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Marvel: Patient with longest ICU stay discharged

SRINAGAR: A Covid-19 patient who remained on ventilator support for almost 37 days was finally discharged from SKIMS, Bemina after recovering from the deadly infection. The patient remained hospitalized for 47 days, hospital sources said. “One patient who was very sick and remained admitted for 47 days besides receiving Inj. Remdesivir and Convalescent Plasma Therapy […]

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Militant leadership in Kashmir almost wiped off: DGP

Militant leadership in Kashmir almost wiped off: DGP

Srinagar: Security forces have killed over two dozen militant commanders so far this year, which has broken the leadership structure of their outfits to a great extent, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh said on Thursday. “A total of 26 militant commanders — who were either number one or number two — […]

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Will discuss JK’s political agenda after all leaders are freed from detention: Farooq

Will discuss JK’s political agenda after all leaders are freed from detention: Farooq

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said the party would discuss and review the political agenda with regard to Jammu and Kashmir only after all leaders including former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti have been set free. “The aim of today’s meeting was to ensure that the four leaders were free. We will discuss […]

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Jammu-Srinagar NH blocked by landslides

Banihal/Jammu: Multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Thursday, leaving over 200 vehicles stranded, officials said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was blocked by landslides at Trishul Morh, Battery Cheshma and Pantiyal areas, officials said. As a result, […]

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Lt Guv visits Reasi

REASI: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday reiterated the instructions regarding prompt delivery of public services and institutionalized mechanism for the redressal of public grievances. ‘People should not be kept waiting for basic services like category certificate, Domicile certificate etc, which can be issued promptly. Further, redressal of public grievances should not be […]

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Ladakh LG gets more powers under Waqf Act

Srinagar: The Government of India has empowered Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Union Territory to exercise the powers and functions of the State government under the Central Waqf Act within that territory. The Union Home Ministry last evening issued a notification to vest powers and functions discharged by the state government to LG of Ladakh UT […]

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India’s virus tally crosses 28-lakh mark

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 28 lakh with a record single-day spike of 69,652 infections, while the recoveries increased to 20,96,664 on Thursday pushing the recovery rate to 73.91 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total cases of coronavirus infections mounted to 28,36,925, while the death toll climbed to […]

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Unorganised economy witnessed devastation during BJP rule: Rahul Gandhi

Raipur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi government of decimating the unorganised economy, comprising farmers, labourers and small businesses, in the last six years of its rule, and said that the country will not be able to generate jobs in the coming period as a result of that. Addressing via video […]

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MHA order: 10,000 forces personnel to exit from JK

MHA order: 10,000 forces personnel to exit from JK

'Decision taken after reviewing deployment of forces'

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday ordered “immediate” withdrawal of about 10,000 paramilitary personnel from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. This is the biggest de-induction of these forces after additional troops were rushed to the UT post the abrogation of the Article 370 of the Constitution that gave the erstwhile state […]

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Shopian killings: Army issues advt, asks people to share info for probe

Srinagar: The Army on Wednesday issued an advertisement in local newspapers asking people to share “credible” inputs for its probe into the killing of three alleged militants in an encounter last month, following allegations by families in the Rajouri area of Jammu region that as many of their kin were missing from the same place. […]