hold talks

Islamabad: Officials from India and Pakistan met here on Monday as part of the annual meeting of the Permanent Commission on Indus Waters (PCIW) and the two sides are expected to discuss among other topics arrangements about flood flow information during the current season and finalise future programmes, meetings and inspections. A 10-member Indian delegation, […]

 Press Trust of India

JK reports 55 fresh covid-19 cases, no fatality

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 55 fresh Covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said 29 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 26 from Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 453052. Giving district wise details, […]

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Active covid-19 cases fall below 1 lakh mark in two months

New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 6,915 coronavirus infections, taking the country’s total tally of cases to 4,29,31,045, while active cases fell below the one-lakh mark after 60 days, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,14,023 with 180 new fatalities reported in 24 hours, the […]

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Pfizer vaccine less effective against COVID-19 in kids aged 5-11: Study

Pfizer vaccine less effective against COVID-19 in kids aged 5-11: Study

Washington: The effectiveness of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children waned quickly during the Omicron surge in the US, especially among those aged 5 to 11 years, but the preventive was still protective against severe disease, according to a study. Researchers from the New York State Department of Health and the University at Albany School […]

 KV Network

Darakshan Andrabi to head Waqf Board in J&K : Four others also nominated as members

Srinagar: The Union government has nominated Darakshan Andrabi as head of the Waqf Board for J&K Union Territory. Besides, Andrabi four other people from diverse backgrounds have been nominated as members of the Board. The Union Minority Affairs Ministry has appointed five persons as members of the body entrusted with maintenance of religious properties of […]

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Helpline launched for those from Kashmir stuck in Ukraine

Srinagar: Authorities in Kashmir set up a helpline on Tuesday for the residents of the valley, including students, stuck in war-hit Ukraine. “The divisional administration, Kashmir has established a helpline for those residents and students of Kashmir who are stuck in Ukraine,” an official spokesperson said. He said for any kind of assistance from the […]

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Commercial LPG prices hiked by Rs 105

New Delhi: Price of commercial LPG, used by hotels and other commercial establishments, was on Tuesday hiked by Rs 105 to its second-highest level but rates of subsidised gas sold to households remained on freeze. The price of a 19-kg commercial cylinder has been hiked to Rs 2,012 from Rs 1,907, according to price notification […]

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Ukraine crisis: Ground situation ‘complex and fluid’: MEA

Ukraine crisis:  Ground situation ‘complex and fluid’: MEA

Says government accelerating evacuation process

New Delhi: India on Monday said it managed to accelerate efforts to evacuate its nationals from Ukraine though the ground situation remained “complex and fluid”, and noted that around 8,000 Indians left that country since the first advisory was issued earlier this month before the conflict began. External Affairs Ministery Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at […]

 KV Online

Ukraine, Russia envoys talk under shadow of nuclear threat

Kyiv: Russian and Ukrainian officials met for talks Monday amid high hopes but low expectations for any diplomatic breakthrough, after Moscow ran into unexpectedly stiff resistance when it unleashed the biggest land war in Europe since World War II. Outgunned Ukrainian forces managed slow the Russian advance and Western sanctions began to squeeze the Russian […]

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PM Modi calls another high-level meeting on Ukraine situation

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening called a second high-level meeting on the Ukraine crisis after it was decided in an earlier meeting to send four Union ministers to the neighbouring countries of the war-hit nation to coordinate efforts to evacuate Indian students stranded there. Modi had chaired a meeting on Sunday […]