Month: December 2021

AC approves transfer of state land for various public purposes

JAMMU, DECEMBER 15: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the proposal of Revenue Department to transfer various parcels of land for public purposes. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar […]

PM condoles the passing away of Group Captain Varun Singh

DELHI, DECEMBER 15: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of Group Captain Varun Singh. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said; “Group Captain Varun Singh served the nation with pride, valour and utmost professionalism. I am extremely anguished by his […]

PM expresses happiness over Kolkata Durga Puja inscribed on the Intangible Heritage list by UNESCO

DELHI, DECEMBER 15: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed happiness over Kolkata Durga Puja inscribed on the Intangible Heritage list by the UNESCO. In response to a tweet by UNESCO, the Prime Minister said; “A matter of great pride and joy for every Indian!  Durga Puja […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, DECEMBER 15: 134.61 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 87,562 Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.25%; Lowest since March 2020 Recovery Rate currently at 98.38%; Highest since March […]

Fox stars tried to get Trump to act on Jan. 6, texts show

NEW YORK — The revelation that Fox News Channel personalities sent text messages to the White House during the Jan. 6 insurrection is another example of how the network’s stars sought to influence then-President Donald Trump instead of simply reporting or commenting on him. Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham […]

Update on Availability of Ventilators across the country

DELHI, DECEMBER 14: In order to ensure availability of Ventilators across the country for management of COVID-19 pandemic, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ordered procurement of Ventilators centrally for supplying to the States/UTs based on the demand received from the States/UTs. The number of ventilators provided to […]

WTO panel tells India to comply with global trade rules on sugar

GENEVA, Dec 14 – A World Trade Organization panel ruled in favour of Brazil, Australia and Guatemala on Tuesday in their trade disputes with India over sugar subsidies and asked New Delhi to conform with global rules. In the cases brought before the WTO in 2019, the rival […]

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill near 90% effective in final analysis

NEW YORK, Dec 14 – Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) on Tuesday said final analysis of its antiviral COVID-19 pill still showed near 90% efficacy in preventing hospitalizations and deaths in high-risk patients, and recent lab data suggests the drug retains its effectiveness against the fast spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus. […]

Afghan victims saddened US drone strike to go unpunished

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan survivors of an errant U.S. drone strike that killed 10 members of their family in August said Tuesday they are frustrated and saddened that U.S. troops involved in the attack will not face disciplinary action. A hellfire missile had slammed into a car […]

1 Day Capacity Building Programme on Medicinal Plant produce held

JAMMU, DECEMBER 14: Directorate of Agriculture Production & Farmers welfare, Jammu, in collaboration with Quality Council of India (QCI), Government of India (GOI), organized one day training programme under Voluntary Certification Scheme for Medicinal Plant Produce (VCSMPP) here at Kisan Kendra Talab Tillo Jammu, here today. The purpose […]

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