Added on January 5, 2022
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Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel will soon get American Sig Sauer assault rifles and pistols to carry out anti-terror operations, officials said.The Army has already equipped its personnel guarding the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China with the state-of-the-art rifles.The Jammu and Kashmir Police is probably […]
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Srinagar: Two TRF militants, an offshoot of the (Lashkar-e-Toiba) were killed in an encounter at Okey village of southern district of Kulgam, police said Tuesday.A police official said that based on a specific input generated by Police regarding presence of militants in village Okey area of Kulgam, a joint cordon and search operation was launched […]
Added on January 5, 2022
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New Delhi: A total of 1,892 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected across 23 states and Union Territories so far, out of which 766 have recovered or migrated, according to the Union health ministry’s data updated on Tuesday.Maharashtra has recorded the maximum number of 568 cases, followed by Delhi (382), Kerala (185), […]
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New Delhi: Photographs of Indian Army troops holding a large tri-colour in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley as part of New Year celebrations were released on Tuesday by sources in the security establishment, in a tit-for-tat response to a video by the Chinese state media purportedly showing PLA soldiers unfurling their national flag in the region […]
Added on January 5, 2022
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New Delhi: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) said on Tuesday that it has ensured that the Zojila mountain pass, which links Ladakh with the rest of the country, is kept open after December 31 for the first time everLast year, the pass was kept open till December 31, the BRO’s statement noted. The pass was […]
Added on January 5, 2022
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Frankfurt: OPEC and allied oil-producing countries decided Tuesday to pump more oil to the world economy amid hope that travel and demand for fuel will hold up despite the rapid spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19. The 23-member OPEC+ alliance led by oil cartel member Saudi Arabia and non-member Russia said it would add […]
Added on January 5, 2022
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Banihal/Jammu: A mini-bus carrying tourists turned turtle inside the Banihal-Qazigund tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Tuesday, leaving the 18-year-old driver dead and 20 travellers injured, officials said.The tourists from Uttar Pradesh were returning from the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine and were on their way to Srinagar to enjoy snowfall when the driver lost […]
Added on January 4, 2022
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Srinagar: Two militants including the top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander were killed in two separate brief shootouts in Shalimar area of Srinagar, police said Monday.The slain LeT commander was identified as Muhammad Saleem Parray of Bandipora, who was active since 2016 while another was identified as a foreign militant. Talking to reporters, Inspector General of Police (IGP) […]
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Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha launched the COVID-19 vaccination drive for beneficiaries in the 15-18 age group from a government school here on Monday, expressing confidence about completing the inoculation of the targeted 8.33 lakh population across the Union Territory in a week. The drive, a part of the national campaign against the Covid pandemic, […]
Added on January 4, 2022
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London: A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine can provide up to 88 per cent protection against hospitalisation from infection by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to early results from studies conducted in the UK. The findings compiled in a report by the UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA) show significantly higher protection provided by third […]
